Raymond Victor Bowers

Background

Bowers, Raymond Victor was born on June 19, 1907 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Son of SamuelVictor Bowers and Beulah Dodds Bowers Ramsey.

Education

Student Victoria College, 1923-1925. Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Kansas, 1927. Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1930.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1934.

Career

Instructor department sociology University Minnesota, 1930—1934. Social science research council postdoctoral fellow Institute Human Relations, Yale University, 1934—1935. Assistant professor department sociology University Rochester, 1935—1942, acting chairman, 1938—1942, chairman, 1942.

Assistant chief research and statistics division National Headquarters Selective Service System, Washington, 1942—1944, chief, 1946—1947. Deputy executive director committee human resources Research and Development Board, Office Secretary Defense, 1947—1948, executive director, 1948—1949. Director Human Resources Research Institute, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1949—1952.

Technical adviser social science Air Research and Development Command, United States Air Force, 1952—1955. Director Office Social Science Programs, Air Force Personnel and Training Research Center, San Antonio, 1955—1957, technical director, 1957—1958. Professor, head department sociology and anthropology University Georgia-Athens, chairman social science, 1958—1962.

Professor sociology University Arizona, Tucson, 1962—1975, professor emeritus, since 1975, head department, 1962—1971. Visiting scholar London School of Economics and Political Science, 1970. Consultant American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Department of Health, Department Air Force, National Science Foundation.

Research leader morale division United States Strategic Bombing Survey, Japan, 1945—1946. Expert consultant sociological public opinion surveys General Headquarters, Supreme Command Allies Pacific, Japan, 1946—1947, retired Japan. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, colonel United States Air Force Reserve, since 1951.

Achievements

• Raymond Victor Bowers has been listed as a noteworthy sociology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served aslt. United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Sociological Association. Member Sociological Research Association Beta Kappa, Delta Tau Delta.

Connections

Married Virginia Dallam Wallis, June 30, 1933. Children: Sally Virginia Bowers Wittliff, Katherine Mary Bowers Arrell.

Father:

Samuel Victor Bowers

Mother:

Beulah Dodds Bowers Ramsey

Spouse:

Virginia Dallam Wallis

child:

Katherine Mary Bowers Arrell Bowers

child:

Sally Virginia Bowers Wittliff Bowers