Background
Dow, Ronald F. was born on January 26, 1949 in Deadwood, South Dakota, United States. Son of Fay Ellsworth and Aldeen Faye Dow.
Dow, Ronald F. was born on January 26, 1949 in Deadwood, South Dakota, United States. Son of Fay Ellsworth and Aldeen Faye Dow.
Bachelor, Augustana Colonel, 1971; Master of Library Science, Syracuse University, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1997.
Assistant reference librarian Hamilton Colonel, Clinton, New York, 1972-1976. Assistant business and engineering librarian Dartmouth Colonel, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1976-1980. Director graduate business administration library New York University, 1980-1983.
First vice president & director libraries Shearson Lehman American Express, New York City, 1983-1990. Associate dean of libraries Pennsylvania State University, 1990-1996. Dean River Campus Libraries University Rochester, New York, 1996—2008.
Director Writers & Books, Rochester, New York, since 1997, BOA Edits., Ltd., Rochester, New York, since 1998. Member American Library Association, American Association Higher Education.
Married Susan White, April 24, 1982. Children: Wesley E., Eleanor W.