Background
Dowden, Russell H. was born on January 13, 1943 in Bauxite, Arkansas, United States. Son of Russell H. Senior and Donnie Lee (Watts) Dowden.
Dowden, Russell H. was born on January 13, 1943 in Bauxite, Arkansas, United States. Son of Russell H. Senior and Donnie Lee (Watts) Dowden.
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Arkansas State University, 1965; Master of Business Administration in Management Information System, Management, Indiana U., 1975; diploma, United States Army War College, 1985.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1980; advanced through grades, United States Army, 1995; comptr., United States Control Command, Tampa, Florida, 1980-1983; chief finance services, United States Army Europe, Heidelberg, Germany, 1983-1984; student, United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1984-1985; director long range plans, United States Army Financial and Accounting Center, Indianapolis, 1985-1987; director resource management, United States Army Signal Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1987-1989; commander 7th finance group, United States VII Corps, Stuttgart, Germany, 1989-1991; director combat developers, Soldier Support Center, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, 1991-1992; commandant, United States Army Finance School, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, 1992-1994; special assistant to commanding general, Soldier Support Center, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, since 1994.
Chairman Combined Federal Campaign, Fort Benjamin Harrison, 1991. Eagle awards committee Boy Scouts American, Indianapolis, 1994-1995. Member of the United States Army Finance Corps Association (president 1992-1994, Distinguished Member of Regiment 1992, Finance Corps Hall of Fame 1992), American Society Military Comptrs.
(president 1986-1987), Association United States Army, (treasurer, membership chair 1984-1994), Finance Corps Regimental Association (president 1992-1994), Lambda Chi Alpha.
Married Linda Marilyn Fowler, August 19, 1963. Children: Kevin Reed, Leigh Ann Dowden Chester, StacyLynn.