Background
Bowhers, Vincent Carroll was born on January 24, 1928 in West Seneca, New York, United States. Son of William Henry and Ethel Katherine (Carroll) Bowhers.
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Vincent Carroll Bowhers
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Vincent Carroll Bowhers, American insurance underwriter. Chartered Life Underwriter, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. Recipient John W. Yates Memorial award Los Angeles General Accountants & Managers Association, 1983, Stanley C. Collins award Buffalo Life Underwriters Association, 1991, John Newton Russell award National Association Life Underwriters, 1993; named to General Agents & Managers Hall of Fame, 1988.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, Canisius College, 1950; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Canisius College, 1984; postgraduate, Purdue University, 1950-1951.
Career
Agent, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Buffalo, 1950-1951; training supervisor, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Buffalo, 1952; manager sales, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Buffalo, 1953-1955; assistant general agent, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Buffalo, 1956-1960; general agent, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Buffalo, 1961-1967; general agent, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Philadelphia, 1967-1971; general agent, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, 1972-1993. President General Assemblies of God Theological Seminary & Mgrs. Conference, Washington, 1982-1983.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman County division Buffalo United Way, 1964-1965, Commercial division Philadelphia United Way, 1971. Trustee Canisius College, Buffalo, 1990, American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1991. Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946.
Member Massachusetts Life Underwriters Association (president 1980-1981, Meeham award 1984), Boston CLU's (director 1987-1990), Boston Life Underwriters Association (director 1974-1977, Albert E. Richardson award 1987), Boston Estate Planning council (president 1981-1982, estate Planner of year 1992), Boston General Agents and Managers Association (president 1975-1976), Boston Management Round Table (chairman 1983-1984), Research Agencies Group (chairman 1984-1985), Agency Management Training Council (chairman 1986-1987, Gordon Setchell award 1993), John Hancock General Agents Association (president 1981-1982), Life Underwriters Training Council (trsutee, secretary 1986-1988, vice-chairman 1990, chairman 1991). Clubs: Down Town (Boston), Weston, Massachusetts Golf, The Buffalo.
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Connections
Married Helen Marie Statz. Children: James V., William J., Robert T., Vincent C. Junior.
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Nationality
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Roman Catholic -
Political Party
Republican
Education
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1950
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1984
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1951
Career
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1950 - 1951
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1952
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1961 - 1967
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1967 - 1971
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1972 - 1993
Awards
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Recipient John W. Yates Memorial award Los Angeles General Accts. & Mgrs. Association, 1983, Stanley C. Collins award Buffalo Life Underwriters Association, 1991, John Newton Russell award National Association Life Underwriters, 1993. Named to General Assemblies of God Theological Seminary & Mgrs. Hall of Fame, 1988.Recipient John W. Yates Memorial award Los Angeles General Accts. & Mgrs. Association, 1983, Stanley C. Collins award Buffalo Life Underwriters Association, 1991, John Newton Russell award National Association Life Underwriters, 1993. Named to General Assemblies of God Theological Seminary & Mgrs.
Hall of Fame, 1988.