urn:taro:utmda.00024 Making Cancer History Voices CollectionJames M. Bowen Interview 1 2011Finding aid encoded in EAD 2.0 by Jewelry Yep Descriptive SummaryMaking Cancer History Voices Oral History Collection: Bowen, James M. Marchiafava, Louis J. James M. Bowen Interview 1 March 27, 2000 Materials are in English OH-BowenJ-20000327 Audiocassette 1 streaming video file and 1 interview transcript 2.5 hours Historical Resources Center, Research Medical Library,The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center This interview with Dr. Bowen begins with the origins of his interest in science. He discusses influential educational experiences and then chronicles the evolution of M. D. Anderson during the presidencies of Dr. R. Lee Clark and Dr. Charles LeMaistre. Dr. Bowen fondly compares the leadership styles of Dr. Clark and Dr. LeMaistre and how both men facilitated his own professional growth. Biographical Note

Dr. James M. Bowen earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Midwestern University in Wichita Falls. In 1961 he received a Ph.D. in microbiology from Oregon State University. He then spent one year as a postdoctoral research fellow at M. D. Anderson. He joined the M. D. Anderson faculty in 1964 as an assistant professor of virology and became a full professor less than a decade later. During his 12 years spent at M. D. Anderson, he coordinated one of the most extensive educational programs at any cancer center. In 1982 Dr. Bowen was named vice president for academic affairs. During this time he co-chaired the committee that wrote a Code of Ethics for M. D. Anderson. He was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities in 1987 and as a Distinguished Alumni Fellow of Oregon State University in 1988. Following his retirement in 1994, Dr. Bowen continued to serve M. D. Anderson as a professor emeritus.

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Interview conducted between James M. Bowen and Louis J. Marchiafava on March 27, 2000 in Houston, Texas.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Bowen, James M. Clark, Randolph Lee, 1906- LeMaistre, Charles A. Dmochowski, Leon Haas, Felix Levere, 1917- Derrick, William Sheldon, 1916-1986 Russell, William O., 1910- Becker, Frederick F. Levin, Bernard, 1942- Taylor, H. Grant, 1903- Subjects (Organizations) University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center -- history Subjects Universities -- organization & administration -- Texas Hospital Administration -- organization & administration -- Texas Faculty, Medical -- Texas Hospitals Laboratories, Hospital Hospital Departments Hospitals, Special -- organization & administration -- Texas Hospitals, Special -- history -- Texas Virology Universities and colleges -- Faculty Houston (TX) Oral History Interviews Interview Click Here to access Oral History