Ken Rowe to Address Michigan Tech Grads
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Report HOUGHTON, MI--Dr. Kenneth
Rowe, whose relationship with Michigan Tech spans half a century, will
address the fall class of 2001 on Saturday, Dec. 15, during Midyear Commencement.
The university is graduating
298 students at the end of fall semester. A total of 229 graduates will
receive bachelor's and associate degrees, 57 will receive master's degrees,
and 12 are completing their PhDs.
"Michigan Tech owes Dr.
Rowe a huge debt of gratitude," University President Curt Tompkins
said. "No one has served MTU with more dedication. And the fact that
he is a Keweenaw native as well as an alumnus has given him exceptional
insight into the University.
"Plus, he is just a great
guy," Tompkins said.
Appointed by Governor John
Engler, Rowe served on the MTU Board of Control from January 1993 until
April 2000. He served as vice chair in 1995-96 and as chair in 1996-97.
A resident and native of Calumet,
Rowe began his college career at Michigan Tech before graduating from
the University of Michigan in 1955 with a doctor of medicine degree. After
spending two years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, he returned to the
Keweenaw in 1959. He worked seven years in private practice before beginning
a long and distinguished career in public health.
After earning a master of public
health degree in 1967 from the University of Minnesota, he became health
officer and medical director of the Western U.P. Health Department, a
position he held until his retirement in 1993. During that time, he also
directed the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department for 17 years and
served one year as acting deputy director and chief medical executive
of the Michigan Department of Public Health.
After stepping down from his
post as medical director, he coordinated the state's community health
assessment of the U.P. from 1994 to 1997.
Rowe has also been active in
MTU athletics. He was the University physician and a member of the Athletic
Council for 12 years. He is a member of the Huskies Club and the MTU Sports
Hall of Fame.
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