John C. Bowling

John C. Bowling is the President of Olivet Nazarene University.

In the Summer of 2005, Bowling was elected General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene. Bowling refused the position, saying that his mission at Olivet Nazarene University was not complete. [Gordon Wickersham, [http://www.olivet.edu/admissions/adm_news_story.asp?iNewsID=406&strBack=%2Fnews%2Fnews_archive.asp "Historical Moments from the 2005 Nazarene General Assembly"] , ONU News: accessed 03/22/2008.]

During Homecoming 2006, the kick off of Olivet Nazarene University's Centennial Year, both Dr. Bowling and Jill were awarded the honorary doctorate degrees for their years of dedication to Olivet. [ [http://www.olivet.edu/admissions/adm_news_story.asp?iNewsID=723&strBack=%2Fnews%2Fnews%5Farchive%2Easp "Bowlings receive honorary degrees"] ONU News: accessed 03/22/2008.]

Published works

Bowling has authored over sixty published articlesFact|date=July 2007 and four books. His first book was "A Way With Words" (ISBN 0-8341-1802-5). His second was "Grace-full Leadership" (ISBN 0-8341-1775-4). His third book was "Packin’ Up and Headin’ Out: Making the Most of Your College Adventure" (ISBN 0-8341-1899-8), which he co-authored with his wife, Jill. His latest book was "Making the Climb" (ISBN 0-8341-2326-6) about his climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

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