Warren E. Bow

Warren Edward Bow (June 2, 1891 – May 12, 1945) was the second president of Wayne University, now Wayne State University, from 1942 to 1945. He grew the university during World War II by having it become a training center for workers entering war production industries.

Personal life Bow was born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Detroit Public Schools and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1914 with a degree in engineering. While at Illinois, he was a member of the Phi chapter of Sigma Pi fraternity and Scabbard and Blade. He joined the U.S. Army and saw service on the Mexico–United States border in 1916 and in France during World War I. Before deploying to France he married Marjorie Chaney on July 21, 1917. Their marriage wouldn't last. He started the war as a captain in the 119th Field Artillery with the 32nd Division. He was later promoted to major and became an instructor of Field Artillery for the American Expeditionary Force.

Bow later took a second wife, Marion Flaherty Bow. He had two children with Marian, Nancy Ann Bow and Warren James Bow. Nancy died when she was four years old. He was a member of the Masons, Knight Templar, AASR, Shriner, Kiwanis and the Michigan Schoolmasters’ Club. Also, he was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church and was on the board of trustees for the City Mission of the Episcopal Church in Detroit.

Professional life Detroit Public Schools In 1919 he came back to Detroit and became a principal at Nordstrum High School. He was appointed assistant dean of the Detroit Teachers College, now Wayne State's College of Education, in 1922. He would serve as its dean from 1926 to 1930. He would receive an honorary doctorate from Battle Creek College.

While president of the university, he oversaw the establishment of the College of Nursing in 1945. as was a scholarship for Detroit students who attend Wayne State.