Mary Louise Cowan (née Shillingburg; December 22, 1916 – November 16, 2015) was an American critic and teacher, and wife of the physicist and University of ...
Dr. Cowan (1917-2015) received her Ph.D. in 1953 from Vanderbilt University. She served for many years as the Graduate Dean and chairman of the English ...
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Mary Louise Cowan was an American critic and teacher, and wife of the physicist and University of Dallas president Donald Cowan. She taught at Texas Christian University and Thomas More College of Liberal Arts. Wikipedia
Born: December 22, 1916, Texas
Died: November 16, 2015 (age 98 years), Dallas, TX
Education: Vanderbilt University
Award: National Humanities Medal (1991)
Spouse(s): Donald Cowan
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Donald and Louise Cowan, visionaries in the fields of education, physics and literature, were the guiding lights of the University of Dallas from the 1960s ...
May 1, 1979 · Born Louise Shillingburg in Fort Worth in 1916, she became Louise Cowan in 1939 when she married Donald Cowan, also of Fort Worth. Louise, who ...
Nov 20, 2015 · Louise Cowan (December 22, 1916 – November 16, 2015), née Shillingburg, was a native of Fort Worth who led a life of service that ended Monday ...
Influential academic and cultural leader Louise Cowan passed away on November 16, 2015, at age 98. Widely known for her lifelong dedication to humanities ...
Nov 18, 2015 · COWAN, Louise Louise Cowan, university teacher and nationally recognized leader in humanities education, passed away Monday, November 16, ...
Jan 25, 2016 · For half a century, Dr. Louise Cowan tried to make Dallas think. What will the city do now that she's gone?
Oct 14, 2024 · Mary Mumbach, BA '70 PhD '77, has been named the 2024-25 Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the Donald and Louise Cowan Center of the University of Dallas.
Dec 5, 2018 · Louise and her husband Donald Cowan joined the University of Dallas in 1959 as chair of the English and physics departments respectively. In the ...