typhoid if more was not done to combat the threat posed by the disease. The following year, after new studies were released showing that the spread of the disease was slowing within many population groups, he commented that "We do not expect any explosion into the heterosexual population." It is said that as Secretary of Health and Human Services, he always had a prescription pad handy, recommending remedies to treat minor ailments for both colleagues and members of the press. He served in that position until 1989, when he retired to his home in Bremen, Indiana. Community involvement Bowen served on a number of committees and conferences, including the Education Commission of the States, and the President's Commission on Federalism. He was the chairman of the Paperwork Commission, Nursing Study Commission, and Medicare Study Commission. He also received various awards, including the George F. Hixson award from Kiwanis International. Bowen was a Lutheran and member of the American Medical Association, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Beta Pi, Delta Chi, and Kiwanis. Bowen was also a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. The Bowen Center for Public Affairs was founded by Ball State University in honor of Bowen. He attended the Bowen Institute on Political Participation every year and provided a congratulatory address to the graduates of this two-day seminar. The Otis R. Bowen Museum, located on the campus of Bethel College, houses memorabilia and artifacts related to Dr. Otis Bowen's years as Governor of Indiana and Secretary of Health and Human Services. It also houses a copy of the Bust of Otis Bowen while the original is located in the Indiana Statehouse. Death Bowen died May 4, 2013, at a nursing home in Donaldson, Indiana. He was 95. See also List of governors of Indiana References Protect the Truth commission biography Indiana Historical Bureau Doc: Memories from a Life in Public Service, by Otis R. Bowen, M.D. with William Du Bois, Jr.; Published in 2000 This article contains content from Hierarchypedia article Otis R. Bowen, used here under the GNU Free Documentation License. External links Biography at Indiana Governor's office Otis Bowen at FindAGrave |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1918 births 2013 deaths 20th-century American politicians American coroners American Lutherans American primary care physicians Baylor University alumni Candidates in the 1972 United States elections Candidates in the 1976 United States