As a student Fowler worked on the Glen Canyon Project, surveying the canyon for archaeological data before the and from 1988 to 1991 he held a Foundation Professorship from the University of Nevada, Reno.
As a student Fowler worked on the Glen Canyon Project, surveying the canyon for archaeological data before the dam was built. From 1985 to 1987 Fowler was the president of the Society for American Archaeology and from 1988 to 1991 he held a Foundation Professorship from the University of Nevada, Reno.