C ub an ▁on ▁his ▁mother ' s . ▁In ▁high ▁school , ▁Bow en ▁was ▁the ▁v aled ict or ian ▁of ▁class , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 . 0 ▁G PA . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁attend ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁in ▁chem istry ▁and ▁two ▁master ' s ▁in ▁music ▁composition ▁and ▁human ities . ▁Bow en ▁earned ▁his ▁joint ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁music ology ▁and ▁human ities ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Career ▁in ▁academ ia ▁ ▁Bow en ▁began ▁his ▁academic ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁serving ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁Stan ford ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Bow en ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁found ing ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁the ▁History ▁and ▁Analysis ▁of ▁Record ed ▁Music ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁South am pton . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁end owed ▁Ca este cker ▁Chair ▁of ▁Music ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University . ▁At ▁Ge or get own , ▁Bow en ▁created ▁and ▁directed ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Perform ing ▁Arts . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 6 , ▁Bow en ▁was ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁of ▁Miami ▁University . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Bow en ▁became ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁M ead ows ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁at ▁Southern ▁Method ist ▁University . ▁ ▁Bow en ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 1