▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁Ber keley ▁where ▁he ▁received , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁University ▁Medal ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁distinguished ▁gradu ating ▁senior . ▁He ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁Dor othe a ▁Kl ump ke ▁Roberts ▁Prize ▁( as ▁top ▁mathematics ▁student ) ▁and ▁the ▁Mathemat ics ▁Department ▁C itation . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁Bow en ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying , ▁" I ' m ▁slightly ▁involved ▁in ▁political ▁activity ." ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁" active ▁in ▁organizations ▁devoted ▁to ▁prevent ing ▁nuclear ▁war ." ▁ ▁Bow en ▁married ▁Carol ▁Tw ito ▁of ▁Hay ward ▁on ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Bow en ▁completed ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁Mathemat ics ▁at ▁Ber keley ▁under ▁Stephen ▁S male , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁as ▁assistant ▁professor ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁began ▁calling ▁himself ▁R uf us , ▁the ▁nick name ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁red ▁hair ▁and ▁be ard . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁invited ▁speaker ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁International ▁Congress ▁of ▁Mathemat icians ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁full ▁professor ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁Bow en ' s ▁m ature ▁work ▁de alt ▁with ▁dynam ical ▁systems ▁theory