Presidential Scholar

Anthony A. Bowie

Presidential Scholar in Marketing

professional photo of Anthony BowieAnthony A. Bowie is from Ada, Michigan, and is a graduate of Forest Hills Central High School. A member of WMU’s Lee Honors College, he majored in sales and business marketing and graduated from WMU in December 2019 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Following graduation, he has been working as a marketing specialist at MiEN Company and hopes to pursue a career in professional soccer. For his honors thesis, titled “Think Greater Than Soccer,” Anthony created a marketing plan for a program designed to help youth soccer players build a foundation and utilize their passion for the game both on and off the field. He was also an undergraduate research assistant for Dr. Ann Veeck, professor of marketing, and earned a contributing author credit on a paper titled “Majoring in ‘just marketing’: Student perceptions of general versus specialized marketing majors.” Anthony maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout his college career and was named to the dean’s list each semester. Additionally, he studied abroad for the German Business and Culture course in partnership with Paderborn University. Anthony was a four-year member of the WMU men’s soccer team, for which he earned numerous academic accolades. He was also a member of the Sales and Business Marketing Association, the Men’s Soccer Leadership Council and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and was vice president of Aspiras Foundation and a Fellowship of Christian Athletes leader. Anthony volunteered with several nonprofit organizations in the community and was a coach and mentor to the boys’ soccer team at Heritage Christian Academy.