| 1893
|
Born in
Columbus, Indiana, September 29. |
| 1906
|
Became deaf
at 13. |
| 1913 |
Entered
Gallaudet College. |
| 1918
|
Received
Bachelor of Arts degree. |
| 1918
|
Married
Dorothy Conover, Class of 1918. |
| 1919 |
Personnel
Manager for Firestone Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio. |
| 1920
|
Ben Schowe, Jr. born. |
| 1934 |
Rose to
become Labor Economics Research Specialist. |
| 1939-1946 |
First
Vice‑President of Gallaudet College Alumni Association. |
| 1946-1950 |
President of
Gallaudet College Alumni Association. |
| 1951
|
Honorary
degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Gallaudet College. |
| 1958
|
Retired from
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. |
| 1979 |
Died in
Akron, Ohio, September 26. |