
ASU remembers
Kenneth L. Rowe
Chair, Marketing Dept.

June 15, 2008
Dr. Kenneth L. Rowe, 77, died June 15, 2008. Dr. Rowe served with the US Army in Korea from 1952 - 1954. He received his BA in 1956 and his M. A. in 1960, both from the University of Northern Iowa. He completed his Ph. D. in 1969 at Michigan State University. After teaching in high school in Iowa, he moved to Phoenix, AZ where he became a Professor of Marketing at ASU in 1964 for nearly forty years. He served as Chair of the ASU Marketing Department and was honored with Teaching Excellence awards in 1975 and again in 1989. Dr. Rowe served on many university, community and national advisory boards. He was highly involved as an advisor for the national high school marketing and sales educational program, DECA, and was the faculty advisor for the national professional business fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi. Kenn was a master teacher and mentor. He guided many students into successful careers and remained engaged with them long after graduation. Dr. Rowe is survived by three brothers. Two brothers preceded him in death.