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NEWS REVIEW
Fowler, USW vice president, dies at 52
MANHATTAN, KANSAS, US - Mark Fowler, vice president
of global technical services for US Wheat Associates
(USW), died suddenly at his home on Feb. 20 at the age of 52.
Fowler, who for many years wrote milling operations articles
for World Grain, joined USW in 2017 and helped promote
US wheat.
" Mark's passing is a great personal and professional loss
for our organization and the wheat farmers we serve, " said
Vince Peterson, president of USW. " Mark
embraced his work and our mission with
enthusiasm. As a result, our technical experts
are better equipped and motivated
partners for our many customers across the
world. Our most sincere sympathy goes
out to Mark's family and to the wheat community
he loved. "
Fowler
Fowler grew up on his family's farm near Emporia, Kansas,
US. He received a bachelor's degree in milling science and
management from Kansas State University (KSU), and later
returned to complete a master's degree in agricultural economics.
His career began as a flour miller first for Cargill and
then Seaboard Corp. In those roles, Fowler ran flour mills,
worked on projects in several developing countries, including
Ecuador, Guyana and Haiti, and worked as a technical director
of the Africa Division within Seaboard's Overseas Group
in Durban, South Africa. Later, he spent 12 years at KSU as
a milling specialist and associate director at the IGP Institute,
in the university's Department of Grain Science and Industry.
As a highly respected flour milling expert, Fowler also
served as a technical milling consultant for USW, as well as
the Northern Crops Institute, allowing him to become well acquainted
with many USW staff and overseas customers. His
articles on technical milling appeared in World Grain four
times a year from 2005 to 2014.
Before joining USW, originally as vice president of overseas
operations, he was president and chief executive officer
of Farmer Direct Foods, Inc., a farmer-owned, flour milling
company in New Cambria, Kansas, US.
Justin Gilpin, CEO of Kansas Wheat, worked with Fowler
in various capacities over the past 20 years.
" His impact and network of friends reached around the
globe, " Gilpin said. " He was a strong asset to the US wheat
industry and farmers, and a friend that will be dearly missed. "
Fowler is survived by his wife, Courtney, their daughters,
Piper and Paige, his mother, Ruth Fowler, and his sisters,
Rhonda (Scott) Gordon and Amy Fowler.
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