| Dr. Bowerman was raised in the Spokane area and later moved to Bellevue. He graduated from Newport High School. During high school, he worked for a small animal veterinarian where he began to think about a career in veterinary medicine. Those thoughts were solidified when his veterinary scoutmaster in Spokane invited Kit and the entire troop to scrub in on a bovine surgery to remove a wire from the rumen. Kit went on to complete his pre-veterinary and veterinary studies at WSU, graduating in 1973. He worked at Lake Hills Veterinary Hospital for one year, and his second job was as an associate to Dr. Bill Lien of the Cat & and Dog Clinic of Bellevue. He later became owner of the clinic when Dr. Lien retired in 1983. Family has always important been to Kit. With his wife Jan and son Adam, they enjoy hiking, biking, reading and swimming. Kit himself enjoys snow and water skiing, golfing, and looks forward to having enough time to get back to flying when life slows down. Dr. Bowerman was very active in veterinary activities in his local area serving, not one but two terms, as President of the Seattle-King County VMA as well as most other offices of the association. On the state level, he chaired the Eds & Pubs Committee of the WSVMA Newsletter. He participated in the local Boy Scout programs and as a member of the Bellevue Overlake Rotary Club. Close friendships with his veterinary colleagues and clients have always been important to Kit. One of his main goals while serving on the executive board and as president of WSVMA was to foster better communication with the veterinary community. In his words, “I would like to reach out to veterinarians to become more cohesive and not get so hung up on competitiveness. Why not work together instead of working against each other.” |
