IU School of Medicine Receives $25K from Rowdabaugh Trust
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
1st Source Bank served as trustee for the donation.
From a very early age Rowdabaugh wanted to be a doctor and was allowed his own space in the basement for his laboratory.
His choice of profession was so well known among his contemporaries that they all called him “Doc.” This was so prevalent that in Winona Lake none of the parents of his friends knew what his given name was.
Illness almost prevented him from realizing his goal. At 19 he contracted Tuberculosis and for almost a year was confined to bed.
After his recovery he was able to complete his undergraduate work. Following numerous interviews and physical exams, he was accepted at Indiana University School of Medicine.
In 1942, the school was taken over by the U.S. Army and the program accelerated. He graduated in August 1945. After pursuing a residency in anesthesia at Hines Military Hospital in Chicago, he attained his National Board Certification. He then moved to Albuquerque and practiced with Albuquerque Anesthesia Associates until his retirement in 1983.
A resident of Albuquerque since 1952, Rowdabaugh died May 7, 2007.
He was born Nov. 5, 1918, in West Liberty, Iowa, the second child of Judge Seth E. and Bertha Bernice Rowdabaugh.
Dr. Rowdabaugh supported several medical students financially and his generosity will now benefit the IU School of Medicine.
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1st Source Bank served as trustee for the donation.
From a very early age Rowdabaugh wanted to be a doctor and was allowed his own space in the basement for his laboratory.
His choice of profession was so well known among his contemporaries that they all called him “Doc.” This was so prevalent that in Winona Lake none of the parents of his friends knew what his given name was.
Illness almost prevented him from realizing his goal. At 19 he contracted Tuberculosis and for almost a year was confined to bed.
After his recovery he was able to complete his undergraduate work. Following numerous interviews and physical exams, he was accepted at Indiana University School of Medicine.
In 1942, the school was taken over by the U.S. Army and the program accelerated. He graduated in August 1945. After pursuing a residency in anesthesia at Hines Military Hospital in Chicago, he attained his National Board Certification. He then moved to Albuquerque and practiced with Albuquerque Anesthesia Associates until his retirement in 1983.
A resident of Albuquerque since 1952, Rowdabaugh died May 7, 2007.
He was born Nov. 5, 1918, in West Liberty, Iowa, the second child of Judge Seth E. and Bertha Bernice Rowdabaugh.
Dr. Rowdabaugh supported several medical students financially and his generosity will now benefit the IU School of Medicine.
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