The speaker was raised in Richmond and earned his Ph.D. degree in economics from Indiana University. He began his career in 1970 as a research economist in the Research Dept. of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Later, he served as senior vice president and director of research before becoming president in 1993. Mrs. Owens, who was born in Waco, earned a bachelor's degree from Eastman School of Music at Rochester, NY and a master's degree in music from Baylor University. While at HSU, she was a cellist with the Abilene Philharmonic and had also served as coordinator of children's choirs at Pioneer Dr. Baptist Church.
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To all HSU students enrolled full-time for the first time effective June 1, 1999.