Delegate Dan C. Bowling

726 Hubble Hill Road

P.O. Box 39

North Tazewell, VA 24630

Email: dan.bowling@adelphia.net

Personal

·        Born Nov. 16, 1946

·        Married to Jan Bowling, Five Adult Children

·        Lifetime Resident of Virginia Third Legislative District

Education 

·        Graduate, Tazewell High School, Tazewell VA 1966

· Diploma, Washington County Technical School, Abingdon VA 1968

·        Associate Degree, Southwest Virginia Community College, Richlands VA 1970

·        Bachelors Degree, Bluefield State College, Bluefield WV 1977

·        Masters Degree, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg VA 1980

·        18 Semester Hours Post Graduate Work

Employment

· Southwest Virginia Community College, 1972 to Present

§ Director, Networking Academy Training Center 2000-2006

§ Full Professor, Engineering Division, Computers and Electronics Dept.

· Bluefield State College, Adjunct Professor 1977 to 1981

·        Van’s Radio and TV, Tazewell, Technician 1970 to 1972

·        Western Auto Store, Tazewell, Appliance Repair 1968 to 1970

·        Columbus McKinnon Corp. Industrial Repair, 1966 to 1968

·        General Instrument Corp. Quality Control Testing, 1964 to 1966

Business Ownership

· Cross Roads Service Center, North Tazewell, 1965 to 1966

Gasoline and Automotive Service, North Tazewell

·   Bowling Linkous and Associates, Partnership 1980 to 1987

Retail and Wholesale Technology Sales, North Tazewell

·   Bowling Enterprises, Owner/Manager 1984 to 1994

Radio Shack Franchise and Retail Electronics, North Tazewell, VA

 Public Service

· Member, Virginia House of Delegates, Jan 2006 to Present

o House Committee Militia, Police and Public Safety

o House of Delegate Transportation Committee

§ House Transportation Subcommittee No. 1

· County Supervisor, Tazewell County 2003 to Jan 2006

·   Chairman, Tazewell County Public Service Authority 2000-2005

·   Member, Tazewell County Public Service Authority 1999-2006

·   Tazewell County Telecommunications Committee 2001-2006

·   Director, Southwest Virginia EMS, Abingdon VA 1980-1984

·   Advisory Board Tazewell County Career and Technical Center

·   Advisory Board Russell County Career and Technical Center

·   Advisory Board Dickinson County Career and Technical Center

·   Advisory Board Buchanan County Career and Technical Center

·   Volunteer, Tazewell County Fair, Several Years

· Volunteer, Tazewell County Fiddlers Convention 2004-2005

· Member, Tazewell County Emergency Services Comm. 2004-2006

· Vice Chairman, Tazewell County Parks and Recreation 2004-2006

Awards

·        Outstanding Young Men of America 1976

·        Nominated to Who’s Who in the South and Southeast 1978

·        Lion of the Year, North Tazewell Lions Club 1995

·        Distinguished Alumnus, Southwest VA Comm. College, 1997

·        Virginia Lions Council Chairman’s, Award of Excellence 1998

·        Melvin Jones Fellow, Lions Clubs International Foundation 2001

·        Southwest VA Comm. College, Alumni Hall of Fame 2001

·        District Governor’s Award for Service and Leadership 1998

· Virginia Lions State Achievement Award 1998

·        International Lions President’s Gold Leadership Metal 1999

·        International Lions President’s Certificate of Appreciation 2000

· Virginia Lions Distinguished Humanitarian Award, 2004

· Virginia Lions Resolution of Commendable Service 1998

·        Commission, Kentucky Colonel by Governor Paul Patton 1998

·        Tazewell Rescue Squad Award for Commendable Service 1969

· Tannersville Rescue Squad, Appreciation Plaque, 2004

Civic Activities

·        Governor, Lions of Virginia 1997-98

·        Sergeant, Tazewell Rescue Squad 1968-1972

·        Member, Tazewell Jaycees 1974-1976

·        President, Tri Counties Amateur Radio Club 1979

·        Member, Tazewell and North Tazewell Lions 1984-2003

·        President, North Tazewell Lions Club 1995-1997

·        Director, USA Canada Leadership Forum, Birmingham AL, 1998

·        Member, Loyal Order of Kentucky Colonels 1998-Present

·        President, Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc, 2003-2005

· President, Virginia Hearing Foundation and Research Center 2004-2006

·        Treasurer, Lions of Virginia Foundation Inc. 1998-2002

·        Director, Hearing Research Foundation, University of VA, 1998-2003

·        Vice President, Hearing Research Foundation, University of VA,2003

·        Parliamentarian, Lions of Virginia State Convention, 1999 & 2003

·        Survivor, Fund Raiser American Cancer Society Relay for Life 1991

·        Presenter, New Horizons Conference, Richmond, 1997

·        Secretary-Treasurer, Virginia Past District Governors Assn. 2003-2006

·        Member, Virginia Association of Rescue Squads 1968- 1974

Professional Associations

·        Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 1984-Present

·        National Assoc. of Telecommunication Engineers 1987-Present

·        International Soc. of Certified Electronic Technicians 1972-Present

· Virginia Community College Association

·        Faculty Senate, Southwest Virginia Community College

·        American Council of Occupational Education