Micah Bowen
Micah Bowen, ID Center coordinator, has been selected as Staff Council’s Staff Member of the Month for July. To help us get to know her better, she answered a few questions for Inside Ole Miss.
IOM: How long have you worked at Ole Miss?
Bowen: I started at the ID Center as a student worker in 2002 and became full time in 2004.
IOM: What is your hometown?
Bowen: Oxford, Mississippi.
IOM: Talk about your favorite Ole Miss memory.
Bowen: Attending softball games with my daughter, Morgan.
IOM: What do you enjoy most about your position or the department in which you work?
Bowen: At the ID Center, we don’t see a specific group of people; we see everyone! Because of this, there’s always something new and interesting to look forward to daily.
IOM: What do you like to do when you are not at work?
Bowen: Spend time outdoors, enjoy family life, draw.
IOM: What is one thing on your bucket list?
Bowen: I want to take my children to visit Washington, D.C.
IOM: What is your favorite movie?
Bowen: “Dirty Dancing.”
IOM: What is your favorite Ole Miss tradition?
Bowen: Fireworks at the baseball stadium on Independence Day.
IOM: What is a fun fact about you?
Bowen: I collect rare American currency and coins from foreign countries.
IOM: If you could have lunch with anyone alive or dead/fictional or real, who would it be and why?
Bowen: Benjamin Franklin, due to his scientific and political achievements and his status as one of America’s founding fathers.
IOM: What are three words you would use to describe yourself?
Bowen: Driven, loyal, creative.
IOM: If you could visit one time or place in world history, what would it be?
Bowen: Ancient Egypt.
IOM: If I could be an animal for a day, I would be a(n) ____ .
Bowen: An eagle.
To nominate a colleague for Staff Member of the Month, email staffcouncil@olemiss.edu with the name of the individual you’d like to nominate as well as why you feel he or she should be recognized.