Dr. Rowley received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1962 from the University of Missouri-Rolla and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering with a Biomedical Engineering option in 1963 from the University of Missouri-Columbia. In 1970 he received the Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Biomedical Engineering. He has researched and built cardiac pacemakers, medical ultrasound scanners, an ECG chair, numerous medical instruments, and has worked with computers for the past thirty years. His current interest is in the education of biomedical engineers, and the research and development of medical devices, computers in medicine, and rehabilitation engineering. He is a registered professional engineer and a certified clinical engineer. Dr. Rowley joined the Wright State University faculty in 1984 and was chair of the BHE Department until June, 1991. He is currently professor and director of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology Training Program, which is supported through funding from the United States Department of Education. He is also affiliated with the Wright State University School of Medicine faculty. From 1973 to 1984, he was Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computer Medicine Department at Texas Tech University School of Medicine. He is the author of over 77 scientific papers and technical articles. He has received over $2.3 million in external funding, including grants and contracts from the Department of Health and Human Resources, Department of Defense, the American Paralysis Association, the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation Research, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Education. He holds memberships in numerous professional societies, and has been active in the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers as a member of various committees and as chair of the standards committee and education committee for the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. He is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Clinical Engineering and the Journal of Assistive Technology, a proposal reviewer for the National Science Foundation, and has participated with National Institute of Health and Department of Education study sections. He is a past chair of the American Society for Engineering Education/Biomedical Engineering Division and currently the Founding Chair of the Council of Chairs for Bio/Biomedical Undergraduate Education.