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Show Fowers makes political history By KATHLEEN WILSON David Fowers, a 22-year-old university uni-versity student from Bountiful, is a delegate to the Republican National Nation-al Convention in New Orleans being held this week. The young delegate not only is the youngest person in the history of the United States to have been elected to the Electoral College (1984), but has also spent the last three months working in the White House with the office of public liaison. Fowers graduated with high honors hon-ors from Bountiful High School in 1984, attended the University of . Utah for a year where he served as president of the Freshman Council and chaired a "Give-A-Book" fundraiser fun-draiser which gave over $32,000 to the university library. For two years, 1985-87, he served a mission for his church to Monterrey, Mexico, learning to speak Spanish fluently. Returning to his studies, Fowers is pursuing a degree in electrical engineering with a minor in Spanish. He served two internships through the Hinckley Institute of Politics, the first with Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Brigham City) of the Utah State House of Representatives Representa-tives during the Jan. -Feb. 1988 legislative session. During spring quarter 1988 he served as intern from the Hinckley Institute of Politics in Washington, D.C. in the office of public liaison. This office works with public O CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 V iv 1 Jul u I J .. A I David Fowers met President Reagan when he was an intern at the White House this spring. This week Fowers is at the Republican convention in New Orleans. Delegate Fowers CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 groups in communicating the President's Presi-dent's agenda to and receiving input in-put from grassroot supporters. The office also organizes White House briefings and arranges Rose Garden, Gar-den, Oval Office and other White House events with the President and constituent groups. Fowers frequently saw the President Presi-dent and was thrilled to have several sever-al personal exchanges with him. "You look great, my friend!" "Well, thank you my friend!" was the exchange when David Fowers and President Reagan ran into each other in a hall of the West Wing of the White House at one time. He was present at a number of events organized by his office in which the President would speak to different groups, have signing ceremonies or honor a variety of citizens. Two state arrival ceremonies were held during the three months of David's stay, one for Prime Minister Mulroney of Canada, and the other for President Evran of1 Turkey. There was a departure ceremony on the south lawn when the President left for Moscow, as well as an arrival ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base when he returned from the Moscow Summit. One of the highlights of his internship in-ternship was being in the Oval Office at the White House while the President was there. "This was unbelievable," said Fowers. "I was in the Oval Office at the White House with the President of the United States!" Fowers is in New Orleans this week for the Republican National Convention. He says political science sci-ence is his favorite hobby. He hopes to finish his degree in electrical elec-trical engineering then continue his education with an advanced degree in business or law, possibly at Stanford University. David is the oldest of six children of Dwight and Linda Fowers and lives in Bountiful. He is a dynamic individual who is on the path to achieving his dreams. ' |
