Ann Bowers

Ann Schmeltz Bowers (November 1937 – January 24, 2024) was an American business executive and philanthropist.^[1]^[2] She served as Intel Corporations head of personnel and later served as the first Vice President of Human Resources at Apple Corporation.^[1] She was married to Bob Noyce until his death in 1990. She was chair of the Noyce Foundation.^[1]

Early life and education

Bowers received a B. A. in English from Cornell University in 1959 and an honorary Ph.D. from the University of Santa Clara.^[3]^[1]

Career

Bowers started at Intel Corporation in 1970 and in 1976 when she left, was their first Director of Personnel.^[1] In 1980, she was hired as Apple's first Vice President of Human Resources.^[1]

Philanthropy

Bowers, along with her husband's daughter and brother, founded the Robert Noyce Foundation after her husband, Intel founder Robert Noyce, died in 1990.^[4] The foundation focuses on education particularly in STEM fields.^[4] In 2020, she personally gifted more than $100 million to Cornell University establishing the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science.^[5]^[6]

Personal life and death

Bowers married Robert Noyce in 1974 when both worked at Intel Corporation.^[1] She received an honorary PhD from Santa Clara University.^[1] Bowers died on January 24, 2024, at the age of 86.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ""Ann S. Bowers '59"". Cornell University. Cornell.
^ ^a ^b "Ann S. Bowers '59, Cornell CIS college benefactor, dies at 86 | Cornell Chronicle". news.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
^ ""Robert Noyce Foundation"". 15 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b "The Noyce Foundation". ncfp.org. NCFP. 15 February 2019.
^ Lefkowitz, Melanie. "Gift from Ann S. Bowers '59 creates new college of computing and information science". Cornell University.
^ Lefkowitz, Melanie (December 17, 2020). "Gift from Ann S. Bowers '59 Creates New College of Computing and Information Science". Cornell Chronicle. Cornell University.

[cornell-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ""Ann S. Bowers '59"". Cornell University. Cornell.

[news.cornell.edu-2] "Ann S. Bowers '59, Cornell CIS college benefactor, dies at 86 | Cornell Chronicle". news.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-25.

[ncfp-3] ""Robert Noyce Foundation"". 15 February 2019.

[nf-4] "The Noyce Foundation". ncfp.org. NCFP. 15 February 2019.

[cornell2-5] Lefkowitz, Melanie. "Gift from Ann S. Bowers '59 creates new college of computing and information science". Cornell University.

[chron-bowers-6] Lefkowitz, Melanie (December 17, 2020). "Gift from Ann S. Bowers '59 Creates New College of Computing and Information Science". Cornell Chronicle. Cornell University.

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