Animal Sciences Department Head, Leader, William Allen “Al” Cowan Passes
Hartford Courant
Dr. Cowan worked with livestock production and breeding for over 50 years. Although he retired in 1985, Al continued in an advisory capacity up until his passing. His teaching and advising of over 4,000 students during his career has had a tremendous impact on their lives and on their contributions to agriculture. He was the author or co-author of more than 164 publications and reports in scientific journals, popular journals and briefs.