ECU Athletics Hall of Fame
Dowdy, Ron

Ron Dowdy
- Induction:
- 2022
- Class:
- 1966
Ron Dowdy, a board of trustees member at East Carolina from 1993-99, co-founded the Chancellor's Society. He also served as part of the Order of the Cupola while earning induction into the ECU Military Hall of Fame. Dowdy contributed a $1 million gift to the ECU Educational Foundation in 1994 that supported renovations to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and was a sponsor for the Ronald E. Dowdy Retired Faculty Dinner, garnering him the distinction of Retired Honorary Faculty Member in 1992. Due to his generosity to the university, Dowdy was selected as the 2021 recipient of the PHILOS Award as Philanthropist of the Year.
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