David Hamilton Rowan ’48

David Rowan died of cancer June 8, 2005, in Roxbury, Conn.

He was a member of the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and recipient of the International Skiing History Association's Lifetime Achievement Award. He started his career after two years in England at Cambridge, as an editor of Ski magazine. Eventually he founded Ski Area Management, a trade publication, which he edited.

David was born in Bletchingley, England. He was a product of St. Mark's School in Southborough, Mass. At Princeton he was a member of Tower, was coxswain of the crew, and played varsity soccer. He was active at Theatre Intime and earned his AB in modern languages. His father was Class of 1899.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Ann, and three children, Jennifer, Olivia, and Andrew.

The Class of 1948