Bob Brower was elected the 14th president of Point Loma Nazarene University during a meeting of the Board of Trustees on October 31, 1997. Dr. Brower earned his Ph.D. in organizational and interpersonal communication at the University of Kansas, his M.A. in communication from the University of Cincinnati, and a B.A. in speech and English from Trevecca Nazarene University.
Before the time of his election, Dr. Brower was president of a publishing company in Kansas City. Previously, he held faculty and administrative positions at two universities. His teaching and administration has also provided the basis for educational and organizational consulting nationally and internationally.
As president of PLNU, Dr. Brower is a board member and Executive Committee member of the San Diego Economic Development Corporation and a director of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, he serves on the General Board and the International Board of Education for the International Church of the Nazarene.
Dr. Brower and his wife, Linda, reside in Point Loma and are the parents of a son, Jeff, and a daughter, Julie, and the grandparents of six.