November 20, 2023
November 20, 2023
Missed by hundreds of lives you touched on during your time at Sasakawa Africa Association, the beauty is that your legacy will ever remain.
This memorial website was created in the Loving memory of Christopher R. Dowswell, 64, born on July 14, 1947 and passed away on November 19, 2011.He loved people and life and will be well remembered,deeply missed and never forgotten Please help honor Chris's life with your rememberances,stories,pictures,video clips,audio clips etc...
The family has a established the Chris Dowswell Scholarship Fund through Winrock International. It's Mission is helping African women farmers by providing scholarships for local extension agent training of Women in there countries. This is something that was very important to Chris and we are doing very postive things with this fund. 88 scholars to date!
If you would like to DONATE please contact Sheri Kabaou at Winrock international. (501) 280-3019 or SKabaou@winrock.org Thank You
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Recent Tributes
November 19, 2023
November 19, 2023
Saludos, brother … to your life, well lived. I miss you still. Abrazos!!
July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023
Happy Birthday brother ! miss you.
Gallery
The Friends of Doswell still value his hardwork style and sense of humor
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Chris - in Addis, Ethiopia
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Chris - at UCC, Ghana
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Pacesetters - Global 2000 Ghana
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Recent stories
SAA Matrix Management
July 17, 2016
I saw Dowswell with a conviction to take SAA to another level, higher than before, using a matrix management system.
Those who dug the well
December 14, 2011
by Jesse dubin
I was very sad to hear about the death of Chris Dowswell. He was a good friend and pioneer in the communications group at CIMMYT. I recall a conversation with him in 1996 that I quote often. It was when we dedicated Glenn Anderson's Deodar Cedar by the Admin bldg. We were discussing the need to remember institutional history and the people who came before us so as to give credit as well as not repeat the past. Chris said that there was an old African saying:
THOSE WHO DRINK FROM THE WELL SHOULD REMEMBER THOSE WHO DUG THE WELL.
It rang true then and still does now. Chris was one of the pioneer comunications people at CIMMYT and laid a solid foundation for the excellent unit that exists now. That work and his later efforts with Norm Borlaug/Sesakawa are an outstanding legacy. May he rest in peace.
Chris Dowswell visits India in 2005
December 9, 2011
I vividly remeber Chris Dowswell visiting Directortae of Wheat Research, Karnal, India on March 17, 2005 along with Norman Borlaug. He developed a special rapport with me and discussed about wheat production in India. He also took my pictures with Borlaug and posted me later on.
I was sad to know about his death. I pray to Almighty for peace to his soul.
Ravish Chatrath, Principal Scientist, DWR, Karnal
r.chatrath@gmail.com