Mike Bowling, February 13, 1954 — August 15, 2025, Chapel Hill, NC
Tribute by Beth Moracco, Facebook, August 22-23, 2025:
I was heartbroken to learn that my friend and former colleague Mike Bowling passed away suddenly last week. Mike was a true servant scholar. Whip-smart, he was also completely devoid of ego and his patience and devotion to students were legendary. He told panicked students on the first day of his biostatistics class that they would conquer their "stats phobia" by the end of the semester--and they inevitably did. His legacy will live on in the hundreds of public health practitioners, researchers, and public servants he trained, out there doing good work (and understanding odd ratios). Mike loved quirky humor, craft beer, Bordeaux, and most of all his family. He will be missed by many.
Some of Mike's former MPH students have asked me how to make a donation to our department in Mike's honor to help support the students he cared so much about. You can do so here: https://give.unc.edu/donate?f=444475&p=soph
There will be a celebration of Mike's life on Saturday, September 6, at 2:00 at Mount Carmel Baptist Church." [see obituary below]