Cliff Bowman is the President of the Rotary Club of Tucson Foundation. Our 97th club president and our 2020 Tucson Classics Car Show Chair, Cliff earned his BS in Mathematics from the University of Arizona where he was commissioned in the US Air Force through the Reserve Officers Training Corp. He earned his MS from the University of LaVerne and additional degrees through Air Force colleges.Cliff received his initial pilot training at Williams AFB where he was assigned the A-10, his plane of choice, and during his career Cliff flew four tours of duty in the Middle East. Serving over 20 years in the Air Force, his last assignment was at Davis-Monthan AFB as the Commander of the 357th Fighter Squadron. Cliff has over 3,000 total flying hours in three aircraft with over 500 combat hours in over 100 missions. Cliff is now the Lead A-10 Pilot Instructor for Avix Inc. and is responsible for providing classroom instruction and simulator training for all A-10 pilots going through training at Davis-Monthan.
Cliff is married to the former Kathleen Harris, the daughter of fellow Rotarian, Charlotte Harris. Cliff and Kathleen have four children – and, like their mother, grandfather, aunts, uncles, and cousins – they all graduated from Salpointe Catholic. Cliff and Kathleen also have three grandchildren.
