Class of '80 Hall of Fame Inductees

Steve Bowden '80
Distinguished Alumnus

There was never any doubt that Steve Bowden would make lifelong use of his considerable artistic aptitude. “As a kid,” he recalled, “I just drew and drew and drew and painted. I was blessed to have good artistic talent. It was always art [that intrigued me].” Today, Steve is Director of IT at the Boston Herald, where he started working in 1987 as a staff illustrator. At Minuteman, where he studied commercial art and graduated in 1980, his goal was to cultivate his skills so he could land a solid job after high school. Steve got a jump-start on his career in his senior year by getting a co-op (cooperative job placement) position at Orchard House Publishers in Concord. By 1986, he had a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from the Massachusetts College of Art under his belt as well. Steve, who lived in Lincoln when he attended Minuteman and now resides in South Boston, uses his creativity in his spare time by making elaborate cakes for friends and family. His piece de resistance thus far is a four-foot-tall replica of the Star Wars character R2D2