Nelson Bowman III

Nelson Bowman, III is the executive director of development at Prairie View A&M University. As the chief development officer, he is responsible for managing major gift prospects, donor stewardship initiatives and the University’s internal school-based fundraising program. In 2009, he oversaw the successful completion of the University’s first capital campaign of $30 million.

Bowman has presented on the topic of fundraising at colleges and universities and at national conferences. He is also the co-author of several books - Unearthing Promise and Potential: Our Nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, A Guide to Fundraising at Historically Black College and University Fundraising: An All Campus Approach and Engaging Diverse College Alumni: The Essential Guide to Fundraising.

A native of Houston, Bowman joined Prairie View A&M in 2005, following a eleven-year career in corporate management. He completed his formal development training at the Center on Philanthropy and in 2006, he received a Certificate in Fundraising Management.

The Morehouse graduate earned a B.A. in Business Management and a Masters Degree in Community Development from PVAMU. He is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).