Southern Idaho Golden Eagles

Dennis Bowyer (Class of 1977), who is a Twin Falls Community icon, was a member of the 1976 College of Southern Idaho Men's Basketball NJCAA National Championship team. During his two years at CSI, he helped the Golden Eagles to a 34-1 record in 1975-76 and a 32-2 record in 1976-77. Bowyer was a part of the two teams that set a national win streak of 49 games. In 1976, he played on the Junior Pan American Basketball Team that won a silver and gold medal in Brazil. Prior to competing for CSI, Bowyer played on the first state championship basketball team at Twin Falls High School in 1974. In 1975, the Bruins took second at state and Bowyer was a first team All-State selection and a first team All-Conference pick. After CSI, Bowyer finished his basketball playing career at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash.
Bowyer has also made his mark in the Magic Valley. He was a the City of Twin Falls Recreation Supervisor from 1981 to 1996 and then promoted to Director of Parks & Recreation for the City of Twin Falls in May 1996, where he stayed until retirement in June of 2015. He oversaw the development and management of parks, recreation activities, canyon rim trails, municipal golf course, municipal swimming pool and all other activities and development pertaining to parks and recreation for the City of Twin Falls. Bowyer has been a Twin Falls Optimist Club member since 1982 and was the President from 1986-1987. A member of the Idaho Recreation and Parks Association, he received the Dr. Leon Green Fellowship Award (their highest award) from IRPA in 2003 and 2014. Bowyer was a Boys and Girls Club of Magic Valley Board Member from 1993-2000 and the President of the board from 1993-1995. Bowyer has been a Twin Falls Community Foundation Board Member since June of 2016 and was on the Magic Valley Arts Council Board of Directors from 2017 to 2023.
Bowyer received the Twin Falls Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award in April of 2024, the Blue Lake Rotary Club Community Service Award in 1993-94 and the Rotarian's Paul Harris Award in 2015 and 2024.
CSI Athletics is still in his blood as Bowyer can be seen at all the home CSI Basketball games working on the scorer's table and sometimes even rolling the ball cart back and forth for the teams.