during her 30-plus year career, bowe was a lecturer in the history of design at the faculty of the school visual culture, national college of art and design in dublin. she was a founding director of the master's course in design history and applied arts. she was also a visiting professor at the school of art and design research institute at the university of ulster. she held research fellowships at the university of wales, the national gallery of art in washington dc, the huntington library, california and the guild of st. george (england) she also served as ireland's representative for an international unesco study group for art nouveau architecture.. dr bowe was named an honorary fellow of the british society of master glass painters in 2001 and served for many years on the editorial advisory board for "the journal of stained glass", which published her obituary in the latest issue.