Dr. Crowe received his PhD from Florida State University, and served in the State Energy Office in Tallahassee for five years, after which he held the position of Power Plant Siting Coordinator in the Florida Dept. of Community Affairs for two years. Dr. Crowe has been a professor at Florida Atlantic University as well as Bethune-Cookman University. He retired to Gainesville in 2013, and has served on the City Beautification Board and the Board of the Matheson History museum.