A LOOK AT RON FOWLER

SAN DIEGO — Who is Ron Fowler?

Fowler, the owner of Liquid Investments Inc., whose major local subsidiary is Mesa Distributing Co., used to be one of the Sockers’ most outspoken limited partners.

On Wednesday, Sockers Management Inc., formed by Fowler, replaced Bob Bell as the managing general partner of the Sockers. Fowler, 43, became a limited partner in 1984, which also is when he became a San Diego resident. Fowler and his wife, Harriet, live in Rancho Santa Fe.

Fowler was raised in St. Cloud, Minn. He earned a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in business administration from the College of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, Minn., in 1966, and completed a master’s in business administration from the University of Minnesota.

He is president of the San Diego Hall of Champions, chairman of the San Diego Chapter of the Young President’s Organization, treasurer of the Greater San Diego Sports Assn., an advisory board member of the San Diego Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society and chairman of the Gateway capital campaign at San Diego State University.