Lewis Carnegie Dowdy (1 September 1917 – 17 December 2000) was an American educator and the sixth president, and first chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Dowdy was educated in the public schools of Eastover, and later graduated cum laude from Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina.

[3] The Dowdy administration also brought significant growth in research funding, grants, and financial support from the private sector.

Under Dowdy's urging, A&T developed the university relations office which gained more than $8 million in external support from corporations, foundations and the school's national alumni association.

[2] In addition, A&T attracted $19.9 million in federal support for research by faculty and students that related to issues faced by the state, nation and world.