Chapter 17: O. L. Davis, Jr. (1980-1982): Nurturing Scholarship and Honoring Excellence in Education

O. L. Davis, Jr., the Catherine Mae Parker Centennial Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin served as president of Kappa Delta Pi from 1980-1982. In Davis’s more than 60-year involvement with the Society he has consistently promoted a core understanding that Kappa Delta Pi as a society of educators exists to honor high academic achievement (Davis 1986). This biography displays Davis’s steady toil throughout the years to nurture high standards of scholarship in his students, colleagues, and professional educational organizations as well as in the Society. The specific factual information of Davis’s biographical background data and career milestones was derived from his curriculum vita and personal communications with the author.