Summer/Fall 2010 - University of the Cumberlands

Upon graduating from Cumberland College, Davis attended the
University of Louisville, where he was part of the Navy V-12 unit, an
accelerated program that helped provide college-educated naval officers
who were in demand during World War II. A 1944 graduate of U of
L, he attended dental school at Loyola University and graduated in
1947. Dr. Davis then trained in oral surgery at Charity Hospital in
New Orleans, and during the Korean War, he served on active duty
as a Navy dentist from 1950-52.
During his extensive career, one experience stands out for Dr.
Davis. In 1967, he had the opportunity to serve as a volunteer
with Project HOPE in Columbia, where he spent three months
and worked with patients alongside a local doctor, offering support
and teaching new techniques. When Project HOPE left the area,
equipment and supplies were left to help the local doctors continue
the work. This experience had a profound and lasting effect on Dr.
Davis.
Although retired from his 35-year private practice in Monroe
for about 15 years, Davis is involved with a maxillofacial residency
program in Shreveport and serves as an assistant professor at LSU
Health Sciences Center. A modest man who does not like to talk about
Age
Charitable Gift Annuity
Yearly
Rate
Tax
Payment
Deduction*
65 5.5% $ 550.00 $ 2,666.30
70 5.8% 580.00 3,503.30
75 6.4% 640.00 4,175.70
80 7.2% 720.00 4,842.50
85 8.1% 810.00 5,571.50
90 9.5% 950.00 6,142.00
*based on minimum age of 65; a gift annuity of $10,000; figures for annual payment and
IRS discount rate of 2.8% as of July, 2010
the impact his work has had on his patients, many of whom suffered extreme facial trauma, he simply says, “I like to think I gave them a little
sunshine.”
Dr. Davis considers his greatest accomplishments to be one shared with his wife of 62 years, Jean: the success of their four adult children,
Henry III, Dionne, Carol and Donovan.
Other Ways to Touch the Future
Give an Unrestricted Gift
Unrestricted gifts allow University of the Cumberlands to continue to provide amazing educational opportunities that have earned praise and
confidence both within and without the educational community. This is reflected in UC’s rankings and the heartfelt gratitude of its graduates.
Did you know. . .
• that unrestricted gifts allow President Taylor to address the most urgent needs of the college?
• that if 10 people give $100, UC can provide an emergency scholarship to a student in need?
• that if 10 people give $50, a UC student could attend a national conference to present research?
• that giving is easy? To make your secure online gift today, go to www.ucumberlands.edu/give/online.html or send a gift to:
University of the Cumberlands
President’s Office
6191 College Station Drive
Williamsburg, KY 40769
Even small unrestricted gifts help both today’s students and future students who share many of the same traits that distinguished you when you
first stepped onto campus. They are bright, eager to learn, a little daunted by the task ahead of them, but also ready to take on the world—just
as you were. By contributing to their success, you will help to maintain Cumberlands’ reputation for excellence.
Create an Endowed Scholarship
Most Cumberlands’ students receive some scholarship assistance. An endowed scholarship, named for you, your family or someone you
admire, is sustaining and will grow over time, continuing to bless students for many years to come.
An endowed scholarship fund will allow an individual or family to assist future Cumberlands’ students indefinitely.
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