Oral history of Thomas E. Davis, Ph.D. Conducted on APRIL 10, 2025 By Mariam Pandam Alhassan
Transcript of Interview of Dr. Thomas (Tom) Davis by Mariam Pandam Alhassan.
Interviewee
Davis, Dr. Thomas E.
Interviewer
Alhassan, Mariam Pandam
Interview Date
4-10-2025
Description
Dr. Tom Davis, Emeritus Professor at Ohio University, has been part of the Bobcat community for over 50 years—as a student, faculty member, and administrator. After transferring to the Athens campus in 1969, he earned degrees from Marshall University and Ohio State before returning to Ohio University as a counselor, later serving as Dean of the Patton College of Education, secretary of the Board of Trustees, and interim vice president for University Advancement. A former pole vaulter and track athlete, he remains a passionate supporter of OU athletics, continuing to raise support for the teams even after his 2011 retirement.
This interview was conducted as part of a class project for Recording Memory: Methods and Uses of Oral History, Spring 2025, Alexander G. Lovelace (Ph.D.) Instructor
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Keywords
Dr. Thomas Davis, Dr. Tom Davis, Ohio University, Patton College of Education, Athens Ohio, Emeritus professor, Oral History, 2025
Disciplines
Oral History
Publication Date
Summer 8-11-2025
Interview Location
Athens, Ohio
Digital Publisher
Ohio University Libraries
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
01:21:52
File Format
audio/wav
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Thomas E. and Alhassan, Mariam Pandam, "Oral history of Thomas E. Davis, Ph.D. Conducted on APRIL 10, 2025 By Mariam Pandam Alhassan" (2025). HIST 4798/5798: Recording Memory: Methods and Uses of Oral History. 8.
https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/hist4798/8
Comments
Interview transcript provided by Mariam Pandam Alhassan.