Cheryl Davis, ’96
Cheryl Davis Honored Kent Booty Associate Editor Cheryl Davis, senior lecturer of
with a concentration in supervision at Longwood in 1996. Before joining the Longwood faculty in 2001, she was a
business education and computer information management systems at Longwood University, has been selected the 2010 Outstanding Collegiate Teacher of the Year
business teacher at Appomattox County High School from 1993 to 2001 and at Denbigh High School in Newport News High School from 1991 to 1993. “ Ms. Davis clearly loves her profession,” said Dr. Paul Barrett, dean of the College of Business & Economics. “It shows in everything she does with and for her students. Her students are particularly drawn to her ability to understand where they
by the Southern Business
are and how they need to learn. No two students are alike,
Education Association (SBEA).
finds ways to communicate so that each student feels like they
and Ms. Davis has a keen understanding of this principle and are the only one in the classroom.”
Davis received the award Oct. 22 during the SBEA’s annual
Davis is currently serving as the college and university
convention in Charleston, S.C. The SBEA, an affiliate of
representative on the Executive Board of the VBEA, and
the National Business Education Association (NBEA),
she presents annually at the VBEA conference. She is
represents more than 3,000 business educators from 12
faculty adviser for Phi Beta Lambda, a student business
states. As the regional collegiate teacher of the year, Davis is
organization; co-director of the Educational Division of the
a candidate for the national collegiate teacher of the year
SNVC Institute for Leadership at Longwood; co-director of
award, which will be announced at the NBEA annual
the Longwood Region of the Future Business Leaders of
convention in April 2011.
America (FBLA); and a member of Phi Kappa Phi national honor society and Delta Sigma Pi international business
The criteria for the award include contributions to business
fraternity. She serves on numerous departmental and
education through teaching; participation in professional
university committees and is a consultant for the
organizations; involvement in other activities such as
Cumberland County Public Schools Foundation.
departmental responsibilities, serving on committees; and working with student organizations; and contributions
Although Longwood is one of 13 Virginia colleges or
to business education through major articles, publications
universities approved by the Virginia Department of
and research activities.
Education to offer business education, Davis is currently the only instructor in Virginia certified by the National
Davis coordinates the concentration in business education,
Association for Business Teacher Education to teach the
her academic specialty. She received an M.S. in education
NBEA online methods course.
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