Dr. Davis has SCSU’s building named in his honor
S
outh Carolina State University (SCSU) recently dedicated the Leroy Davis Senior Research and Science Complex to Dr. Leroy Davis, Sr., former president of SCSU and current executive director for the Center of Excellence in Rural and Minority Health at Voorhees College. The new building is an annex to Hodge Hall. The complex houses the Department of Biology and Physical Sciences. From first serving as a full professor of biology to becoming the eighth president of the institution serving from 1996 to 2002, Dr. Davis has contributed greatly to the growth and development of SCSU. While at SCSU, he saw giving increase from $419,000 in 1996 to $2.1 million in 2001. The School of Business was accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the university was reaccredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Additionally, he initiated a Bachelor of Science degree program in nuclear engineering. At Voorhees College, Dr. Davis has served as the executive director for the Center of Excellence in Rural Health.
With his leadership, Voorhees continues to investigate and combat health disparities in Bamberg County by being the only historically black college in South Carolina with a Center of Excellence in Rural Health. Most recently, Dr. Davis spearheaded a completion program for the first cohort of health navigators to work in Bamberg County in an effort to prevent colorectal cancer by increasing access to colonoscopy screening. “Dr. Davis has accomplished much in his career and dedicated his talents to his alma mater South Carolina State University,” said President Sellers. “It is only fitting that this institution bestows this honor to him with the dedication of the Leroy Davis Senior Research and Science Complex.”
Dr. Davis cuts the ribbon to officially open the new building named in his honor
Dr. Davis addresses the crowd
Above: Dr. Davis and family at the ceremony Below: Dr. Sellers congratulates Dr. Davis on behalf of the Voorhees family
*South Carolina State University’s Web site (www.scsu.edu) was used as a reference for some information in the above article.
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