Creswell “Dean” Davis (’53), Austin. While at North Texas, he was a member of the debate team and was the national college debate champion. He then served in the U.S. Army in the 1950s and earned his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He had a legal career representing health care and insurance organizations for more than 50 years. In both 1967 and 1983, he was appointed to the UNT Board of Regents and in the 1970s helped with the formation of the UNT Foundation, serving as its first secretary-treasurer. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1990. In 2013, he accepted the Generations of Excellence Award for the C. Dean Davis Family — nearly 40 members of his extended family have attended UNT over a period beginning in 1910. He and his wife, Mollie, made numerous contributions to UNT and were members of the McConnell Society.
Creswell “Dean” Davis (’53), Austin. While at North Texas, he was a member of the debate team and was the national college debate champion. He then served in the U.S. Army in the 1950s and earned his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He had a legal career representing health care and insurance organizations for more than 50 years. In both 1967 and 1983, he was appointed to the UNT Board of Regents and in the 1970s helped with the formation of the UNT Foundation, serving as its first secretary-treasurer. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1990. In 2013, he accepted the Generations of Excellence Award for the C. Dean Davis Family — nearly 40 members of his extended family have attended UNT over a period beginning in 1910. He and his wife, Mollie, made numerous contributions to UNT and were members of the McConnell Society.
