85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 68 Page: 3 of 5
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H.C.R. No. 68
1 WHEREAS, Mr. Davis benefited higher education as well; one of
2 the original seven founders of Austin Community College, he became
3 inaugural president of the board of trustees in 1972, and following
4 three terms, he remained a board member until 1982; during that
5 time, enrollment grew to more than 20,000 students, and today, ACC
6 is one of the largest community colleges in Texas; he was also chair
7 of the Baylor University Board of Regents from 2004 to 2006 and
8 served as a regent for almost two decades; and
9 WHEREAS, The recipient of myriad accolades for his
10 professional and civic accomplishments, Mr. Davis was accorded
11 Baylor's Distinguished Alumni Award, the Price Daniel "Pro Texana"
12 Distinguished Public Service Award, and the "Pro Texana" Award; in
13 1991, AISD paid tribute to his achievements with the opening of the
14 Will D. Davis Elementary School, and nine years later, the Texas
15 Association of School Boards named its office the Will D. Davis
16 Building; the Insurance Council of Texas presented him with its
17 Raymond Mauk Award for leadership in 2010, and two years later,
18 TALHI conferred on him its first Will Davis Leadership Award; and
19 WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Davis shared a rewarding
20 marriage of 57 years with Ann Byargeon Davis before her passing; he
21 took great pride in his children, Lisa Davis, Lynn Davis Walker, and
22 Will Davis Jr., as well as in his nine grandchildren, Katelyn
23 Baroch, Allie Frazier, Becca Jahnke, Bill Walker III, Davis Walker,
24 Natalie Betzer, Will Davis III, Emily Boone, and Sara Regan, and
25 five great-grandchildren, Davis and Blake Baroch, Annaleigh
26 Frazier, Mary Carson Walker, and William "Liam" A. Walker IV; he was
27 a valued member of Hyde Park Baptist Church and taught young married3
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 68, legislative document, April 5, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1049805/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.