Background
Davies, Daniel R. was born on February 21, 1911 in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John R. and Minnie (Kocher) Davies.
Davies, Daniel R. was born on February 21, 1911 in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John R. and Minnie (Kocher) Davies.
AB, Harvard University, 1933. A.M., Bucknell University, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1946.
Doctor of Philosophy (Honorary), NOVA University, 1993.
Teacher Forty Fort (Pennsylvania) High School, 1934-1944, head department English, 1940-1944. Assistant superintendent schools Briarcliff Manor, New York, 1944-1945. Assistant professor department education administration Columbia, 1945-1946, assistant professor education, executive officer division administration and guidance, 1946-1949.
Associate professor, executive officer department administration Teachers College, 1949-1950. Professor education, director cooperative program in educational administration Teachers College (Middle Atlantic region), 1950-1959. Delegate Cooperative Center for Educational Administration, 1955-1959.
Associate director Industrial Management Work Conference, Columbia University School Engineering, and Industrial Research Conference, 1955-1960. Executive director University Council for Education Administration, 1958-1959. Editorial consultant A.C. Croft Publications, New London, Connecticut, 1958-1960.
Director research and development Croft Educational Services, 1960-1966. Vice president research, development and director Croft Consultant Services, Tucson, 1966-1971. President Davies-Brickell Associates, Ltd., 1972-1990, Davies-Taylor Associates, Inc., 1987-1990.
Lecturer University Arizona, 1962-1964. Visiting professor San Diego State, summer 1957, University New Mexico, summer 1960, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical, summer 1963, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical, University Scranton, summer 1964, University Nebraska, summer 1971. Member National Committee Advancement Educational Administration, 1955-1957.
Consultant Lilly Endowment, Inc., 1976-1977. Head policy consultant California School Boards Association, 1976-1981. Director policy services Connecticut Association Boards Education, 1978-1988.
Head policy consultant New Jersey School Boards Association, 1977-1982. Special consultant on installing Davies-Brickell System in schools, United States of America, Canada, also American Schools, France, Holland, Greece, Italy.
President board directors Arizona Theatre Company, 1976-1979. Vice president board directors Copper Queen Community Hospital, Bisbee, 1985-1988, president, 1988-1990. President, founder, member governing board The Bisbee Foundation, Inc., since 1986.
President Bisbee Council on the Arts and Humanities, 1990-1991. Consultant, lecturer Nova University, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1990, 1991, 1993, Fort Lauderdale, 1992, Washington. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member National Education Association, American Association of University Professors, National Society Study Education (contributor Yearbook 1954), American Association School Administrators, National Conference Professors Educational Administration (executive committee, secretary-treasurer 1948-1958), Phi Delta Kappa. Clubs: Bisbee Country. Lodges: Bisbee Rotary (president 1984-1985).
Married Winifred Evans, June 14, 1941 (divorced July 1975). Children: Catherine, Wendy. Married Nancy Church Edwards, September 9, 1975.