Background
Davenport, Dona Lee was born on May 17, 1931 in Toledo. Daughter of Juston Burns and Opal Thelma (Raines) Davenport.
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Dona Lee Davenport
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Bachelor of Arts, teachers's certified, University of Michigan, 1953; summer postgraduate, U. North Carolina, 1957; summer postgraduate, North Carolina State University, 1958; summer postgraduate, Queens College, 1969.
Career
Teacher, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1953-1954; Teacher, Junior High School, Charlotte, 1955-1958; radio-television coordinator, Charlotte School System, 1958-1960; co-founder, teacher, American Association U. Women Special School for Academically Talented Children, Charlotte, 1960; radio-television director, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 1960-1962; founding manager, Station TeleVision Information, Charlotte, 1962-1972; general manager, Station TeleVision Information, Charlotte, 1972-1977; executive director, Station TeleVision Information, Inc., Charlotte, 1977-1979; telecommunications management consultant, Atlantic Research Corporation, 1979-1983. Chairman Federal Communication Commission Instructional television Fixed Service Committee for North Carolina, 1968-1971. Board of directors Public Broadcasting Service, 1972-1979.
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Chairman media library and tape ministry Myers Park Baptist Church, since 1989, mem.bd. education, 1989-1998, member senior minister seach committee, 1992-1994, deacon since 1994. Volunteer Belk Heart Center, Presbyterian Hospital, since 1989. Member American Association of University Women, Southern Ednl.
Comm. Association (director) 1968-1978, treasurer 1973-1974, vice chairman 1977-1978), National Association Ednl. Broadcasters, American Women in Radio andTV (recognized as 1st Woman Public television Station Manager 1980), North Carolina Adminstrv.Women in Education, Delta Kappa Gamma, Alpha Xi Delta.
