Geraldine Sampson Davis

Background

Davis, Geraldine Sampson was born on August 18, 1919 in Tacoma, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Philip and Merta M. (Thomas) Sampson.

Education

Bachelor of Science with distinction, University of Minnesota, 1941; Master of Education, San Francisco State University, 1971.

Career

Art and English instructor, White Bear Lake (Minnesota) Junior and Senior High School, 1941-1943; American club mobile operator, American Red Cross, England and Europe, 1944-1945; executive director Lincoln County chapter, American Red Cross, Newport, Oregon, 1947-1948; substitute teacher, Santa Cruz (California) County Department Education, 1964-1967; learning disabled instructor, Live Oak District Schools, Santa Cruz, 1967-1989. Peer tutor developer Live Oak Schools, 1970-1973, reading program manager, 1973-1976. Evaluation team member County of Santa Cruz, 1980-1984.

Achievements

• Geraldine Sampson Davis has been listed as a noteworthy Special education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chapter secretary March of Dimes, Lincoln County, 1949-1951, Santa Cruz County. Volunteer tutor Volunteers of Santa Cruz, 1978-1983. Fundraiser Boulder Creek (California) Schools, 1963.

Scenic and prop designer Santa Cruz County Schools, 1964, Boulder Creek Theater Group, 1965. Member California Association Neurological Handicapped Children (chair 1964-1966, scholarships 1968-1971), Women's Democratic Club, American Association of University Women (committee chair for women's issues since 1990), Reproductive Rights Network, Santa Cruz Reading Association (secretary 1980, representative Asilomar reading conference board 1981-1982, Chapter and International Reading Associations award 1985), California Retired Teachers Association (nominating committee since 1985), Association Retired Persons, Senior Citizens Santa Cruz County, Public Citizens, Public Broadcasting Network, Conservation of Am, Amnesty, Delta Phi Delta (life, president Minneapolis chapter 1939-1941), Pi Lambda Theta (life).

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, travel, animals, politics, cross generational communication.

Connections

Married John Allen Davis, November 26 1942 (divorced 1971). Children: Denise, Karin, Glen (deceased), Grant (deceased), Page, Gail (deceased).

Father:

Philip Sampson

Mother:

Merta M. (Thomas) Sampson

Spouse:

John Allen Davis

child:

Gail Davis (deceased)

child:

Grant Davis (deceased)

child:

Karin Davis

child:

Denise Davis

child:

Page Davis

child:

Glen Davis (deceased)