Harrison Ransom Samuel Davis

Background

Davis, Harrison Ransom Samuel was born on June 14, 1917 in Norton, Kansas, United States. Son of Harrison Ransom Samuel and Grace Russell (Powell) Davis.

Education

Bachelor, Pasadena College, 1945; Master of Arts, Pasadena College, 1947; Doctor of Divinity, Pasadena College, 1969; postgraduate, University of California, Berkeley, 1956-1957; Master of Arts, University of Southern California, 1963.

Career

Assistant Professor of English and Greek, Pasadena (California) College, 1947-1950; curriculum, instructor, Japan Nazarene Bible College, Tokyo, 1950-1959; president, professor, Japan Christian Junior College, Chiba City, Japan, 1959-1985; English as Second Language instructor, Meikei Gakuen, Tsukuba City, Japan, 1985-1990; adjunct Professor of English, English as Second Language, Southern Nazarene U., Bethany, Oklahoma, 1990-1994. Lecturer teacher education Japan Public Schools, Chiba Refecture, 1965-1985.

Achievements

• Harrison Ransom Samuel Davis has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Secretary Evangelical Publication Association, Tokyo, 1952. Treasurer Evangelical Missionary Association Japan, Tokyo, 1951-1952. Fellow Reed Leadership Foundation.

Member Oklahoma Teachers English to Speakers Other Langs., Order the Rising Sun.

Interests

• Avocations: memorizing poetry, writing letters, backpacking, horseback riding.

Connections

Married Doris Kathryn Wagner, July 24, 1947. Children: David H., Paul D., Stephen C., Carol L. Davis Herth.

Father:

Harrison Ransom Samuel Davis

Mother:

Grace Russell (Powell) Davis

Spouse:

Doris Kathryn Wagner

child:

David H. Davis

child:

Carol L. Davis Herth Davis

child:

Stephen C. Davis

child:

Paul D. Davis