Background
Davis, Julia McBroom was born on September 29, 1930 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Guy Clarence and Addie (McElroy) McBroom.
Davis, Julia McBroom was born on September 29, 1930 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Guy Clarence and Addie (McElroy) McBroom.
Bachelor, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1951; Master of Science, University of Southern Mississippi, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern Mississippi, 1966.
Assistant professor, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1966-1969; associate, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1969-1971; associate professor, Southwestern State University, Hammond, 1971; faculty, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1971-1987; professor, department chairman speech pathology and audiology, U. Iowa, 1980-1985; associate dean College Liberal Arts, U. Iowa, 1985-1987; director Speech and Hearing Center, U. Iowa, 1979-1980; dean College Social and Behavioral Sciences, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1987-1990; associate provost, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1990-1991; dean College Liberal Arts,, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1991-1996; professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1991-1997.
President, board of trustees Minnesota Foundation for Better Hearing & Speech. Board trustees Minneapolis Foundation, Ballet Arts of Minnesota, Johnson County Crisis Center, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Foundation. Board directors Crisis Intervention Center.
Fellow American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (certified in clinical competence in audiology, chairman program committee 1980-1981, foundation trustee since 2001), Iowa Speech and Hearing Association (vice president-liaison 1972-1973, honors 1985). Member Academy Rehabilitative Audiology (president 1979-1980), Iowa Conference for Hearing Impaired (president 1975-1976), Sigma Xi.
Married Cecil Ponder Davis, August 25, 1951 (divorced 1981). Children: Mark Holden, Paul Houston, Anne Hamilton. Married David G. Reynolds, August 26, 1987.