Lawrence Martin Davis

Background

Davis, Lawrence Martin was born on October 24, 1941 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Son of Samuel Jacob and Lillian Davis.

Education

Bachelor, U. Cincinnati, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1967.

Career

Assistant Professor of English, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1967-1972; associate Professor of English and linguistics, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1973; senior lecturer, associate professor, U. Haifa (Israel), 1974-1986; dean Faculty of Humanities, U. Haifa (Israel), 1982-1985; Professor of English, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1986-1992; chair department English, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1986-1989; Professor of English, department chair, Wichita (Kansas) State University, since 1992. Visiting senior lecturer Hebrew U., Jerusalem, Israel, 1973-1974. Member of advisory board Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States, Athens, Georgia, since 1981.

Achievements

• Lawrence Martin Davis has been listed as a noteworthy English studies educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Dialect Society (vice president 1993-1995, president since 1995), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Nurit Rosenhouse, May 9, 1974. Children: Maya, Jonathan, Michael.

Father:

Samuel Jacob Davis

Mother:

Lillian Davis

Spouse:

Nurit Rosenhouse

child:

Michael Davis

child:

Maya Davis

child:

Jonathan Davis