Background
Davis, Leonard McCutchan was born on July 14, 1919 in Duffy, West Virginia, United States. Son of Arch Goff and Ressie (McCutchan) Davis.
Davis, Leonard McCutchan was born on July 14, 1919 in Duffy, West Virginia, United States. Son of Arch Goff and Ressie (McCutchan) Davis.
AB, West Virginia University, 1948; Master of Arts, West Virginia University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1958.
Director forensics, Montevallo U., 1950-1954;
teaching fellow, Northwestern University, 1953-1954;
instructor, National High School Speech Institute, 1954;
professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1954-1989;
emeritus professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, since 1989;
department chairman speech, West Virginia University, 1966-1972;
visiting professor speech, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1965-1966, 67-68;
visiting professor speech, U. Ariz, summer 1966;
faculty, Virginia School Bank Management, 1961-1991;
professor, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, 1990-1993. Lecturer business and professional communications University of California at Los Angeles. Lecturer management communications University of California, Berkeley.
Consultant in management communications for industry and hospitals History preservation officer State of West Virginia, 1973-1978. Chairman Governor's Board of Review for History Preservation, 1975-1978. Member West Virginia Archivesand History Commission, 1978-1980.
Chairman West Virginia Capitol Building Commission. Member History West Virginia Capitol Commission.
Served with Army of the United States, 1941-1945. Member International Communication Association, Eastern Communication Association, World Communication Association, Speech Communication Association, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Sigma Rho. Lodges: Masons, Rotary.
Married Mary Abrilla Bateman, August 28, 1948. Children: Leonard McCutchan, Anne Edmondson, James Mansfield.