Maria Ragland Davis was an American biologist and educator.
Education
She was associate professor of Biology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville where she studied molecular biology and plant genetics. Following the receipt of her masters degree, Davis completed her doctorate in biochemistry and plant biology. Davis studied strawberries, looking at the genetic makeup of strains that were drought-resistant and those that were not.
Career
A native of Detroit, she received her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan and a masters degree in the same discipline from North Carolina State University. She was one of three faculty members to lose their lives in the UAH shootings on February 12, 2010. She was 50 years old.