Biography:

Microbiologist; university professor. Born– May 7, 1928, San Diego, Calif. Parents– Richard Earl and Cora Elsie Bolin Davis.  Married– Juanita Loudermilk.  Children–two. Education– University of Georgia, B.S., 1953; Ohio State University, M.S., 1955; Ph.D. 1957. Taught at the University of Georgia, 1957-1958; Auburn University, 1958-1990. Member of several professional organizations including the  American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Microbiology, Society for Industrial Microbiology, American Chemical Society, and the American Peanut Research and Education Society. Professor emeritus, Auburn, 1990. Fellow of the American Academy for Microbiology.  Received the Golden Peanut Research Award.  Died July 3, 2011.

Source:

American Men and Women of Science, 14th edition.

Obituary.

Joint_Publication(s):

Guide and Key to Alabama Trees. Dubuque, Iowa; W. C. Brown, 1965.  [editions 2-5 published by Kendall/Hunt, 1972-1999].