Glory Colorado!

While working on his doctoral degree and coaching the football team Davis was writing his thesis. He received special permission from the doctoral thesis committee to bypass the standard format and write the historical narrative book about the history of the University of Colorado at Boulder until that point. The name was chosen because the school song of the same name; which is set to the music of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and he felt captured the school spirit. He acquired the bulk of information for the book from student published and local city newspapers. It was published by Fred Pruitt, founder of Pruitt Press Inc., who was also a journalism professor, in 1965 and offered to print it at no cost. The book has been called the "primary historical reference for the University" (of Colorado at Boulder). The book is no longer in print and was sold canvas bound for $

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8. an index to supplement the text was later published and distributed by the Associated Alumni.

Career

After receiving his doctoral degree in 1963, Davis left CU to become executive assistant to the president for student affairs at the University of Wyoming

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. In 1972, while president at Idaho State, Davis won the Democratic nomination for an open United States Senate

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 seat in Idaho

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. He was defeated by Republican

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 Congressman Jim McClure

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. He has since also been the Chancellor of Oregon State system, President of Idaho State University (1965–75), University of New Mexico (1975–82), Chancellor Louisiana State University. He has published other works, including Miracle on the Mesa/A History of the University of New Mexico, 1889–2003 He currently is on the Board of Directors for Sunrise Bank of Albuquerque since 2005.

Glory Colorado! Volume 2

Davis was commissioned by CU to write Volume 2 in 1999. It would cover the period from the first book to 2000. Davis wrote the book pro bono

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 writing a majority of the book in the summer of 1999 while on break from Louisiana State University.

Awards and honors

• George Norlin
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  Award, for distinguished service (1975)
• University of Colorado Alumnus of the Century Award (1977)
• CU Athletic Hall of Honor award (1980)
• Davis Field on the Idaho State University campus is named after him.

Quote

• "Universities perform miracles. They change lives. The University of Colorado made it possible for me to have a life of wild adventure."