Dr. Byron Scott Davis and Mrs. Margret Hirst Davis Scholarship for Medical Sciences Students

Mrs. Margaret Hirst Davis established this scholarship in memory of her husband, Dr. Byron Scott Davis. Mrs. Davis has endowed an educational scholarship and named the Davis Medical Sciences Laboratory at the College of Coastal Georgia. Through this scholarship, Mrs. Davis seeks to support an aspiring medical scientist or pre-medicine student in the earlier phases of his or her education.

Dr. Byron Scott Davis and his wife, Margaret, founded Doctors Laboratory, a highly successful laboratory and diagnostic corporation that has operated for more than 50 years in locations throughout the Southeast. Dr. Davis attended Wofford College and Emory Medical School. He and his wife, whom Dr. Davis met in Great Britain during his service in World War II, have been lifelong advocates for education and healthcare access, particularly in rural communities.

CRITERIA

• Minimum 30 hours completed
• Maximum of 90 hours completed
• Pursuing a degree in Clinical Laboratory Technology or Biological Sciences, Pre-Professional Track Programs
• Minimum 3.0 college GPA
  Or
• Minimum 3.2 college GPA for possible eligibility for two years of scholarship support.