Retired Aggie Nurse Establishes Endowment to Support Nursing Program
Carrie Davis ’72/73 has always been intrigued with the power of giving back to others. Her life has been a reflection of being open to the needs of her community and making a difference. Her commitment to service is deeply rooted and demonstrated by the 40 years she worked as a staff nurse, practitioner, and instructor in the Norfolk Virginia area.
“I’ve always been a private person, but I believe strongly in being a blessing to others and giving my time by volunteering,” said Davis.
Davis, a native of Rock Hill, South Carolina, graduated from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She was recruited by the Medical College of Virginia (now known as Virginia Commonwealth University) into the nursing internship program. The program was designed to enhance the skills of first-year registered nurses. She worked her way up in rank from intern to staff nurse in five years.
In 1980, she received a master’s degree in nursing and a graduate certificate for the nursing practitioner program at VCU. After graduation, she worked at a private family practice as a family planning nurse practitioner for one year and went on to teach at Sentara Obici Memorial Hospital School of Nursing for 22 years. For nine years, she worked as a professor in the School of Nursing at Norfolk State University and retired in 2013.
“I chose nursing because it is an honorable profession and nurses are highly respected,” said Davis.
In retirement, Davis can be found traveling the world to see Paris, Rome, Jerusalem, Greece, South Africa, and many other places. Also, she has volunteered as an advocate for children in the foster care system and with numerous organizations, like the NAACP and Child Evangelism Fellowship, and with her local election polling site.
In 2020, Davis established the Alexander Mobley Memorial Endowed Scholarship to support nursing students at North Carolina A&T. The scholarship is in honor of her uncle, Pvt. Alexander Mobley, a member of the 24th Infantry Regiment in the Army. In 1950, he was killed in action while fighting in North Korea. He was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and the Republic of Korea War Service Award.
“I am humbled to honor my uncle for his legacy of service by giving back to students at N.C. A&T. It only makes sense to establish an endowment for a university that has given so much to me,” she said.
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