Gloria and Ralph Davis

Ralph L. Davis was born in 1926 in Houston, TX. After graduation from high school and military service, he moved to Tyler in 1951. Ralph started many businesses in Tyler, including the R.L. Davis Manufacturing Co. and R.L. Davis Fine Jewelry. Ralph was devoted to many civic and charitable causes, including: Congregation Beth-El; Tyler Jewish Federation; Trinity Mother Francis Hospital; East Texas Symphony; Junior Achievement; and the Shriners Organization. He served as President of the Texas Rose Festival and the Tyler Museum of Art.

This scholarship was established by Ralph and his wife Gloria in 2003.