Davis was Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Mathematics.

Topics include, arriving as Dean to an empty office, no records and virtually no support staff, deciding to be a liberal art college or a USC of the North, breaking down the equalities across campus (salary, teaching load, etc.) and the autonomy of the Divisions and Schools of Music, Business, setting up structures including, the Advancement Committee, Budget Task Force, Salary Scale, Early Retirement Option, disbanding off-campus program, reining in the sports team, crises-Mt. St. Helen's avalanche, semester abroad in Europe, Pacific Rim program.