General Davis: Endowment

Welcome to The General Davis Fund at Georgia Tech

The General Ray Davis Memorial Endowment for International Security Studies

Dr. Endicott and General Davis shaking hands

Prof. John Endicott & General Ray Davis at the presentation of the National Security, Peace and Service Award for Outstanding Contributions to Country and Humanity during War and Peace in the spring of 2003.

With your donation to the General Ray Davis Memorial Endowment, you will pay tribute to the general with a gift that will last forever. Because endowment contributions are invested and only the income is spent, your tax-deductible donation will remain a lasting monument to General Davis and will serve as an enduring source of income for the organization to which he lent his support and his name.

The General Ray Davis Memorial Endowment will underwrite the ongoing diplomatic and scholarly activities of the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP) at Georgia Tech, where Davis earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1938. During his career as a Marine and in his retirement, General Davis served his country with distinction, most notably in the area of Korean-American security. Thus, in naming this Endowment for him, his alma mater seeks to honor him with a lasting contribution to a cause he championed.

Davis shaking hand with president of Korea in 1994.

The Minister of National Defense, Byong Tae Rhee (in the middle), introduces General Ray Davis to President Kim Young-sam on June 25, 1994 in Seoul, Korea. Photo from The Ray Davis Story.

Funds contributed to the General Ray Davis Memorial Endowment will be invested, and the proceeds will support CISTP's future efforts to help achieve U.S. security objectives, especially in northeast Asia. Your donation will sponsor exchange programs for scholars and mid-career professionals in northeast Asian studies and will contribute to the continued growth of the Center's faculty base, curricular programming, and special events.

Would you like to pay tribute to General Davis with a tax-deductible donation in his name?

A contribution to the General Ray Davis Memorial Endowment honors the general by supporting a cause he championed. Because endowment funds are invested and only the income is spent, your gift will endure as a lasting tribute to General Davis and his heroism.

To make a donation, choose from the donor levels below and click on the appropriate button.

Other donation amounts and payment methods are available. For more information, contact the Director of Development, Ivan Allen College, 404-894-9539, or email gendavis@iac.gatech.edu.

Please choose from the following donor levels:

At the one-star, $35 level, donors will receive . . .

a place on the General Ray Davis Memorial Endowment Wall of Honor. The wall will feature each contributor's name (or the name of a respected loved one) engraved in brass. Located on the Georgia Tech campus, the wall will serve as a constant reminder to students and visitors of General Davis' contribution to American security and of individual donors' contributions to national security studies. Donors will also receive a copy of Senator Zell Miller's Congressional proclamation celebrating the achievements—including the Medal of Honor—of General Davis.

At the two-star, $50 level, donors will receive . . .

a special "gold strike" medallion, commemorating General Davis' distinguished career, plus the gifts listed above.

At the three-star, $100 level, donors will receive . . .

a copy of The Story of Ray Davis, an account of the "lessons learned in war and peace," told by General Davis himself, plus each of the gifts listed above.

At the four-star, $500 and $1000 level, donors will receive . . .

a distinguished plaque—larger than the other names—on the General Ray Davis Memorial Endowment Wall of Honor, plus the gifts listed above.

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