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| Born | May 25, 1936 Keyser, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 2009 (aged 73) Keyser, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Burial place | Queens Meadow Point Cemetery, Keyser |
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Ruth Ann Davis (May 25, 1936 – September 18, 2009) was an American educator and academic who lived and worked in the U.S. states of Michigan and West Virginia. Davis was born in Keyser, West Virginia, in 1936 and graduated from Keyser High School as valedictorian and an honor student in 1954. She earned an Associate of Arts degree in pre-medicine from Potomac State College of West Virginia University in 1956, her Bachelor of Arts in pre-medicine at West Virginia University in 1959, her Master of Science degree in zoology from West Virginia University in 1964, and her Doctor of Philosophy degree in physiology from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1969.
From 1968 to 1981, Davis served as the medical technologies and laboratory supervisor at Sinai Hospital (present-day Sinai-Grace Hospital), and in 1983, she served as a clinical instructor at Ross Medical Education Center. In 1983, Davis returned to Keyser to care for her elderly parents, and served as a professor of biology and chemistry at Potomac State College, where she taught courses in chemistry, biology, medical science, nursing, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In 1995, Davis was named Potomac State College's Outstanding Professor of the Year. She was promoted to full professor in 1998, retired in 2001, and was granted the status of professor emerita of biology and chemistry in 2002.
In 2008, Davis made a large monetary donation to Potomac State College to support scholarships in nursing in memory of her mother, Ruth Ward Davis. It was the largest-ever single contribution made to the college. Davis died in Keyser in 2009.