DAVIS, Anita (Grey) P(rice) 1943-

PERSONAL:

Born March 8, 1943, in Shelby, NC; daughter of Arthur Fred and Nell (a deputy sheriff and registrar of deeds; later surname, Burns) Price; married Buren Lee Davis (a postal employee), December 15, 1962; children: Robert Eric. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Appalachian State University, B.A. (cum laude), 1963, M.A., 1965; Duke University, Ed.D., 1971; Ohio State University, postdoctoral study, 1977-79. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Family activities, reading, church, pets.

ADDRESSES:

Home—205 Mansfield Dr., Spartanburg, SC 29307. Office—Converse College, 580 East Main St., Spartanburg, SC 29302; fax: 864-596-9526. E-mail—anita13@charter.net.

CAREER:

Teacher at public schools in Shelby, NC, 1963-67, and Browns Mills, NJ, 1967-68; Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, instructor, 1969-72, assistant professor, 1972-76, associate professor, 1976-83, professor, 1983-88, Charles A. Dana Professor of Education, 1988—, department chair, 1978-83, 1986-2000. Rutherford County Historical Committee, chair, 2003. Public speaker; workshop presenter; guest on media programs.

MEMBER:

International Reading Association (president of Spartanburg County Council, 1982-83, 1994-95), Women's Historical Society of the South, Rutherford County Historical Society, Friends of the Library of Spartanburg County, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Gamma Mu, Alpha Chi (charter member).

AWARDS, HONORS:

Kathryne Amelia Brown Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1986; member of National Women's Hall of Fame, 1999; Parents' Choice Award for an article, "Finger Print Art;" certificate of appreciation, Michigan Council of the Social Studies.

WRITINGS:

HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY MATERIALS

The South in the American Revolutionary War, Eastern National Park and Creative Publications (OH), 1993.

(With others) Harriet Quimby: An Activity Book for Children, Honoribus Press (Spartanburg, SC), 1993.

Harriet Quimby: America's First Lady of the Air—A Biography for Intermediate Readers, Honoribus Press (Spartanburg, SC), 1998.

Walnut Grove Plantation: A Fun and Learn Book, Walnut Grove Plantation (Roebuck, SC), 2000.

Real Heroes: Rutherford County Men Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice during World War II, Honoribus Press (Spartanburg, SC), 2002.

(With Barry Hambright) Chimney Rock and Rutherford County, Arcadia Publications (Charleston, SC), 2002.

North Carolina during the Great Depression: A Documentary Portrait of a Decade, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 2003.

Rutherford County, North Carolina, in World War II, Arcadia Publications (Charleston, SC), 2003.

Contributor to periodicals, including Inflight.

EDUCATION AND TEST PREPARATION MATERIALS

(With others) The Graduate Management Admission Test: The Best and Most Comprehensive in Test Preparation, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1990, 3rd edition published as The Graduate Management Admission Test: The Best and Most Comprehensive in Test Preparation, 1997.

(With others) The Best Test Preparation for the Graduate Record Examination, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1990, 2nd edition, 1992.

(With others) The Best Test Preparation for the Scholastic Aptitude Test, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1990, 2nd edition published as The Best Test Preparation for the New Scholastic Aptitude Test,, 1993.

(With others) The Best Test Preparation for the NTE Core Battery (and Tests of Professional Knowledge), Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1991.

(With others) The Best Test Preparation for the Medical College Admission Test, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1991.

(With others) The Best Test Preparation for the Law School Admissions Test, R & E Publishing (Piscataway, NJ), 1992, revised edition, 1992.

(With others) Verbal Skill Builder, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1992.

(With others) The Best Test Preparation for the New PSAT/NMSQT: The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1994.

Max Notes: To Kill a Mockingbird, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1994.

Max Notes: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1994.

(With others) Focus on Women, Teacher Created Materials (Westminster, CA), 1995.

Max Notes: The Inferno, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1995.

(With others) The Best Test Preparation for the ACT Test, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1995.

(With Katharine Preston) Discoveries, Butte Publications (Hillsboro, OR), 1996.

(With others) The Best Test Preparation for the CLEP Exam, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1996.

Reading Instruction Essentials, American Press (Boston, MA), 1996, 2nd edition, 1998.

(With others) SAT I, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1997.

(With others) The Best CLEP Review, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1997.

(With others) Regents Test for Reading in the Elementary School, 1997.

Max Notes: Sula, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1998.

The Best Test Preparation for the High School Proficiency Test, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1999.

(Author of revision) NTE Study Guide, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1999.

(Author of revision) LSAT Study Guide, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1999.

(Editor) Max Notes: Tar Baby, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1999.

Florida Teacher Certification Exam Study Guide, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 1999.

Children's Literature Essentials, 2000.

The Best Test Preparation for the PRAXIS II, 2000.

(With others) The Best Test Preparation for the Cooperative Admissions Examination and the High School Placement Test, 2001.

The Best Teachers' Test Preparation for the PRAXIS PLT Test: K-6, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 2002.

(Editor, with others, and contributor) ACT Assessment: The Very Best Coaching and Study Course for the ACT, with CD-ROM, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 2002.

(Editor, with others, and contributor) CLEP General Examinations: The Best Review for the College Level Examination Program General Examinations, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 2002.

(Editor, with others, and contributor) FCTE: The Best Test Preparation for the Florida Teacher Certification Examination, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 2002.

(Editor, with others, and contributor) GMAT CAT: The Best Test Preparation for the Graduate Management Admission Test, Computer-Adaptive Testing, with CD-ROM, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 2002.

The Best Teachers' Test Preparation for the PRAXIS PLT Test: 5-9, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 2002.

The Best Teachers' Test Preparation for the PRAXIS PLT Test: 7-12, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 2002.

(Editor, with others, and contributor) LSAT with CD ROM: The Very Best Test Preparation for the Law School Admission Test, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 2002.

(Editor, with others, and contributor) MCAT with CD ROM: The Very Best Test Preparation for the Medical College Admission Test, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 2002.

The Best Test Preparation for the COOP and HSPT, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 2002.

(Editor, with others, and contributor) PSAT/NMSQT Assessment: The Best Coaching and Study Course for the Preliminary Scholastic Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, Research and Education Association (Piscataway, NJ), 2002.

Author of instructional materials related to historic U.S. battlegrounds. Contributor to books, including Education and Management of Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities, edited by Sheryl Langer, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1993. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals, including Education World, Hopscotch, South Carolina Women, Journal of School Health, Journal of Reading, Instructor, Reading Teacher, and Prim-Aid. Member of editorial board, Reading Matters, 2001, and Perspectives: Literacy.

SIDELIGHTS:

Anita P. Davis told CA: "I write about that which I know—and love! Real Heroes: Rutherford County Men Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice during World War II is a biography of 149 men from Rutherford County, North Carolina; it is dedicated to my dad who was killed at the Battle of the Bulge. North Carolina during the Great Depression: A Documentary Portrait of a Decade is dedicated to my mother. Chimney Rock and Rutherford County is dedicated to my stepfather; it is part of the 'Images of America' series of Arcadia Publishers. Rutherford County, North Carolina, in World War II is dedicated to my grandparents, who had sons and sons-in-law in service."