College Mourns Passing of EE's Alan Davis
Alan Davis, a longtime faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering, passed away on Sunday, February 13, at age 80.
A funeral service is scheduled for Tuesday, February 22, at 10 a.m. at Wade Family Funeral Home, 4140 West Pioneer Parkway, Arlington.
Davis earned B.S. (1963), M.S. (1964) and Ph.D. (1971) degrees in electrical engineering and a B.S. in engineering math from the University of Michigan. After graduation, he worked for McMaster University, Raytheon and General Electric.
He joined the faculty at UTA in 1983 as an Associate Professor. His specialty was RF devices and circuits. He authored or co-authored 49 journal publications and held a U.S. patent with former colleagues Howard Russell and Ron Carter. He also co-authored a book, Radio Frequency Circuit Design, with Krishna Agarwal.
Davis served as Graduate Advisor for the department for more than 10 years. In 2016, he was in a debilitating accident which left him partially paralyzed. After a yearlong recovery he was able to return to work until his retirement in Fall 2021. He was highly regarded by the faculty in the EE department and by the students he taught and advised.
He particularly enjoyed service as faculty advisor for Tau Beta Pi, the Linux User Group, Cornerstone, and the Lutheran Student Organization, and as a leader in the Faculty Staff Christian Fellowship Organization.