Interview with Clay Davis, March 22, 2007

Project: Community Colleges of Kentucky: History of Kentucky's Community Colleges Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Oral history with Clay Davis, member of the advisory board of Somerset Community College. Davis recalls the programs the college has added since the 1970s, explains how the college has shaped the economy and educational profile of the community, discusses the importance of distance education, and describes how the severance from the University of Kentucky impacted community colleges.

Interview Accession

2008oh013_cc027

Interviewee Name

Clay Davis

Interviewer Name

Adina O'Hara

Interview Date

2007-03-22

Interview Keyword

Center for Rural Development Community College community college history community college system Higher education Higher Education in Kentucky Pulaski County, KY Somerset Community College University of Kentucky

Interview LC Subject

Center for Rural Development Community colleges--Administration Community colleges--History Community colleges--Kentucky Davis, Clay Parker Davis, Clay Parker--Interviews Education, Higher Pulaski County (Ky.) Somerset Community College University of Kentucky

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Davis, Clay Interview by Adina O'Hara. 22 Mar. 2007. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

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