Davidson receives teaching award
Greg Davidson of the Pilsen community drives 140 miles daily to teach at Wichita, where he has received the St. Thomas More Distinguished Professor Award.
The honor bestowed on the Bishop Carroll High School teacher is sponsored by the Catholic Diocese
Davidson teaches calculus and is co-technology coordinator at Bishop Carroll. In his 14 years on the faculty at Bishop Carroll he has taught physics, calculus, pre-calculus, and other math and computer courses.
Formerly, he taught at Centre High School near his home in Marion County. Davidson and his wife, Rose, and their family live on a farm near Marion. They are members of Holy Family Catholic Parish, Marion.
An early member of the diocesan technology committee, he is the recent author of a diocesan publication on ethics and technology.
He also is co-manager of the Bishop Carroll network.
As a teacher, Davidson sees both faith and reason as essential to his teaching ministry. So, he says, whether he is teaching the order and majesty of creation or the logic of computer problem solving, he encourages students and inspires fellow teachers to share their faith through actions and convictions.
He is said to stretch students to the limits of their talents. In discipline, he puts the moral and ethical concern first and then the punishment.
Though he travels 140 miles daily, to his job, he is active on the parish finance committee, is Grand Knight of Father Kapaun Council 3423, has been lector, usher, and PSR teacher. He also is devoted to the pro-life movement.
His principal, Leticia Nielsen, sums up his contributions by saying he is "outstanding role model in our Catholic community. He is the embodiment of the word 'teacher.'"
