Father Joseph Morgan Davis, S.M.
Father Joseph Morgan Davis, S.M. (August 17, 1927 – July 30, 1992) was the 1st Executive Director of the National Offices for Black Catholics from 1970 – 1977. He was ordained a Deacon in 1990 and in 1991 was ordained to the Priesthood. He served as Pastor at Saint Aloysius Parish in Cleveland, Ohio from 1991 – 1992.
NBCCC Fr. Joseph Davis Lifetime Achievement Awardees (Alpha order)
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Bro. Booker Taliaferro Ashe, OFM, Cap
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Rev. Joseph Brown, S.J.
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Most Rev Dominic Carmen
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Rev George H. Clements
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Fr Chris Coleman
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Dcn. Dunn Cumby
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Rev. Cyprian Davis, OSB
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Bro. Joseph Davis
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Most Rev Joseph Francis, SVD
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Bro. Loyola Freightman, OFM
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Rev. Jim Goode
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Rev Boniface Hardin, OSB
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Most Rev. James Patterson Lyke, OFM, D.D., Ph.D
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Rev. Al McKnight
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Dcn. Arthur Miller
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Rev. William Norvel, SSJ
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Rev. Herman Porter
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Rev Thaddeus J. Posey, OFM, Cap
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Dcn. Paul Richardson
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Rev. Clarence Rivers
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Rev Cyprian Rowe, FMS, Ph.D
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Rev. Msgr. Leonard Scott, J.C.D.
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Rev. Charles Smith, S.V.D.
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Rev. Chester Smith, S.V.D.
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Br. Roy Smith, C.S.C.
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Rev. Benedict M Taylor, OFM
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Rev. Wilbur Thomas
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Rev. August L. Thompson
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Dcn Marvin Threatt
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Dcn Thomas White
Davis Award recipient names for the years below have not been recorded. If you can assist with completing this list, please email mtardy@nd.edu: 1990, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2015.
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