Walter Royal Davis: Tough man, soft heart sent many through college

The Charlotte Observer

May 25, 2008

If warm and fuzzy is your idea of the quintessential college trustee, you might not think of the late oil magnate Walter Royal Davis of Chapel Hill.

But Walter Royal Davis was also among the most generous benefactors of ordinary folks trying to get through college.... News stories this week have recounted how he sent more than 1,300 N.C. and Texas students through colleges, universities and nursing schools. Click here to read more.