Bishop James Davis Study Abroad Scholarship

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Carlow College is proud to announce that it has created a Travel Prize to a student accepted into the study abroad programme. The prize will be determined by the Study Abroad Interview Panel and will be given to a student who possess a strong academic record and is eager to promote the Carlovian spirit abroad. This scholarship is named after Bishop James Davis, past graduate of Carlow College who was the third bishop of Davenport, Iowa in the United States. Davis studied at Carlow College from and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Iowa. After his ordination he left for the United States where he served as a parish priest and vicar general prior to his appointment as coadjutor bishop of Davenport on. later he succeeded Henry Cosgrove as the third bishop of Davenport. Davis served as bishop of Davenport from and oversaw many important initiatives. He was a strong supporter of war effort during World War I and was instrumental in the establishment of the first women’s college in the diocese; he was also instrumental in overseeing the creation of the diocese of Des Moines. At St. Ambrose University, where Carlow College students will study, the legacy of Bishop Davis is remembered by a building that bears his name, Davis Hall.