Former UGA president Fred Davison dies

<p>Former University of Georgia President Fred C. Davison, who guided the state's flagship school from 1967-86, died Wednesday at University Hospital. He had been suffering from cancer.</p><p>Davison, 74, was retired but had headed a science foundation in Augusta after leaving the university. His 19-year tenure at Georgia was the third-longest of any of the school's presidents, university spokesman Tom Jackson said.</p><p>The current president, Michael Adams, said Davison "was a true visionary leader of the University of Georgia, and the entire universtiy community greatly mourns his passing.</p><p>"The influence his life had on this institution will endure for generations to come. He was especially instrumental in UGA's rapid rise in research, particularly in the life sciences," Adams said.</p><p>On April 16, Davison attended a formal ceremony where the Athens campus named the life sciences building in his honor. As president, he pushed for the school to make a single facility fo genetics and biochemestry programs. He helped design the building and worked to get state funding for its construction.</p><p>The 257,000-square-foot building opened in 1991 at a cost of $32 million.</p>

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