Getting to know Sandy Davidson
Briana Bever
04/10/08
Sandy Davidson was a lonely woman managing a motel in De Soto in 1978.
During this time, she enjoyed experimenting with recipes. Her most memorable failure was baking beer bread. When the beer did not warm and the bread did not raise, she gave the unsuccessful loaf to her neighbor's dog.
Watch a KNBU video featuring Davidson.
Later, she looked out her window and saw that the dog was lying on its side. Davidson thought the dog looked like a four-legged barrel that was about to explode. She was afraid she had killed the dog, but later that night she noticed the dog was up and running around again, and her neighbors were none the wiser.
Thirty years later, the story has a happy ending. Davidson successfully baked some beer bread in October, and she has been making it regularly since then.
Davidson's life revolves around happy endings. As Student Academic Services tutoring coordinator, she tries to help students reach their own happy endings. "Sandy has an open style that makes students feel very comfortable with asking for her assistance," Academic Service Assistant Kathy Wilson said.
Many students agree with Wilson.
"I love her! She is one of those teachers that actually cares about her students not just in school but with their life," sophomore Alysia King said.
Because of United States Air Force commitments, Davidson's family moved every two to three years to a new city or country. She said she learned to love new places, people and stimulation but had a difficult time staying in one place for a long period of time. After she graduated high school, she experienced many adventures that took her to Florida, California, Hawaii and Japan. Through her experiences she accumulated many lifetime memories and a couple hundred hours of college credit.
Sandy Davidson was a lonely woman managing a motel in De Soto in 1978.
During this time, she enjoyed experimenting with recipes. Her most memorable failure was baking beer bread. When the beer did not warm and the bread did not raise, she gave the unsuccessful loaf to her neighbor's dog.
Watch a KNBU video featuring Davidson.
Later, she looked out her window and saw that the dog was lying on its side. Davidson thought the dog looked like a four-legged barrel that was about to explode. She was afraid she had killed the dog, but later that night she noticed the dog was up and running around again, and her neighbors were none the wiser.
Thirty years later, the story has a happy ending. Davidson successfully baked some beer bread in October, and she has been making it regularly since then.
Davidson's life revolves around happy endings. As Student Academic Services tutoring coordinator, she tries to help students reach their own happy endings. "Sandy has an open style that makes students feel very comfortable with asking for her assistance," Academic Service Assistant Kathy Wilson said.
Many students agree with Wilson.
"I love her! She is one of those teachers that actually cares about her students not just in school but with their life," sophomore Alysia King said.
Because of United States Air Force commitments, Davidson's family moved every two to three years to a new city or country. She said she learned to love new places, people and stimulation but had a difficult time staying in one place for a long period of time. After she graduated high school, she experienced many adventures that took her to Florida, California, Hawaii and Japan. Through her experiences she accumulated many lifetime memories and a couple hundred hours of college credit.
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