Dr. Bettye Davis Lewis is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing with a B.S. in Nursing in 1959. She received a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from the University of Houston, Houston Texas, a Masters of Education and Doctorate of Education from Texas Southern University, Houston Texas. She is a graduate of Leadership Texas and a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum. Dr. Lewis has held a variety of positions in nursing ranging from Staff Nurse and Educator to Director of Nurses in several agencies. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and a Fellow in the International Society of Hypertension in Blacks. Dr. Lewis was the first African American selected as a Leadership Extern in Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society.
She serves on numerous boards which include United Negro College Fund, Theater Under the Stars, March of Dimes, America Cancer Society, Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases/State of Texas, 5A Advisory Board for Museum of Fine Arts. She has received many awards which includes: 2000 African American Life Achievement Award, Edith Award, Crystal Award, Emerge Business Award, Distinguished Leadership Award from Texas Nurses Association, District #9, International Distinguished Research Award for Community Service in Nairobi, Kenya 1989, Chi Eta Phi Leadership in Nursing Award, 1990, “Woman On The Move”, Texas Executive Women, 1991.
Dr. Lewis is listed in Who’s Who in American Nursing, Who’s Who in American and Distinguished African Americans. For the past three years she has been listed in Ebony Magazine 100 Most Influential Americans.
Dr. Lewis has been devoted to the growth and sustainability of the College of Nursing. She has served as the President of the Alumni Chapter, Chairperson of the Scholarship Luncheon, and has served on many different committees in the chapter.