Davis, Assistant Dean, Dies Unexpectedly at 45

Mack I. Davis II, assistant dean in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), died unexpectedly Tuesday evening of an aneurysm. He was 45.

An administrator and educational consultant with a wide range of experience, Davis joined Harvard in 1970 and served in a variety of teaching posts before becoming assistant dean in 1974.

He served on the Board of Fresh-person Advisors, as acting director of the BSC and director of the College's Advanced Standing program. As a Graduate School of Education research associate in 1970, he joined the "Pathways to Identity Project: A Longitudinal Study in Black Adolescence."

"He was about the most humane and sane person I have ever met. I loved working with him," said John B. Fox '59, administrative dean of FAS and former dean of the college.

Mack received a bachelors degree in philosophy from Boston University in 1966 and a masters degree from the Graduate School of Education in 1970. He also earned a doctorate in clinical psychology at the University, and was a licensed Massachusetts psychologist.

A long-time Cambridge resident, Davis served on the boards of the Cambridge School Volunteers, Massachusetts Planned Parenthood, the International Women's Health Coalition and the International Baccalaureate.

A funeral service will be held at Memorial Church noon tomorrow.