Willie T. Davis Jr., a medical technologist at North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point, has been selected by his peers as the most recent Employee of the Quarter. Davis is a graduate of Okolona High School. He received his bachelor’s degree in medical technology from Mississippi State University. Before transferring to the West Point hospital in 2012, he worked at NMMC-Tupelo from 1990-2007 and at NMMC-Pontotoc from 2009-2012.
According to coworkers, Davis is always willing to help and provides excellent service in the laboratory. “He carries his smile everywhere he goes; every person, every time,” a coworker wrote in his nomination. “His smile shows up first.” Others said Davis always looks for ways to improve outcomes for patients. “The best part of my job is the people I work with,” Davis said. “We are one family getting the job done. Taking care of the community is a privilege we are grateful to have.”
He and his wife Carolyn have two children, 16-year-old Leah and 12-year-old Sydni. He is a member of Word of Freedom Church in Egypt. He serves as organist for the youth choir at Baptist Grove MB Church in Prairie.
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