H.M. Davenport graduated from Navarro College in 1968 with an Associate of Science degree and went on to finish his education at Stephen F. Austin State University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Business degree.  Soon after graduating from college, Davenport joined his father’s excavation business where he worked for 18 years before purchasing the family-owned company. He worked another 18 years as a business owner before he selling his company to run for Navarro County Judge. In 2006, Davenport was elected to the office of Navarro County Judge and was the first Navarro County Republican elected in a county wide election.

 

Judge Davenport has a love for music and has played drums in various bands and musicals in Dallas and at the Warehouse Living Arts Theatre in Corsicana, as well as First Baptist Church, for the past 30+ years.

 

 

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About the Distinguished Alumni Award

The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor that Navarro College bestows upon an outstanding alum. The award acknowledges and recognizes the outstanding accomplishments and exemplarily achievements of Navarro College alumni whose personal lives, professional achievements, and community service exemplify the objectives of their alma mater.  The award recipients are chosen by the Distinguished Alumni Award Selection Committee consisting of members of the Navarro College Foundation Board of Directors, two Navarro College employees (active or retired) and the Executive Director of the Foundation. 

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