[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E182-E183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING DR. NORA GOUGH-DAVIS

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 7, 2023

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
tenacious and self-motivated leader, Dr. Nora Gough-Davis. Dr. Nora 
Gough-Davis has had a fascination for the medical field since she was 
young, watching her dad, the late Dr. Walter C. Gough, tirelessly serve 
the rural MS Delta.
  Dr. Gough-Davis is a native of Mound Bayou, MS. She is also the 
daughter of Mrs. May Bailey Gough. She received a B.S. in Biology and 
Chemistry from Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) in 1999, 
graduating as Valedictorian of her class. During her academic years at 
MVSU, Dr. Gough-Davis was a Presidential Scholar for all four academic 
years, a member of the Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation 
(MAMP), Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society, the Women's Basketball Team, and 
the Eta Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
  Upon graduating from MVSU, Dr. Gough-Davis began a career as a 
science and pre-algebra teacher, girls' basketball assistant coach and 
girls' softball head coach for the North Bolivar School District. In 
2003, the girls' basketball team achieved their first Girls' State 2A 
Basketball Championship.

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  In 2002, Dr. Gough-Davis earned a MS in Natural Science from Delta 
State University (DSU) in Cleveland, MS. In 2005, Dr. Gough-Davis 
received a BSN and in 2009, she received a MS in Nursing from DSU. In 
2012, she received a MBA with a focus in Health Care Management from 
the University of Phoenix. In 2014, she received a Doctor of Nursing 
Practice Degree from DSU.
  In June 2009, Dr. Gough-Davis began her career as a Family Nurse 
Practitioner at North Delta Medicine Clinic in Clarksdale, MS. In 
August 2012, Dr. Gough-Davis opened her own family practice clinic, 
Shaw Family Medical, LLC in Shaw, MS. In August 2016, she re-opened her 
mother and late father's clinic, Gough's Family Medical Clinic in Drew, 
MS. She has served as d clinical preceptor for at least 26 nurse 
practitioner students from various universities. Several of the nurse 
practitioner students have progressed to opening their own clinics in 
the MS Delta.
  In August 2020, Dr. Gough-Davis began her career as an Assistant 
Professor of Nursing at the Robert E. Smith School of Nursing at Delta 
State University. In August 2021, she was assigned an additional role 
as the Undergraduate Program Coordinator.
  Dr. Gough-Davis's favorite quote is ``If I can help somebody as I 
pass along, then my living shall not be in vane.''
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dr. Nora 
Gough-Davis for her dedication, leadership and advocacy in healthcare. 
Her selfless service to her community, the Rural MS Delta Region, and 
the State of Mississippi are commended.

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