The family of Roland B. Daniel and Evelyn Daniel Cox

To honor the memory of her late father, Evelyn Daniel Cox ,a native of Columbus, Georgia, established the Roland B. Daniel Scholarship in 1956. Dr. Roland B. Daniel (1866-1955) was an 1891 graduate of Emory College and an esteemed scholar within the education community known for his achievement in the creation of the curriculum and standards for the Columbus school system during his 31 years as superintendent. He served as the President of the Georgia Association of Educators during this time and his Columbus school system emerged as a city model for industrial-vocational training. Dr. Daniel played a strong hand in working with Dr. George Washington Carver and the Tuskegee Institute in crafting the curriculum and standards for industrial high schools for African Americans. His works on the subject of education were broadcast in magazines and journals worldwide and his findings were used by the federal government as a blueprint for industrial schools across the nation.

The Daniel family has supported the fund over the years—eventually adding as an honoree Evelyn Daniel Cox, who was Roland and Eva Daniel’s daughter. Evelyn Daniel Cox pursued her undergraduate degree at Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans and graduated from Emory in 1930 with a degree in Library Science. She and her husband, Kyser Cox, settled in New Orleans upon retirement.