David Levy

Academic background David Levy earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from the University of Illinois in 1959, a Master of Arts (M. A.) degree from University of Chicago in 1961 and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) from University of Wisconsin in 1967. He taught at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio for three years (1964-1967) as an instructor in history, then moved to the University of Oklahoma (OU) in 1967, where he spent much of his career. He was named David Ross Boyd Professor of History in 1985, and has also been designated as a Sam K. Viersen Presidential Professor, and the Irene and Julian Rothbaum Professor of History. He has held the title of Professor Emeritus since 2006. Levy was inducted to the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame in 2006.

Missouri University of Science and Technology appointed Levy as the 2010 Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities.

Honors Levy was given both the Regents’ Award for Superior Teaching and the Student Association’s Award for the Outstanding Teacher at the University of Oklahoma. After completing three volumes of an Oklahoma history series, some sources have called him, "the official historian of Oklahoma."

Professional memberships American Studies Association Organization of American Historians Phi Alpha Theta Phi Beta Kappa