DET student honored for bringing comfort to Uvalde community

Recent COBA graduate Alissa Davis (’23) – who completed her Bachelor of Science in digital entertainment technology with an emphasis on video game design – received the Performance Plus Award from Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company last summer for her outstanding work in a crisis during her internship.

She began her work with FDLIC on June 1, 2022, just one week after 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde lost their lives to a mass shooter. Davis was immediately charged with helping to set up and monitor livestreams of approximately 15 of the funerals that stretched over several days.

The award is given to an employee who shows outstanding qualities that fit several of the 22 non-negotiable traits of the company. She credited ACU and COBA with securing the apprenticeship and learning to use her imagination to be as creative as possible.

“ACU had the connections for me; I would not have learned about this internship in the first place without them,” Davis said. “Being at ACU has helped me come out of my shell, so I can take leaps of faith and go for something I want. My time at ACU has also taught me to think quickly on my feet so that I can learn how to do what I need to do quickly to be able to give back to and help others.”