About the Society

The society honors the memory of both Clayton Cresswell Dovey Jr. and Clayton Cresswell Dovey III.

CCDIIS was established to perpetuate two life principles as defined by the lives of the organization’s namesakes — the belief of Dovey Jr. that all individuals have a  responsibility to positively influence the lives of others and the principle of Dovey III that all men are brothers.

The mission of the CCDIIS is to have a positive affect on others and define the organization’s and individual members’ success based upon the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you lived. This is to have succeeded.”