Beverly Davenport (born c. 1954) is an American academic who was the first woman appointed chancellor of the University of Tennessee's campus in Knoxville.

Davenport began her career at the Western Kentucky University where she was tenured and led a departmental internship program.

[1] She spent eight years at the University of Kansas where she served as divisional dean for the social sciences, was promoted to full professor and named a Kemper Fellow for Teaching Excellence.

[2] She left to become the Associate Provost for Special Initiatives at Purdue University where she spent 11 years and subsequently served as Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Director of the Susan Butler Bulkeley Center for Women’s Leadership,[3] Director of the Discovery Learning Center[4] and was recognized for her contributions to gender equity in education in the 40 years of Title IX at Purdue.

[7] Davenport began serving as the Chancellor of The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, on February 15, 2017.