Background
Smith-Cox, Elizabeth Shelton was born on February 12, 1924 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Benjamin Warren and Sarah Priscilla (Harrell) Shelton.
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Elizabeth Shelton Smith-Cox, American art educator. Recipient Service to Mankind award Clemson Sertoma Club, 1997, Distinguished Alumni award Meredith College, 1996; named South Carolina Teacher of Year, South Carolina Department Education and Encyclopedia Britannica, 1976, Citizen of Year, Clemson Rotary Club, 1979; Annual Student Scholarship named Liz Smith-Cox Student Scholarship, 2003; named studio in her honor Pickens County Museum, 2006.
Education
Bachelor in Art, Meredith College, 1946. Master of Education in Supervision and Administration, Clemson University, 1974.
Career
Youth director St. John's Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1946-1947. Art teacher Raleigh (North Carolina) Public Schools, 1947-1949, East Mecklenberg High School, Charlotte, 1968-1969, D. W. Daniel High School, Central, South Carolina, 1970-1986. Art instructor University South Carolina, Columbia, 1966-1968.
Adjunct professor Clemson (South Carolina) University, 1991-1993. Artist-in-residence education program South Carolina Arts Commission, Columbia, 1991-2001. Owner Liz Smith-Cox Teaching Studio, 2006.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer worker, editor newsletter Pickens County Habitat for Humanity, Clemson, 1981-2005. Volunteer art teacher St. Andrew's Elementary School, Columbia, 1962-1968. Volunteer Habitat for Humanity Mission to Honduras, summers 1996-2004.
Trustee Friends of Lee Gallery, Clemson University, 2003-2009. Life deacon Baptist Church. Member South Carolina Art Education Association (president 1978, Lifetime Service award 1990, Lifetime Achievement in Art Education award 1995, Liz Smith-Cox scholar 2003), National Art Education Association (retired art educator affiliate, president 1994-1997, Distinguished Service award 1995, Electronic Gallery 1999-2006, Retired Art Educator of Year award 2000, Elizabeth's O'Neil Verner South Carolina Governor's award 2003), National Art Education Foundation (trustee 1996-2002, South Carolina Watercolor Society (Member with Excellence 1993), Upstate Visual Artists (Best in Show award).
Interests
Connections
Married John Edwin Smith, August 16, 1947 (deceased July 1992). Children: Shelley Hobson, Dale Henslee, John Edwin Junior. Married Headley Morris Cox Junior, December 30, 1994.
Awards
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Recipient Service to Mankind award Clemson Sertoma Club, 1997, Distinguished Alumni award Meredith College, 1996. Named South Carolina Teacher of Year, South Carolina Department Education and Encyclopedia Britannica, 1976, Citizen of Year, Clemson Rotary Club, 1979. Annual Student Scholarship named Liz Smith-Cox Student Scholarship, 2003. Named studio in her honor Pickens County Museum, 2006.Recipient Service to Mankind award Clemson Sertoma Club, 1997, Distinguished Alumni award Meredith College, 1996. Named South Carolina Teacher of Year, South Carolina Department Education and Encyclopedia Britannica, 1976, Citizen of Year, Clemson Rotary Club, 1979. Annual Student Scholarship named Liz Smith-Cox Student Scholarship, 2003.
Named studio in her honor Pickens County Museum, 2006.