Background
Cox, Gene Spracher was born on March 21, 1921 in Norton, Virginia, United States. Son of Dewitt Cam and Kathleen (Spracher) Cox.
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Gene Spracher Cox
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Bachelor of Science, Duke U., 1947; Master of Science, Duke U., 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke U., 1953.
Career
Assistant professor, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, 1951-1953; from assistant professor to associate professor, U. Montana, Missoula, 1953-1960; from associate professor to professor forestry, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1960-1988; professor emeritus, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1988; associate director, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1986-1988. Visiting scientist National Science Foundation, 1969-1971.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1942-1945. Member Society American Foresters, Soil Science Society American, Ecological Society American, American Society.Agronomy, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Xi Sigma Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Connections
Married Nell Ruth Jones, January 19, 1946. Children: Thomas, Alan.
Awards
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Recipient Superior Teaching Gamma Sigma Delta, 1966. Recipient Outstanding Teaching Standard Oil Foundation, 1969, Faculty Alumni U. Missouri Alumni Association, 1981.Recipient Superior Teaching Gamma Sigma Delta, 1966. Recipient Outstanding Teaching Standard Oil Foundation, 1969, Faculty Alumni U. Missouri Alumni Association, 1981.