Wilma Beaty Cox

Background

Cox, Wilma Beaty was born on June 27, 1929 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Robert Wilbur and Ruth Aseneth (Duran) Dudley.

Education

Bachelor, San Jose State University, 1972, Master of Arts, 1976. Certified teacher, California.

Career

Assistant to director Crocker Art Gallery, Sacramento, 1973—1974. Director Public Information University California-Davis School Medicine, 1974—1976. Director public affairs East Connecticut State College, Willimantic, 1976—1979.

Director public information Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, 1979—1980. Director public relations University Puget Sound, Tacoma, 1980—1983. Director university communications Santa Clara University, California, 1983—1985.

Director marketing & communications Leisure Care Inc., Bellevue, Washington, 1985—1987, Village Concepts Inc., Federal Way, 1987—1991, Casadela Campanas, San Diego, 1991—1992, Glenmeadow Retirement Community, Longmeadow, Massachusetts, since 1992. Owner, operator Benchmark Communications, 1987—1997. Director marketing Peconichanding, Southold, New York, since 1997.

Consultant Hopkins Art Center, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, 1978. Chairperson Committee Publications Standards, Connecticut, 1978—1979. Board directors Crocker Art Gallery Association, Sacramento, 1974—1976.

Charter member communications group Northern California Cancer Program, Stanford, 1974—1976. Charter member board directors Sacramento Cancer Council, 1975—1976. Board directors San Jose State University Art Alumni Association, 1983—1986, Northwest Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Health Services, 1989—1991.

Secretary board directors Fine Arts Council, Art Museum Springfield, 1994—1997. Board directors Musicorda.

Achievements

• Wilma Beaty Cox has been listed as a noteworthy communications executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Philadelphia Public Relations Association (member peer awards committee 1980), International Business Communicators, Women Communications (secretary Tacoma-Olympia chapter 1980-1983), Council Advancement & Support Education (chairperson publications track 1985, Computer-Aided Software Engineering, Exceptional Achievement award Periodicals Program 1983, Exceptional Achievement award Total Publications Program 1983, Gold medal Individual Recruiting, Gold medal Program Publications 1985), Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Robert S. Cox, April 25, 1958 (divorced). Children: Charles Thomas, Leslee Ann Cox Stout, Robert Sayre, Nancy Elizabeth Cox Jones, Kristina Suzanne.

Father:

RobertWilbur Dudley

Mother:

Ruth Aseneth (Duran) Dudley

Spouse:

Robert South. Cox

child:

Charles Thomas Cox

child:

Nancy Elizabeth Cox Jones Cox

child:

Kristina Suzanne Cox

child:

Leslee Ann Cox Stout Cox

child:

Robert Sayre Cox