Alonzo Bettis Cox, professor emeritus of marketing at The University of Texas, died on December 25, 1968. He was 84.
Professor Cox was born on April 2, 1884, in Enfield, Illinois. Son of Van Buren and Manerva (Compton) Cox. Ten months later his family moved to a farm in Erath County, Texas. He earned bachelors and masters degrees from The University of Texas at Austin in 1911 and 1914, respectively. He was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1920.
He served as president of Abilene Christian University (ACC) in 1911-12 while his brother, president of ACC, was on sick leave. ACC later awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
From 1920-23, he was in charge of the Division of Farm and Ranch Economics at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. He directed cotton marketing research at the United States Department of Agriculture, and in 1924-25, he represented the USDA as an agricultural economist in Europe.
Professor Cox joined the faculty of UT Austin in 1926, and retired in 1957. In 1926, the Bureau of Business Research (BBR) was established, and Cox served as its first director. He was director of the BBR until 1945, when he created the Cotton Economic Research center (CER), which became internationally acclaimed under his leadership for its research on cotton marketing and merchandising. The CER evolved into the Natural Fibers Information Center (NFIC), which existed until August 31, 2007.
In 1927, Professor Cox organized and chaired the Texas Cotton Committee, a policy-making group. In the 1940s and 1950s, he was involved with the Cotton Research Congress. In 1942, he assisted the Texas Statewide Cotton Committee in preparing the "Charter for Cotton," which established economic principles governing the cotton industry.
Professor Cox was a member of the State Intercollegiate Schools of Business Administration Committee in 1939. He served as advisor and committee member for the National Cotton Council in 1940-41. He was a special advisor to the U.S. Office of Price Administration on cotton price fixing during World War II. He also served on the Texas Postwar Planning Commission.
Professor Cox authored or coauthored An Economic Study of a Typical Ranching Area on the Edwards Plateau of Texas (1922), The Cottonseed Crushing Industry of Texas in its National Setting (1949), and Cotton-Demand-Supply-Merchandising (1952).
Professor Cox addressed the International Cotton Congress on three occasions, in Prague in 1933 and in Cairo in 1937 and 1951.
Cox married Sue Merle Sheppard in 1911, and they had three children. After his first wife's death he married Irene Shannon Brezeale of Llano, in 1933. Cox was a Democrat and a member of the University Avenue Church of Christ in Austin. He died on December 25, 1968, and was buried in Austin Memorial Park.
In 1987, the University dedicated the A.B. Cox Memorial Library in his honor. The library, housed at NFIC, contained approximately 1,000 volumes dating from 1847 to 1950 and included a rare collection of books on cotton as well as Professor Cox's archive. In 2000, the books were incorporated in the Life Science Library of the University of Texas General Libraries. In 2007, the NFIC transferred the archive to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, where it has an online finding aid, A Guide to the Alonzo B. Cox Papers.
Bio furnished by Carolyn 47303208.
Professor Cox was born on April 2, 1884, in Enfield, Illinois. Son of Van Buren and Manerva (Compton) Cox. Ten months later his family moved to a farm in Erath County, Texas. He earned bachelors and masters degrees from The University of Texas at Austin in 1911 and 1914, respectively. He was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1920.
He served as president of Abilene Christian University (ACC) in 1911-12 while his brother, president of ACC, was on sick leave. ACC later awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
From 1920-23, he was in charge of the Division of Farm and Ranch Economics at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. He directed cotton marketing research at the United States Department of Agriculture, and in 1924-25, he represented the USDA as an agricultural economist in Europe.
Professor Cox joined the faculty of UT Austin in 1926, and retired in 1957. In 1926, the Bureau of Business Research (BBR) was established, and Cox served as its first director. He was director of the BBR until 1945, when he created the Cotton Economic Research center (CER), which became internationally acclaimed under his leadership for its research on cotton marketing and merchandising. The CER evolved into the Natural Fibers Information Center (NFIC), which existed until August 31, 2007.
In 1927, Professor Cox organized and chaired the Texas Cotton Committee, a policy-making group. In the 1940s and 1950s, he was involved with the Cotton Research Congress. In 1942, he assisted the Texas Statewide Cotton Committee in preparing the "Charter for Cotton," which established economic principles governing the cotton industry.
Professor Cox was a member of the State Intercollegiate Schools of Business Administration Committee in 1939. He served as advisor and committee member for the National Cotton Council in 1940-41. He was a special advisor to the U.S. Office of Price Administration on cotton price fixing during World War II. He also served on the Texas Postwar Planning Commission.
Professor Cox authored or coauthored An Economic Study of a Typical Ranching Area on the Edwards Plateau of Texas (1922), The Cottonseed Crushing Industry of Texas in its National Setting (1949), and Cotton-Demand-Supply-Merchandising (1952).
Professor Cox addressed the International Cotton Congress on three occasions, in Prague in 1933 and in Cairo in 1937 and 1951.
Cox married Sue Merle Sheppard in 1911, and they had three children. After his first wife's death he married Irene Shannon Brezeale of Llano, in 1933. Cox was a Democrat and a member of the University Avenue Church of Christ in Austin. He died on December 25, 1968, and was buried in Austin Memorial Park.
In 1987, the University dedicated the A.B. Cox Memorial Library in his honor. The library, housed at NFIC, contained approximately 1,000 volumes dating from 1847 to 1950 and included a rare collection of books on cotton as well as Professor Cox's archive. In 2000, the books were incorporated in the Life Science Library of the University of Texas General Libraries. In 2007, the NFIC transferred the archive to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, where it has an online finding aid, A Guide to the Alonzo B. Cox Papers.
Bio furnished by Carolyn 47303208.
Alonzo Bettis Cox, professor emeritus of marketing at The University of Texas, died on December 25, 1968. He was 84.
Professor Cox was born on April 2, 1884, in Enfield, Illinois. Son of Van Buren and Manerva (Compton) Cox. Ten months later his family moved to a farm in Erath County, Texas. He earned bachelors and masters degrees from The University of Texas at Austin in 1911 and 1914, respectively. He was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1920.
He served as president of Abilene Christian University (ACC) in 1911-12 while his brother, president of ACC, was on sick leave. ACC later awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
From 1920-23, he was in charge of the Division of Farm and Ranch Economics at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. He directed cotton marketing research at the United States Department of Agriculture, and in 1924-25, he represented the USDA as an agricultural economist in Europe.
Professor Cox joined the faculty of UT Austin in 1926, and retired in 1957. In 1926, the Bureau of Business Research (BBR) was established, and Cox served as its first director. He was director of the BBR until 1945, when he created the Cotton Economic Research center (CER), which became internationally acclaimed under his leadership for its research on cotton marketing and merchandising. The CER evolved into the Natural Fibers Information Center (NFIC), which existed until August 31, 2007.
In 1927, Professor Cox organized and chaired the Texas Cotton Committee, a policy-making group. In the 1940s and 1950s, he was involved with the Cotton Research Congress. In 1942, he assisted the Texas Statewide Cotton Committee in preparing the "Charter for Cotton," which established economic principles governing the cotton industry.
Professor Cox was a member of the State Intercollegiate Schools of Business Administration Committee in 1939. He served as advisor and committee member for the National Cotton Council in 1940-41. He was a special advisor to the U.S. Office of Price Administration on cotton price fixing during World War II. He also served on the Texas Postwar Planning Commission.
Professor Cox authored or coauthored An Economic Study of a Typical Ranching Area on the Edwards Plateau of Texas (1922), The Cottonseed Crushing Industry of Texas in its National Setting (1949), and Cotton-Demand-Supply-Merchandising (1952).
Professor Cox addressed the International Cotton Congress on three occasions, in Prague in 1933 and in Cairo in 1937 and 1951.
Cox married Sue Merle Sheppard in 1911, and they had three children. After his first wife's death he married Irene Shannon Brezeale of Llano, in 1933. Cox was a Democrat and a member of the University Avenue Church of Christ in Austin. He died on December 25, 1968, and was buried in Austin Memorial Park.
In 1987, the University dedicated the A.B. Cox Memorial Library in his honor. The library, housed at NFIC, contained approximately 1,000 volumes dating from 1847 to 1950 and included a rare collection of books on cotton as well as Professor Cox's archive. In 2000, the books were incorporated in the Life Science Library of the University of Texas General Libraries. In 2007, the NFIC transferred the archive to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, where it has an online finding aid, A Guide to the Alonzo B. Cox Papers.
Bio furnished by Carolyn 47303208.
Professor Cox was born on April 2, 1884, in Enfield, Illinois. Son of Van Buren and Manerva (Compton) Cox. Ten months later his family moved to a farm in Erath County, Texas. He earned bachelors and masters degrees from The University of Texas at Austin in 1911 and 1914, respectively. He was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1920.
He served as president of Abilene Christian University (ACC) in 1911-12 while his brother, president of ACC, was on sick leave. ACC later awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
From 1920-23, he was in charge of the Division of Farm and Ranch Economics at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. He directed cotton marketing research at the United States Department of Agriculture, and in 1924-25, he represented the USDA as an agricultural economist in Europe.
Professor Cox joined the faculty of UT Austin in 1926, and retired in 1957. In 1926, the Bureau of Business Research (BBR) was established, and Cox served as its first director. He was director of the BBR until 1945, when he created the Cotton Economic Research center (CER), which became internationally acclaimed under his leadership for its research on cotton marketing and merchandising. The CER evolved into the Natural Fibers Information Center (NFIC), which existed until August 31, 2007.
In 1927, Professor Cox organized and chaired the Texas Cotton Committee, a policy-making group. In the 1940s and 1950s, he was involved with the Cotton Research Congress. In 1942, he assisted the Texas Statewide Cotton Committee in preparing the "Charter for Cotton," which established economic principles governing the cotton industry.
Professor Cox was a member of the State Intercollegiate Schools of Business Administration Committee in 1939. He served as advisor and committee member for the National Cotton Council in 1940-41. He was a special advisor to the U.S. Office of Price Administration on cotton price fixing during World War II. He also served on the Texas Postwar Planning Commission.
Professor Cox authored or coauthored An Economic Study of a Typical Ranching Area on the Edwards Plateau of Texas (1922), The Cottonseed Crushing Industry of Texas in its National Setting (1949), and Cotton-Demand-Supply-Merchandising (1952).
Professor Cox addressed the International Cotton Congress on three occasions, in Prague in 1933 and in Cairo in 1937 and 1951.
Cox married Sue Merle Sheppard in 1911, and they had three children. After his first wife's death he married Irene Shannon Brezeale of Llano, in 1933. Cox was a Democrat and a member of the University Avenue Church of Christ in Austin. He died on December 25, 1968, and was buried in Austin Memorial Park.
In 1987, the University dedicated the A.B. Cox Memorial Library in his honor. The library, housed at NFIC, contained approximately 1,000 volumes dating from 1847 to 1950 and included a rare collection of books on cotton as well as Professor Cox's archive. In 2000, the books were incorporated in the Life Science Library of the University of Texas General Libraries. In 2007, the NFIC transferred the archive to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, where it has an online finding aid, A Guide to the Alonzo B. Cox Papers.
Bio furnished by Carolyn 47303208.
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