1943
Dr. Cox is born in Ord, Nebraska to George Harvey Cox and Muriel Jane Bartz.
1965
Dr. Cox receives a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Nebraska.
1965
Dr. Cox becomes a vocal music instructor at Superior High School in Superior, Nebraska.
1967
Dr. Cox becomes a vocal music instructor at Casey Junior High School in Boulder, Colorado.
1968
Dr. Cox becomes an assistant professor of music at Salem University in West Virginia.
1969
Dr. Cox receives a Master of Music from the University of Colorado.
1974
Dr. Cox receives a Master of Arts from West Virginia University.
1974
Dr. Cox receives the Outstanding Educators of America Award.
1978
Dr. Cox receives a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance.
1978
Dr. Cox becomes a professor of music and, later, the graduate coordinator at the University of Maine.
1992
Dr. Cox marries Elizabeth Anne Downing.
2000
Dr. Cox receives the Vincent Hartgen Award from the University of Maine Patrons of the Arts.
2001
Dr. Cox receives the Black Bear Award from the University of Maine Alumni Association.
2011
Dr. Cox receives the Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Nebraska.
2014
Dr. Cox is named Professor Emeritus.