Mr. and Mrs. N. Campbell and Peggy Cox

Nacogdoches native Campbell Cox, ‘57, is the son of Navarro and Ruby Cox and is a 1953 graduate of Nacogdoches High School. He served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was the owner of Navarro Cox Tire for 40 years. He also is a former member of the Stephen F. Austin State University Foundation board of directors.
Cox married his high school sweetheart, Peggy Green, in 1956. She was born in Lufkin and lived there until she moved to Nacogdoches with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Green, and her brother Jimmy Green. Her father had been offered a position with the SFA department of agriculture, a position he held from 1947 to 1980. She attended the SFA Demonstration School until it was closed and then attended junior high and graduated from Nacogdoches High School in 1955. She received a Bachelor of Science from SFA in 1958 and a master’s degree in 1959. She then taught third, fourth and fifth grades at Central Heights School for several years.
Mr. and Mrs. Cox have two sons, Judge Campbell Cox II and Marcus Cox. Both men have taught classes at SFA. Marcus Cox attended the University of North Texas in Denton, where he obtained his Ph.D. in business strategy.
Campbell Cox II is serving as judge in the 145th Judicial District, Nacogdoches County. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons, Travis and Thomas.