Paul Ernest Cox

Cox received a degree from Alfred University in 1905 and was the second student to graduate from the ceramics program there. His degree was in ceramic engineering and technology. He taught at Newcomb College and Iowa State College. Cox came to Iowa State College in the fall of 1920, to begin a 19 year tenure as head of ceramic engineering. Cox and the clay products manufacturers of the state hoped to make Iowans more aware of the largely untapped shales as a resource that might help broaden the state's industrial base.