Arkansas 4-H Alumni Association

Raymond C. Cox

Washington County

Outstanding Arkansas 4-H Alumnus, 1985

Raymond C. Cox was a member of the Floral 4-H Club in Independence County during his early teens. He graduated from Batesville High School and attended Arkansas State Teachers College (UCA) in Conway.

He served in the U.S. Army Artillery Division during World War II, and Mr. Cox and his wife, Una, decided to stay in California after his discharge. He earned his B.A. at the University of California at Davis.

Mr. Cox worked in the College of Agriculture at the University of Nevada as part of Extension Services. He completed his M.A. at the University of Wisconsin, then returned to Nevada and became state 4-H director, and went on to become assistant to the associate director of Extension.

After serving 26 years in 4-H work, Mr. Cox retired and he and Mrs. Cox returned to Arkansas. He loved his native state and enjoyed being near the University of Arkansas campus.

It was Raymond Cox’s heart’s desire to form a 4-H Alumni Association in Arkansas. He devoted himself to attaining this goal, speaking at 4-H leaders’ meetings across the state, and realized his dream when the Arkansas 4-H Alumni Association was formed in 1982. Mr. Cox was elected as the first chairman and served in that capacity until after the first 4-H Alumni Day, October 13, 1984.

The two Raymond C. Cox Scholarships, which are awarded annually by the Arkansas 4-H Alumni Association, are named in his honor.