October 30, 2009

Sid Cox

The College of Arts and Humanities at California State University, Fresno continues its Distinguished Alumni Series on Thursday, Nov. 5 with a lecture by Sid Cox, founder of Cox Communications.

Cox will speak to students at 1 p.m. in the McKee Fisk Building, Room 242.

A 1952 graduate and Valley icon in public relations, Cox will talk about his time at Fresno State, and how his degree in journalism and his experience reporting, his time as vice president of Producers Cotton Oil, as well as the founding of his own public relations consultancy have contributed to his knowledge and growth in public relations.

After graduating from Fresno State, Cox began reporting for KMJ radio and writing for the Fresno Bee on agriculture-related issues.  He served in the Korean War and returned to the Valley where he began working for Producers Cotton Oil, eventually rising to vice president.  In 1988, Cox founded his own public relations consulting firm, Cox Communications.

The Distinguished Alumni Series is a five-part series that welcomes alumni back to campus to speak to students in the same field of study as the alumni. The lecture is open to the public without charge.

For more information, contact the College of Arts and Humanities at 559.278.3056.