Martin “Randy” Cox

Lecturer
512-471-1957
FAX: 512-232-1481
mrcox@mail.utexas.edu

M. Randy Cox resumé (pdf)

Randy Cox (Director & IE Instructor) is the current President of the Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association (TIFA), Executive Secretary of the Texas Speech Communication Association (TSCA), and administrative director of the UT Individual Events Program. A founding member of UT's competitive speech team and a former national champion himself, his students have been graced with 18 individual national titles at both the high school and collegiate levels, and have also been awarded national team titles including the NFL Bruno E. Jacob Trophy, the NCFL Masterson and Founders’ awards, as well as three American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament team titles. Prof. Cox served previously as Co-Director of the IE Team from 1991-1994 before serving for five years as Co-Director of forensics for Boston's Milton Academy. In 2006, he authored the book What Every Student Should Know About Effective Oral Presentations, published by Allyn & Bacon. Prof. Cox was recognized in 2006 by the Texas Speech Communication Association as the University Educator of the Year.

Randy is also one of the founders of the University of Texas National Institute in Forensics, and served as chief administrator from 1999-2005 of Austin's Star Charter School, an open enrollment charter school serving grades 1-12, and a national charter school of the year.