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Gerard (Jerry) Cox Oral History

Gerard Cox

Interviewee: Dr. Gerard Cox

Interviewer: Richard Foy, John Ansley

Interview Date: February 19, 2002; February 25, 2002

Summary: In part 1, Gerry speaks about his early childhood, his years in school and joining the Marist Brothers in Esopus. He goes on to discuss his early teaching career both outside of in with Marist, eventually becoming part of the Administration. He gives insight into the early Theater program at Marist and talk about some of the challenges of being a Dean. Gerry also shares his thoughts on what makes Marist special and what they need to do to in the future to retain this. In part 2, Gerald Cox recalls his early days on the campus and some of the original buildings. He tells about his life as a Student Brother and also about his college life. He also discusses the construction of new buildings and the growth in faculty and staff as well as the introduction of lay students. Gerald recalls his days as professor, dean of students and also reflects on former Brother Paul Ambrose also Linus Richard Foy and Dennis Murray as presidents.

Subjects:
Cox, Gerard
Marist Brothers
Marist Brothers-United States-History
Marist College-Faculty
Marist College-History
Marist College-Social Aspects
Marist College-Theater programs
Marist College (Poughkeepsie, New York)

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