Cory Cox of Perryville was sworn in as a member of the Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees by Pope County Judge Ben Cross on Thursday, June 20.

Cox will complete the term previously assigned to Michael Lamoureux. Lamoureux resigned from the board effective March 31, 2024. The term Cox has been appointed to will expire Jan. 14, 2027.

A 1996 graduate of Arkansas Tech with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political science, Cox was active in ATU Student Government Association and ATU Student Activities Board during his time as an undergraduate student.

After graduating from the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Cox was legal counsel in the Arkansas Office of the Governor during the administration of Mike Huckabee (2000-05), director of the Arkansas Insurance Department Criminal Investigation Division (2005-08) and a partner at Hiland, Thomas and Cox (2008-10).

Cox also has experience as government affairs liaison and legal counsel for the Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands (2010-14), deputy general counsel for the Arkansas Department of Human Services (2014), legislative director for the Arkansas Office of the Attorney General (2014-17) and chief of staff for the Arkansas Office of the Attorney General (2017-21).

Since 2021, Cox has been employed by health care insurance provider CareSource. He is the company’s state director of government relations.

Cox joins Len Cotton of Dardanelle (chairman), Bill Clary of Conway (vice chairman), Stephanie Duffield of Russellville (secretary) and Jim Smith of Fayetteville on the ATU Board of Trustees.