This is a portrait photograph of Springfield College alumnus and faculty member Vernon Cox. In the photograph, Cox is wearing a suit and tie with a handkerchief in his chest pocket. He is looking at the camera and smiling. The photograph is undated. Vernon Cox graduated from Springfield College in 1944 and immediately joined the Army Air Corp, where he fought in the Pacific Theater. In 1947, he joined the Springfield College faculty as a physical education instructor, where he coached soccer, basketball, tennis, lacrosse, cross country and track and field. In 1977, Cox became the college’s alumni director. He passed away in 1991, after forty-four years of serving the college community. On the back of the photograph, "RETURN TO PRESS BUREAU SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE" is printed and there are several handwritings.
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