Douglas G. Cox

2025 Hall of Fame

B.S. Microbiology '74

 

After graduating from Tulsa Edison High School in 1970, Dr. Douglas G. Cox enrolled in the Oklahoma State College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in microbiology/pre-veterinary medicine. After working a summer job at a Tulsa Hospital, Doug switched from pre-vet to pre-med.

 

After enjoying college life his freshman year Doug settled down to make the Dean’s Honor Roll and then the President’s Honor Roll his last 3 semesters at OSU. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1974. Doug was accepted at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, and graduated in 1978 with his doctorate.

 

Doug has continued to be a strong supporter of OSU while practicing Family and Emergency Medicine in Grove, Oklahoma. Hosting the OSU High School Honors Banquets for Delaware and Ottawa Counties, Doug was passionate about recruiting quality students for OSU. An avid OSU athletic booster, Doug co-hosted many of the OSU coaches on Grand Lake retreats. Doug also volunteered time to be the stadium physician for the north side of Lewis Field during football games. 

Doug served the maximum twelve years in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Passionate about adequate funding for all education, as chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Healthcare he worked closely with former President Shrum and Speaker Hickman to pass legislation setting up a stable source of funding for the OSU Center for Health Sciences.

 

Whether on medical mission trips to Mexico or Honduras, working in the ER in St. Thomas USVI, delivering care in the emergency room at Integris Grove Hospital, or seeing patients as the medical director for the Wyandotte Tribal Nation and Hospice, Dr. Cox is known as the doctor that is always wearing some orange and showing his OSU pride.