In her 26 years of teaching at Eckerd, Cox still manages to find things to get excited about. She serves as the faculty advisor to the Eckerd College MakerSpace, a student organization that provides tools and instruction for burgeoning makers to create and invent with 3D printers, woodworking tools, welding, vinyl cutters and more.
“MakerSpaces allow students the chance to go in and experiment and find ways to achieve their visions,” Cox said. “It’s best when you get it wrong on the first attempt, because that is when the learning starts. Then when you finish, you feel so accomplished because you know how you got there.”
Cox earned her B.S. in physics at Rhodes College, where she was the only female physics major, and completed her Ph.D. in physics at the University of Virginia. She began teaching at Eckerd College in 1995 and won Eckerd’s Robert A. Staub…
