June 8, 2006
Eli Cox Appointed Chair of
Department of Marketing

Eli Cox has succeeded Wayne Hoyer as chair of the Department of Marketing at the McCombs School of Business.

Cox joined the McCombs School in 1971, and has served in several administrative capacities, including acting as the current director of the Business Honors Program for more than 10 years. Cox served as the director of the Department Chair of Marketing from 1985 to 1989 and as the director of the Option II MBA Program. He will continue his responsibility for the Business Honors Program.

Cox is the La Quinta Motor Inns Centennial Professor in Business. He received his B.A. in 1965 and MBA in 1996 from Michigan State University. He earned his D.B.A. from Indiana University in 1973.

“Eli's appointment received the full support of the Department of Marketing, and he is well-known to most of the McCombs faculty and staff, said George Gau, dean of the McCombs School.

Wayne Hoyer has departed for a one-year leave of absence at the University of Mannheim in Germany. Wayne's term as chair of the Department of Marketing was due to expire August 31, 2007, making it necessary to appoint his successor at this time.

“I want to express my appreciation to Wayne for his great service to the department and to the school as department chair for nearly seven years, and wish him an enjoyable year in Germany,” Dean Gau said.