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DSC Scholarship to Honor Dr. Mervyn Cox
By Dixie Weekly News
A scholarship fund in honor of Dr. Mervyn Kay Cox, a Dixie State College Hall of Fame inductee who passed away suddenly in December at the age of 71, has been formed at the college.
Cox, a Dixie College graduate and former president of the college’s “X Club,” was the first practicing orthodontist in St. George and southwestern Utah. He was a charter board member of the Dixie College Foundation and also served a term as its president. He was an original investor in SkyWest Airlines in 1972 and had served on its Board of Directors over 28 years.
Cox and his family are major benefactors of Dixie State College, and his generous gifts have made possible the M. K. Cox Auditorium, the Dr. Mervyn and Sue Cox Dental Hygiene Clinic, the family fountain sculpture garden, the DSC Mobile Dental Hygiene Clinic and carpeting for the Browning Library.
According to DSC Associate Vice President of Advancement George F. Whitehead, Dr. Cox was “a man of a million smiles,” and his generosity and commitment to the students of Dixie State College will keep his spirit alive for years to come.
“Dr. Cox placed beautiful smiles on the faces of orthodontic patients, DSC Dental Hygiene graduates and their patients, countless attendees to functions at the M. K. Cox Auditorium and to parade-goers who enjoyed his collection of convertible automobiles escorting Grand Marshals and dignitaries,” Whitehead said. “Dr. Cox will be deeply missed but leaves with each of us his perpetual smile.” 
Cox is survived by his wife, Sue, a member of the Dixie State College National Advisory Council, 12 children and 25 (soon to be 27) grandchildren.
Donations to the Mervyn Cox Scholarship Fund may be made to Dixie State College, c/o George F. Whitehead, 225 South 700 East, St. George, Utah 84770. For more information, contact Whitehead at 435-652-7536 or at whiteheg@dixie.edu.

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