Fox, who has held various roles at the university for more than 30 years, resigned today.
Marshall President Jerome A. Gilbert praised Fox’s leadership and vision.
“Dr. Fox has been instrumental in making Marshall University a leader in information technology not only in West Virginia, but regionally and nationally as well,” he said. “Her dedication to the university’s mission and its students has been remarkable throughout her career at Marshall. Her leadership has left its mark on our institution and has helped set the stage for future growth. The entire Marshall community wishes her the very best in future endeavors.”
Fox said, “Being a student, faculty and staff member of Marshall University will always make me proud. The students and employees are the heart of this special institution. The IT family performs incredible accomplishments daily and deserves an enormous amount of respect.”
Over the last decade, Fox has provided leadership for more than $6 million in federal and state grants. She serves or has served on numerous national and local boards including the Higher Education Leadership Board of CIOs, West Virginia Broadband Deployment Council, West Virginia Telehealth Alliance, West Virginia Network for Telecomputing, West Virginia Information Technology Council of CIOs and Mission West Virginia.
Her employment history at Marshall includes progressive vice president appointments and serving as chair of the Department of Academic Computing at the university’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. She previously served as a biomedical research specialist for the Huntington Veterans Administration and an environmental modeling technician for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. In 2001, she was on executive loan and served as special assistant to Governor Bob Wise, who she assisted with statewide technology issues that contributed to the state’s economic development, job creation, strategic planning, e-government, eHealth and statewide infrastructure development initiatives. She was awarded the West Virginia Governor’s Excellence in Technology award under three different governors.