Office of Alumni Relations
Faculty Hall of Fame Award 2001
Jack Amyx
A native of Frederick, Oklahoma, Jack Amyx grew up on a farm in Loveland, a small town
between Frederick and Grandfield. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at
Oklahoma State University where he received his bachelors, masters and doctor of
education in business education. At OSU he enrolled in ROTC and went on to serve as a
lieutenant in the Army for three years.
In 1963, he taught business and math subjects
at Eisenhower Junior/Senior High School before coming to Cameron as an accounting
instructor in 1965........beginning a career that has spanned 36 years as Cameron
evolved from a junior college to a four-year university with masters degree offerings
that include graduate programs in Europe.
Titles he has held are chair of the
department of business, head of the division of business, dean of the school of business,
M.B.A. graduate coordinator, and dean of international business studies. He served on
numerous committees to include twelve years on the academic affairs committee with six
of those years as chairman, eight years as the department of business coordinator for
Federal Title III Activities, six years as chair of the business department personnel
committee and nine years on the institutional assessment committee.
He was a founding
member of the Cameron chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. Even though he is not an alumnus of
Cameron, he supported the efforts of the Cameron University Alumni Association by
serving on the board of directors as secretary-treasurer for five years and was presented
a certificate for outstanding service and contributions to Cameron University. He has
served on the boards of community organizations including Goodwill Industries, United
Way, DeMolay and the J. Roy Dunning Children's Shelter. Along with family and friends,
he and his wife Joyce, have established the Jack and Joyce Amyx Endowed Lectureship in
Business Education at Cameron.
Dr. Amyx's devotion to teaching and concern for his
students' best interest can be summed up in his philosophy of teaching: He says, "I
believe that good teachers may not really
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