The National Academy of Construction (NAC) has elected Mark Cox (BS/ChE ’89) as a member of its class of 2018.

Cox, a senior vice president at Eastman and a member of the Tickle College of Engineering’s Board of Advisors, joins 36 others in the class who were selected from more than 300 leaders.

The NAC cited Cox as a recognized leader in process safety management and continuous improvement, known for improving capital efficiency through implementation of best practices.

“Mark Cox is an outstanding addition to our membership,” said Wayne Crew, general secretary of NAC. “His experience is wide-ranging and we look forward to his participation.”

Cox holds US and international patents associated with process technology developed by Eastman.

During his 32 years with the company, he has served in various management positions, including leadership roles in commercial, engineering, manufacturing, and technology areas and has been responsible for Eastman’s Six Sigma program.

Cox is a senior member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, a licensed Professional Engineer, and a member of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society.

He has been an invited speaker at major engineering conferences, served on the executive committee of the Construction Industry Institute, currently serves on the FM Global Board of Advisors, and was recently elected to the UT Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering’s Hall of Fame.

After earning his bachelor’s with high honors from UT, Cox earned an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.