Article originally appeared in the October 2022 Legacy Ledger (Issue 26).
Rick Fox (FC ’73)
Rick is a “first generation” Highlander, in the first class of junior high school kids who “went all the way through” – – seventh graders to seniors. His leadership skills were evident in his three years as swim team captain and in student council involvement (president, senior year). His professional education was notable for his interweaving work in finance and in banking with his studies at three schools: IU (Bloomington), graduate studies in business (University of Dayton) and law at Valparaiso University (1987). His private practice career began that same year. After sixteen years, the practice of Fox and Cotner became the Fox Law Offices, which now includes his daughter, Kristi.
It was also in 2003 that Rick was named attorney for the City of New Albany. Just a few years later, he became an attorney for Floyd County. This extended to serving as the attorney for over a dozen separate departments, commissions, and boards that make up the many functions of local government.
During these past 19 years, it’s almost impossible to separate his public sector service from his commitment to civic engagement. Swimming, for example, has remained a lifelong passion. He has served on the board of directors (and he was board president for three years) of Riverside Aquatic Club. He has been a 13-year board member of the Louisville/Southern Indiana IU Alumni Association (and a past president).
Rick and his wife, Carolyn, live in Floyds Knobs, an area associated with four generations of the Fox family since the 1960s. Ask Rick about his career achievements practicing law, and he quickly pivots the conversation to tell you this: his greatest pride can be found in the lives of his children (both FC grads): Joe ’02 and Kristi ’04. Among the highlights of their teens and twenties, both were varsity swimmers at FC and in college.
-Rex Bickers (FCHS ‘70), Guest Contributor
Read the entire October 2022 Legacy Ledger (Issue 26).