Dr. John L. Hix

FACULTY

Dr. John Hix was born on April 25, 1937, in Batesville, Arkansas, the only child of John A. and Monnie Hix. The family moved to Port Arthur, Texas, where Hix attended high school. He went on to attain his Bachelor of Science degree from Lamar State University in Beaumont, Texas, where he met and married Jo Condray.  Upon graduating from Lamar, Hix earned a master’s degree in business administration from Louisiana State University and a Doctor of Philosophy in marketing from the University of Arkansas in 1972.  A life-long educator, he held teaching positions at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now UL-Lafayette), Northwestern State, McMurry University, Louisiana College and overseas graduate programs for the University of Arkansas, Troy State University and Boston University. Hix died on November 24, 2018.