PORTLAND, OR, October 04, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Leslie K. Hickcox with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Hickcox celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Backed by years of professional excellence and an educational background, Dr. Hickcox has most recently served as an program leader and site director for the YMCA public school programs, and currently as a para educator (special education) for the Portland Public School (2017-Present). Prior to 2017, Dr. Hickcox has excelled as an agent for the Affordable Care Act and the Oregon Health Plan since 2013. Prior to this agent appointment, she was the public health educator for Cowlitz County, Washington in 2013. During this time she taught a graduate course in educational service learning at Portland State University between 2009 and 2012. Leading a career in health education, physical education, human studies, and communication studies, she taught at Oregon State University, Marylhurst University, University of Auckland, Rogue Community College, Western Montana College, Northeastern Illinois University, and West Liberty University, among others, between 1985 and 2008. At the start of her career, Dr. Hickcox served as a physical education instructor and the director of intramurals at the State University of New York at Stony Brook from 1981 to 1983. In 1976-1977, she was the first women's athletic director at the College of Marin, CA, due to the Federal Title IX legislation.
A graduate of the University of Redlands, Dr. Hickcox earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1973. Soon thereafter, she obtained a Master of Arts in exercise physiology from the University of the Pacific in 1975, further receiving a Master of Education in curriculum and teaching from Columbia University in 1979. She went on to graduate from Oregon State University with a Master of Education in health education in 1987 and another Master of Education in guidance and counseling in 1988. Dr. Hickcox concluded her studies with a Doctor of Education from Oregon State University in 1991.
Alongside her primary endeavors, Dr. Hickcox currently works as a paraprofessional educator for the Portland Oregon Public School District. Civically, she is a board member of the Midway Division Alliance and a member of the Religious Society of Friends. Additionally, she was a representative for the Friends Committee on National Legislation, between 2012 and 2015. To remain aware of changes in the field, Dr. Hickcox has affiliated with the American Association of Health Education, the Higher Education R&D Society of Australasia, the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, the Adult Higher Education Alliance, and the Oregon Association of Health and Physical Education. An exceptional Marquis listee, she has been featured in editions of Who's Who in America, Who's Who Among Human Service Professionals, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who of American Women.
In recognition of outstanding contributions her profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Dr. Hickcox has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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