1974 Dr. Wilcox and Mrs. Rex Wilcox at the Wilcox Medical Center. The Medical Center was constructed in 1969 to provide temporary office space for faculty who were displaced by a fire that leveled the College's principal classroom and faculty office facility. When the new academic center was completed in 1974, a gift from Dr. and Mrs. Rex A. Wilcox, of Alma, made possible conversion of part of the structure as a medical center. It also is used for College mailing and copy operations. Dr. Wilcox was a member of the Board of Trustees and physician for the College athletic teams.