Kenneth Cox, Jr is recognized locally and nationally as man of integrity, discipline, and influence. He currently holds and has held several leadership positions personally and professionally. Dr. Cox was inducted into the Birmingham-Southern College Sports Hall of Fame in 2024 after a historic career which produced seven NCAA Titles, over 50 All-Americans, record 12 consecutive NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships and a host of conference titles. He completed the NCAA Dr. Charles Whitcomb Leadership Institute in July 2023; received his Executive MBA from Faulkner University in May 2021; was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in December 2020 from Trinity International University of Ambassadors; a 2020 graduate of Leadership Hoover, a civic organization committed to cultivating strong community leaders; and the 2017 recipient of the Harvey E. Beech Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served as the Associate Athletic Director (2020-2024), Head Cross Country/Track and Field Coach at Birmingham- Southern College (2009-2024) and Assistant Track & Field Coach (2008); he is a deacon in his church, The Worship Center Christian Church; he is a member of Phi Beta Sigma, Fraternity, Inc. and the 100 Black Men of America Metro Birmingham Chapter; he has been serving as Secretary for Leadership Hoover since July 2023; he is the Resource Development Chair of the Boys & Girls Club of Central Alabama; he is the Membership Chair of the 100 Black Men of America (Birmingham Chapter); he is the Vice Chair of the Hoover Downtown Redevelopment Authority; he is on the Hoover Parks & Recreation Foundation Board; and he is the Past-President of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

A native of North Carolina along with his wife of 22 years, Leesha Ellis-Cox, M.D.,
M.P.H. (BS ’98, MD ’02), the couple have three children, two daughters, Bailey
Madison and Khloe Emerson, and a son, Evan Miles.