Kathy Cox Memorial Scholarship Now Open

The Georgia Association of Code Enforcement is pleased to award one college academic scholarship in the amount of $5,000 to an entering freshman or upperclassman student who demonstrates superior academic achievements and has financial need. The scholarships are awarded in memory of Kathy Cox, who lost her life in the line of duty in 2008. Kathy is the first GACE member to die in the line of duty. The scholarships can only be awarded to the child or grandchild of an active, retired, or deceased member of GACE. The scholarships will be awarded based on the information included in the application. Scholarship applicants may reapply for continued funding for up to a maximum of four (4) years provided there is demonstration of academic progress and subject to review by the scholarship committee each year. Application for this year’s submittals must be postmarked by February 10, 2026  by 5:00 pm.

Please email to:

Pam Nickles
GACE Secretary

pnickles@harlemga.org 

To our fallen but not forgotten: 

Your efforts were not in vain but of valor. Your time was not a waste but of want. The span between us is a fleeting moment. We do not know the hour of our setting sun, and do not control what the cause may bring us to our end. The one thing we can know, and control is the “Dash” in the middle. For it is our “Dash” from our beginning to our end that people will remember us for.  

Kathy Cox, Gordon County, 2008

Charles “Chip” Case, City of Augusta, 2020

Kathy Cox Memorial Scholarship Applications (2026).docx (1).pdf