Passion: Superintendent gives away 1 million dollars

Kathy Cox appeared as a contestant on the American television game show "Are you smarter then a 5th grader"? on Friday, September 5, 2008, and was the first million-dollar winner on the show. She intends to donate all her winnings to three schools in Georgia, Georgia Academy for the Blind in Macon; Atlanta Area School for the Deaf in Clarkston and Georgia School for the Deaf in Cave Spring. These are referred to as "state" schools and are directly under the auspices of the Georgia Board of Education.

"Being on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" was a wonderful experience and I hope the citizens of Georgia feel that I represented our state well," Cox told wsbtv.com.

Kathy Cox (born August 10th, 1964) is the current superintendent of public schools for the U.S. state of Georgia.

Her passion for education began as a young girl. Kathy earned both the Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in Political Science from Emory University, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Kathy has worked in education for nearly two decades, including 15 years as public school teacher in Fayette County. She brought the voice of teachers, parents and students to the state legislature for two terms, 1999-2003.

A resident of Fayette County, Kathy is married to John Cox, a homebuilder, and they are the proud parents of two sons: John III and Alex, who attend public schools. Kathy and her family are active members of Peachtree City United Methodist Church

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