The University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture’s Nancy Cox, MS, PhD, is one of Kentucky’s visionaries and innovators who was honored at Bluegrass Tomorrow’s 20th Anniversary Vision Awards/InnoVision Breakfast on Oct. 30 at the Hyatt Regency in Lexington.

Cox, associate dean for research in UK’s College of Agriculture, Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station director, and administrative leader for UK’s Equine Initiative, was recognized for her long-term vision in support of the Bluegrass and its signature equine industry.

In addition, she was invited to serve as one of four visionary panelists. Cox focused on the Equine Initiative and the recommendations that came out of a Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG)-commissioned Equine Task Force, of which she was a member.

“Bluegrass Tomorrow has recognized from its inception 20 years ago that, as a region, our greatest common denominator is the unique land itself,” said Don Robinson, director of Bluegrass Tomorrow, current president of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association/Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders, and fourth generation Thoroughbred farm owner and breeder. “This Bluegrass has produced most of the best equine athletes in the world for some 200 years. Under the passionate direction of Nancy Cox, UK’s Equine Initiative was conceived and is being implemented to coordinate education, service, and science under one roof to sustain and support equine enterprises for the people and businesses of the commonwealth