South Carolina Housing Hall of Fame
Howard L. Cox, CIC - 2007 Inductee
For more than 30 years, Howard Cox has been a member and served on various committes of the Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Oconee and Spartinburg Home Builder Associations. He has been recognized as the Associate of the Year for both the HBA of Anderson and the HBA of Greenville and the South Carolina nominee for the 2002 NAHB Associate of the Year. In 2002, Howard Cox was inducted into the NAHB Society of Honored Associates, which recognizes associates who have distinguished themselves through outstanding service and contributions to their HBA, housing industry and community.
He was honored to be the first South Carolinian to be inducted. Mr. Cox has also been very active with the state HBA by serving as a SC Builders PAC Trustee, Membership Committee Chairman, Associate Vice President, District Associate Director, as well as a Program Committee Chairman. While he has served the state and local HBAs with countless year of service and leadership it was his instrumental work in the formation of the S.C. Home Builders Self Insurance that has provided a lasting service to SC home builders. Howard Cox, with his sons, continues to benefit the home building industry in SC by facilitating competition among insurance companies saving SC builders millions of dollars.