 He served as the chairman of the Morgan County Hospital Authority, vice chairman of Morgan County Foundation, president of the Morgan County Touchdown Club, and was the Commander of the Morgan County, Georgia VFW, among other positions.After his death, his estate endowed the Brooks Pennington Jr. Military Leadership Center at North Georgia College & State University (NGCSU) in November 2004.He was recognised by the NGCSU Alumni Association in the Hall of Fame (1973) and as Distinguished Alumnus (1974).