Calvin's parents Hildred Naomi and William "Buddy" Kennedy. Hildred was a living donor for Calvin in 1990. His body almost rejected the kidney, but Kennedy became one of the first patients in the world to receive what was then a new anti-rejection drug developed at UAB.
UAB employee and two-time kidney transplant recipient Calvin Kennedy, Cade Kuykendall, and Bob Kuykendall, a living kidney donor. The three are part of a team who climb Mount Kilimanjaro June 3-10.