2002
Charles C. Anderson
In its first year of operation in 1917, Anderson News Company had sales of about $2,000. Today the four companies that grew from that small
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2005
Mark C. Smith
Mark Smith vividly recalls the day he shook the hand of Dr. Wernher Von Braun, the German scientist who served as director of NASA’s Marshall
2012
T. Michael Goodrich
When BE&K was named one of “The Best Companies to Work for in America,” Michael Goodrich, then the company’s president, was quoted as saying, “We
1992
Samuel Paul Garner
World-Renowned Business Educator and Scholar; The University of Alabama’s “Ambassador to the World”; Dedicated Citizen
2004
William L. Halsey
Forbes business magazine recently reported Huntsville, Alabama, as the eighth leading location for business and careers. The responsibility for some of that lofty ranking can
2004
Donald C. Brabston
An ancient Chinese proverb says, “One generation plants the trees, another gets the shade.” Early in life, Donald Campbell Brabston learned to plant trees of
2000
Olin B. King
Olin Berry King, founder, and chairman of SCI Systems, Inc. of Huntsville, has already decided on his epitaph: “You always knew where he stood.” Where
1986
William Albert Bellingrath
Pioneer in the Coca-Cola Bottling Industry, Civic Leader, Philanthropist
1988
Daniel Jeremiah Haughton
Leader in the Aerospace Industry and in Civic Affairs; Philanthropist
2023
Frank Stitt III
Culinary Ambassador Cullman, Alabama Chef and restauranteur Frank Stitt is the founder and owner of four celebrated Birmingham restaurants: flagship Highlands Bar & Grill, opened
2000
Henry C. Goodrich
Henry C. Goodrich has had four careers. The first was as an engineer, beginning with the U.S. Navy in the Civil Engineering Corps. He then
2016
Joel Anderson
Joel R. Anderson is director and retired chairman of the Anderson Companies, which include Anderson Media Corporation and its Anderson Merchandisers subsidiary, the country’s largest
1990
William D. Sellers, Jr.
Distinguished Transportation Executive; Benefactor of Higher Education
2002
Lee J. Styslinger, Jr.
When Lee Joseph Styslinger, Jr. left The University of Alabama at age 19 to take over the management of his father’s truck equipment company, no
1994
William D. Harrigan, Jr.
William D. (Billy) Harrigan, Jr., built Scotch Lumber Company into the third-largest employer in Clarke County and one of Alabama’s leading lumber producers. The Fulton,
2007
Sam P. Faucett, III
About seven years ago, The Tuscaloosa News called Sam Faucett an emotional man, one who has “fire in the belly.” The News editorial was remarking
2017
Charles Adair
Charles “Eddie” Adair is a Partner in Cordova Ventures, a venture capital management company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.