2001
General. Edward M. Friend
No man has been more aptly named than Edward M. Friend, Jr. General Friend, as he was proud to be called, was a friend to,
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2006
Harvey Frank Robbins
Many years ago, Harvey Robbins shared a chocolate milkshake with his high school sweetheart, Joyce Ann McKinney, at the Palace Ice Cream Shop in Tuscumbia,
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
2015
Samuel Ginn
Samuel Ginn, considered a pioneer of the telecommunications industry with more than four decades of experience, is a 1959 graduate of Auburn University with a
2002
Benjamin C. “Ben” Stimpson
Logging and sawmilling have always been hard and dangerous work, and the lumber business has its share of legends. In the Southern lumber business, few
1993
Thomas E. Rast
Outstanding Real Estate Executive; a Champion of Higher Education; Dedicated Citizen
1994
Edward Lewis Lowder
Lowder was born in Cortelyou in Washington County, Alabama, where he graduated from high school at age 16. He enrolled in Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now
1992
Aaron M. Aronov
Nationally Known Real Estate Developer; One of Alabama’s Most Distinguished Citizens
2018
Patricia “Sister Schubert” Barnes
Patricia “Sister Schubert” Barnes founded her bread company in her home kitchen using her grandmother’s yeast roll recipe and transformed the business into a national
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,
2018
Charles McCrary
Charles McCrary has spent the entirety of his career, which has spanned 40 years, at the Southern Company and its Alabama Power Company subsidiary, which
2007
Elmer B. Harris
Elmer B. Harris says you can’t buy a step-by-step manual for achieving success, and you can’t find a secret seasoning for making something out of
2006
Paul R. Flowers, Sr.
When the late Dr. Paul Flowers opened his hospital in Dothan in 1950, he was not only the administrator but also served as a surgeon,
1985
Sidney Zollicoffer Mitchell
Pioneer Hydroelectric Power Developer, Financier, Visionary
2011
Ted M. Henry
Ted M. Henry, chairman of the board of Henry Brick Company, was born in Selma, Alabama, the song of John Davis Henry and Evelyn Sherrier
2005
C. Caldwell Marks
Overlooking Birmingham is a statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and forge. As a young boy, Charles Caldwell Marks used to climb through
1986
William Albert Bellingrath
Pioneer in the Coca-Cola Bottling Industry, Civic Leader, Philanthropist
2006
M. Eugene Moor, Jr.
M . Eugene Moor, Jr., better known as Gene Moor, showed early in life that he was going to be a leader and had a
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
2012
John A. Caddell
For John A. Caddell, the old saying that “what goes around, comes around” has a special meaning. John A. Caddell, 82, of Montgomery, was President
1994
Mary Goss Hardin
Mary Goss Hardin is a pioneer in the grocery business and was the first woman in the United States to open a food store franchise