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
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2004
John H. Watson
John Holman Watson knows a good investment when he sees one. He’s built his life and career around an uncanny ability to recognize good deals
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
2010
Sidney McDonald
Sidney McDonald has been a major force in bringing the people of Alabama and the Southeast the latest technologies in telecommunications. Born in Springville, Ala.,
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
1995
Louis J. Willie, Jr.
Insurance Executive; Devoted Christian and Family Man; Agent of Change
1974
Braxton Bragg Comer
Founder of Avondale Mills, Governor of Alabama, Textile Pioneer, Educational Benefactor.
2010
D. Paul Jones, Jr.
Paul Jones Jr. has been a major force instrumental in the growth of Compass Bancshares, Inc., now BBVA Compass, in addition to his work in
2015
Marvin Mann
Marvin L. Mann graduated from Samford University in 1954 with a bachelor’s degree with majors in accounting, economics, and office management. He earned an MBA
2001
Wallace D. Malone, Jr.
Wallace D. Malone Jr. was born into the banking business. And he has made the most of it. Malone basically built SouthTrust Corporation, which he
2003
Garry Drummond, Sr.
In 1943, Heman Drummond obtained a bank loan of $300 to buy new equipment for his Walker County coal mine. He secured the loan with
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
1975
Mervyn Hayden Sterne
President of Traders National Bank, Organizer of M. H. Sterne and Company, Pioneer in School Financing, Investment Strategist, Civic Leader, Humanitarian.
1988
William Dorsey Jelks
Newspaper Editor and Publisher; Alabama’s “Business Governor”; Insurance Executive
1974
Benjamin Russell
Benjamin Russell, 1876-1931, founder of Russell Manufacturing Company, public servant, and civic benefactor, organizer of the first Alabama State Chamber of Commerce.
1994
M. Louis Salmon
Maurice Louis Salmon was a prominent attorney born in Mobile, Alabama. He attended The University of Alabama School of Commerce and Business before entering the
1975
Wallace Davis Malone Sr.
One of the Founders of Alabama State Chamber of Commerce, Successful Banker and Businessman, Promoter of Soil and Forest Conservation, World Traveler.
1986
William Albert Bellingrath
Pioneer in the Coca-Cola Bottling Industry, Civic Leader, Philanthropist