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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,
2005
J. Stanley Mackin
James Stanley Mackin, retired chief executive officer of Regions Financial Corporation, rose to the top of the banking industry thanks in large part to his
2017
Charles Adair
Charles “Eddie” Adair is a Partner in Cordova Ventures, a venture capital management company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
2023
G. Thomas Hough
People-first Champion Anniston, Alabama G. Thomas “Tom” Hough is the retired Americas vice chair of Ernst & Young LLP. Based in New York, he served
1985
Sidney Zollicoffer Mitchell
Pioneer Hydroelectric Power Developer, Financier, Visionary
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.
2012
James S. Holbrook
When Jim Holbrook became chief executive officer of Sterne Agee Group, Inc., revenue was $5 million. Today firm revenue is more than $350 million. James
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
1975
Charles Henderson
Governor of Alabama, Organizer of Pea River Power Company, Reformer of Alabama’s Judicial and Prison Systems, Educational Benefactor.
1997
1988
Woodrow Wilson “Foots” Clements
Outstanding Marketer, Corporate Executive, Leader in the Soft Drink Industry, and Exemplary Citizen
1975
Louis Pizitz
Self-made merchant, founder of Pizitz Department Stores, Friend, and Benefactor to the Destitute.
2019
Gary P. Fayard
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President | The Coca-Cola Company
2012
Richard E. Anthony
“Destined to be a banker.” Richard E. Anthony, 66, was born in Troy, Ala., and from the beginning, he was destined to be a banker.
2023
Michael D. Thompson
Business Leader, Advocate for Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Mike Thompson is president and CEO of Fairway Investments, LLC, a real estate investment firm he founded in
2003
Roy J. Nichols
From rockets to research to roses, Roy Nichols will have a lasting impact on Huntsville, the state, and the nation. In 1976, along with Chris
2021
1988
William Dorsey Jelks
Newspaper Editor and Publisher; Alabama’s “Business Governor”; Insurance Executive