
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

Years before the birth of John Russell Thomas, his family had already left an indelible mark on the community of Alexander City, Alabama. The Russell’s

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,

Cotton is a small shrub that dates back nearly 7,000 years and was one of the earliest crops grown by European settlers, having been planted

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

Carl E. Jones, Jr. graduated from The University of Alabama in 1962 with a degree in finance and two job offers. He chose to take

In high school, Alma Gates Scroggins’ father thought she was too tenderhearted to fulfill her ambition of becoming a social worker. Believing she wouldn’t be

Tax Lawyer; Land Developer; Professional Football Team Owner; Philanthropist

Newspaper Editor and Publisher; Alabama’s “Business Governor”; Insurance Executive

Stanley Robbins was born August 19, 1908, in the rough-and-tumble town of Flomaton on the Alabama Florida border, the son of Edward Stanley Robbins and

Outstanding Real Estate Executive; a Champion of Higher Education; Dedicated Citizen

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

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

Distinguished Transportation Executive; Benefactor of Higher Education

Guided Liberty National Life Insurance from a small fraternal benefit society to one of the twenty largest stock life insurance companies in the United States; public benefactor; Samford University.

Donald James retired as CEO of Vulcan Materials in 2014 and as Chairman in 2015, after eighteen years in those leadership roles. During his time,
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