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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
1975
Louis Pizitz
Self-made merchant, founder of Pizitz Department Stores, Friend, and Benefactor to the Destitute.
1993
William Houston Blount
Outstanding Corporate Executive; Active Participant in Myriad Phases of Community Life.
2015
J. Smith Lanier II
Smith Lanier II attended Auburn University in 1945 and 1946 before transferring to the United States Merchant Marine Academy where he obtained a degree in
2016
William Stender
William H. Stender, Jr. is co-founder and retired chief executive officer of CAS, Inc., in Huntsville, a leading provider of systems engineering and technical assistance
2003
Leroy McAbee, Sr.
Leroy McAbee, a native of Henagar, Alabama, is the oldest son of Homer Roy and Sarah Mae McAbee. He attended school in Sylvania, where he
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
2003
Frank Bromberg, Jr.
Frank H. Bromberg Jr.’s great-grandfather Frederick Bromberg, a Prussian immigrant, set sail from Germany in 1832. He was bound for the New World, and four
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
1988
William Dorsey Jelks
Newspaper Editor and Publisher; Alabama’s “Business Governor”; Insurance Executive
1984
1994
Lewis Manderson, Jr.
Manderson, a native of Cordova, Alabama, attended classes at The University of Alabama before embarking on his professional career, which began as a car salesman
2002
G. Mack Dove
Mack Dove, by his own admission, as a young boy loved to say, “vvvrrooommmmm!” That same noise might well be used to describe the sound
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
James A. Head, Sr.
James A Head, Sr. has two secrets to his longevity and his success in business: walking and working. As a young man, the founder, and
2006
1st. Lieutenant William J. Cabaniss
William J. Cabaniss, Jr. has had successful careers in business, public service, and community affairs, including serving as U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Ambassador
2005
Col. W. Tandy Barrett
Some people are born leaders. Col. William Tandy Barrett was one of those. He was a military leader, a leader in the laundry business, and
2007
William A. Williamson, Jr.
William A. (Billy) Williamson, Jr., in his teen years, had visions of being a successful cattle farmer. After buying a pair of calves for a
2011
1975
Ben E. May
Founder of Gulf Lumber Company, Business Leader, Humanitarian, Patron of Medical Research.
