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2001
Robert S. Weil
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
1983
Jonathan Westervelt Warner
Industrialist, Art Collector, Preservationist and Support of Higher Education
2010
David Richardson “D.R.” Dunlap
In a memorial to its co-founder, president, CEO, and chairman for more than 50 years, the newsletter of Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company said:
2013
William Eugene Davenport
William Eugene (Gene) Davenport served for 30 years as an officer of Russell Lands, Inc., the last thirteen of which were as President and Chief
1999
William J. Rushton, III
Billy Rushton has been a part of Protective Life Insurance Company for nearly 62 years, since 1937. That’s when his father, Colonel William J. Rushton,
2009
Thomas E. Jernigan
The life of Thomas E. Jernigan was the proverbial American Dream. From humble beginnings in rural Alabama, Jernigan grew to become successful in every endeavor
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
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
2009
James T. Stephens
Mr. Stephens was born in Birmingham, AL on April 14, 1939, and son of Elton B. and Alys R. Stephens. He attended Birmingham public schools
2005
Mark C. Smith
Mark Smith vividly recalls the day he shook the hand of Dr. Wernher Von Braun, the German scientist who served as director of NASA’s Marshall
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,
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
1984
2000
Frederic William Sington
The name “Fred Sington” says it all. Name an award, he received it. Name a charity, he helped it. Name a civic organization, he was
2021
1974
Thomas Wesley Martin
Founder of Russell Manufacturing Company, Public Servant and Civic Benefactor, Organizer of the first Alabama State Chamber of Commerce.
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
2018
Randy Owen
Randy Owen has been the frontman and lead vocalist of the legendary group, Alabama, the most successful and awarded band in country music history for
2018
James Pursell
James (Jimmy) T. Pursell, Sr. has made immeasurable contributions to business in the state of Alabama. He operates Pursell Farms, a luxury 3,500-acre outdoors-oriented resort
1988
William Dorsey Jelks
Newspaper Editor and Publisher; Alabama’s “Business Governor”; Insurance Executive
