1999
William R. Ireland
Materials Industry Leader, Noted Philanthropist, Exceptional Conservationist
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1975
James Franklin Rushton
Prominent in ice manufacturing and coal mining industries, businessman, civic leader, philanthropist.
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
2018
Patricia “Sister Schubert” Barnes
Patricia “Sister Schubert” Barnes founded her bread company in her home kitchen using her grandmother’s yeast roll recipe and transformed the business into a national
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
2005
C. Caldwell Marks
Overlooking Birmingham is a statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and forge. As a young boy, Charles Caldwell Marks used to climb through
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.
2001
R. C. Cobb
If you enjoy a good movie in comfortable surroundings, you need to thank Rowland Chappell Cobb, Jr., the founder of Cobb Theatres, which set the
2008
Nimrod T. Frazer, Sr.
Mr. Frazer was born on December 10, 1929, in Montgomery, AL where he resides today. He received his undergraduate degree from Huntingdon College in Montgomery
2018
John Rhoads
John L. Rhoads was well-known for applying his brilliance and technical skills in helping Alabama entrepreneurs launch their businesses as a nationally recognized leader in
2023
C. Phillip McWane
Demonstrated Community Commitment Birmingham, Alabama Phillip McWane joined McWane, Inc., a global manufacturing company focused on delivering clean drinking water around the world, in 1980
1988
William Dorsey Jelks
Newspaper Editor and Publisher; Alabama’s “Business Governor”; Insurance Executive
2009
John Michael Jenkins, IV
To some, the word “green” indicates a lack of knowledge or experience. Although Mike Jenkins is certainly green, with more than 40 years in the
2004
James B. Boone, Jr.
James B. Boone, Jr., grew up in Tuscaloosa during interesting and tumultuous times, both in the newspaper business and in the civic life of the
1993
William Houston Blount
Outstanding Corporate Executive; Active Participant in Myriad Phases of Community Life.
2019
Charles A. Collat, Sr.
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Mayer Electric Supply Company, Inc.
2000
Harry H. Pritchett
Every day scores of young golfers, many of them students at The University of Alabama, tee off at the Harry Pritchett Golf Course in east
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
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
1986
William Albert Bellingrath
Pioneer in the Coca-Cola Bottling Industry, Civic Leader, Philanthropist
2007
Raymond B. Jones
Ray Jones’ life’s work has grown straight up from the soil, with roots deep in the land where he was raised. Raymond B. Jones, Sr.