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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
2007
Charles Watkins Adair
It’s a long way from Dora, Alabama to LaQuinta, California, but Charles W. Adair is no stranger to travel. Born in 1923 to William Fred
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
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
1984
Edward Asbury O’Neal, IV
Chemical Industrialist, International Businessman, Corporate Executive
2007
Elmer B. Harris
Elmer B. Harris says you can’t buy a step-by-step manual for achieving success, and you can’t find a secret seasoning for making something out of
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
2018
Charles McCrary
Charles McCrary has spent the entirety of his career, which has spanned 40 years, at the Southern Company and its Alabama Power Company subsidiary, which
1974
Mildred Westervelt Warner
Led Gulf States Paper for over twenty years; the only woman president of a major integrated paper company; philanthropist, gracious lady, daughter, wife, and mother.
1988
Winton Malcolm “Red” Blount
Internationally-known builder and Entrepreneur; Statesman; Patron of the Arts; Philanthropist
1990
William D. Sellers, Jr.
Distinguished Transportation Executive; Benefactor of Higher Education
1993
Emory O. Cunningham
Distinguished Publishing Company Executive; Advocate of Educational and Economic Growth in the South; Exemplary Citizen
2012
T. Michael Goodrich
When BE&K was named one of “The Best Companies to Work for in America,” Michael Goodrich, then the company’s president, was quoted as saying, “We
2003
Garry Drummond, Sr.
In 1943, Heman Drummond obtained a bank loan of $300 to buy new equipment for his Walker County coal mine. He secured the loan with
1975
Louis Pizitz
Self-made merchant, founder of Pizitz Department Stores, Friend, and Benefactor to the Destitute.
1995
Louis J. Willie, Jr.
Insurance Executive; Devoted Christian and Family Man; Agent of Change
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
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
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
2006
Paul R. Flowers, Sr.
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,