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
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2011
Ted M. Henry
Ted M. Henry, chairman of the board of Henry Brick Company, was born in Selma, Alabama, the song of John Davis Henry and Evelyn Sherrier
2008
Benjamin Russell
Benjamin Russell was born in Alexander City, Alabama on January 18, 1938. After graduation from The University of Alabama, he began his career at Russell
2004
Bernard A. Monaghan
The late Bernard A. Monaghan, former chief executive officer of Vulcan Materials Co., was a successful lawyer who left the legal profession to become a successful
2019
Charles A. Collat, Sr.
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Mayer Electric Supply Company, Inc.
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
2000
Olin B. King
Olin Berry King, founder, and chairman of SCI Systems, Inc. of Huntsville, has already decided on his epitaph: “You always knew where he stood.” Where
1974
Frank Park Samford Sr.
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.
1992
Aaron M. Aronov
Nationally Known Real Estate Developer; One of Alabama’s Most Distinguished Citizens
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
2015
Samuel Ginn
Samuel Ginn, considered a pioneer of the telecommunications industry with more than four decades of experience, is a 1959 graduate of Auburn University with a
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.
2013
David J. Cooper, Sr.
David J. Cooper, Sr. served as President of Cooper/T. Smith Corporation, headquartered in Mobile, Alabama from 1983 to 2008. In 2008 he became Vice-Chair, the
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
1985
Barrett Clinton Shelton, Sr.
Exemplary Citizen and Community Builder, Outstanding Newspaper Editor and Publisher
2006
Harvey Frank Robbins
Many years ago, Harvey Robbins shared a chocolate milkshake with his high school sweetheart, Joyce Ann McKinney, at the Palace Ice Cream Shop in Tuscumbia,
1983
Jonathan Westervelt Warner
Industrialist, Art Collector, Preservationist and Support of Higher Education
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
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