Birmingham Business Hall of Fame
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The Kiwanis Birmingham Business Hall of Fame was established in 1997 by the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham. Plaques honoring people honored for their contributions to the business sector in Birmingham are displayed on the 3rd floor of the Harbert Center.
Class of 1997
- Joseph S. Bruno, Bruno's Inc.
- Ehney A. Camp, Jr, Liberty National Life Insurance
- Emory O. Cunningham, Southern Progress
- Dr. A. G. Gaston, Gaston Enterprises
- Robert E. Luckie, Jr, Luckie & Company
- Elton B. Stephens, EBSCO Industries
Class of 1998
- Wallace R. Bunn, BellSouth
- John M. Harbert III, Harbert Corporation
- Emil C. Hess, Parisian
- C. Caldwell Marks, Motion Industries
- Thomas E. Rast, Lawrence Arendall Humphries
- Dr. Joseph E. Volker, UAB
Class of 1999
- Houston Brice, Jr, Brice Building Company
- Harry B. Brock, Jr, Compass Bank
- Charles W. Ireland, Vulcan Materials
- Thomas W. Martin, Alabama Power Company
- William J. Rushton, III, Protective Life Corporation
- Hall W. Thompson, Thompson Tractor Company
Class of 2000
- Henrey C. Goodrich, Richgood Corporation
- Wallace D. Malone, SouthTrust Corporation
- Katherine M. McTyeire, Iron Art
- Louis Pizitz, Pizitz
- Louis J. Willie, Booker T. Washington Insurance Company
Class of 2001
- Neal Berte, Birmingham-Southern College
- Thomas E. Bradford, Bradford & Company
- John Joseph Eagan, ACIPCO
- J. Stanley Mackin, Regions Bank
- William Spencer III, Motion Industries
Class of 2002
- Frank H. Bromberg, Bromberg & Company
- Sallie C. Creel, Thrifty Car Rental
- Clarence B. Hanson, The Birmingham News
- James C. Lee, Buffalo Rock Company
Class of 2003
- Douglas Arant, Bradley Arant Rose & White
- Miller Gorrie, Brasfield & Gorrie
- Bernard A. Monoghan, Vulcan Materials
- John W. Woods, AmSouth Bank
Class of 2004
- Joseph M. Farley, Alabama Power Company
- Crawford T. Johnson, III, Coca-Cola Bottling Company United
- Ted C. Kennedy, BE&K
- Mervin T. Sterne, Sterne, Agee & Leach
- Lee J. Styslinger, ALTEC Industries
Class of 2005
- William Houston Blount, Vulcan Materials
- Dr. Thomas E. Corts, Samford University
- James Arthur Head, Sr.
- Charles Linn
- Frank P. Samford, Sr, Liberty National Life Insurance
- Frank P. Samford, Jr, Liberty National Life Insurance, Torchmark
Class of 2006
The class of 2006 was honored at a luncheon on September 5. Inductees included:
- B. B. Comer, Avondale Mills
- Pete McGriff, McGriff, Seibels and Williams Insurance
- John Milner, Elyton Land Company, Milner Iron and Coal Company
- Emmet O'Neal II, O'Neal Steel
Class of 2007
The class of 2007 was honored at a luncheon on September 18. Inductees included:
- Afton Lee, Sr, Afton Lee Grocery
- Scotty McCallum, former UAB president and Vestavia Hills mayor.
- Sabert Oglesby, Southern Research Institute
- Herb Stockham, Stockham Valves & Fittings
- Rick Woodward, Woodward Iron Company
Class of 2008
The class of 2008 included:
- R. Hugh Daniel, Daniel Corporation
- Robert Jemison, Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company
- Robert Jemison, Jr, Jemison Real Estate and Insurance Company
- M. Eugene Moor, Jr, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
- James T. Stephens, EBSCO Industries
Class of 2009
The class of 2009 included:
- Derrill Crowe, ProAssurance
- D. Paul Jones, Compass Bank
- S. Richardson Hill, UAB
- Henry F. DeBardeleben, Pratt Coal and Coke Company, DeBardeleben Coal and Iron Company
Class of 2010
The class of 2010 included:
- Garry Drummond, Drummond Company
- Drayton Nabers, Jr, Protective Life Corporation
- Fred Singtonl, Fred Sington Sporting Goods
- Frank Spain , Spain & Gillon
References
- Kiwanis Birmingham Business Hall of Fame, accessed September 26, 2006 [1]
- "6 to be inducted into Hall of Fame Kiwanis Club honors business leaders". (September 20, 2005) Birmingham News
- "4 inducted into Kiwanis Business Hall of Fame". (September 26, 2006) Birmingham News
- Hubbard, Russell (September 18, 2007) "Kiwanis induct 5 area leaders." Birmingham News
- Tomberlin, Michael (August 25, 2009) "Kiwanis Club of Birmingham names 4 new members to Birmingham Business Hall of Fame." Birmingham News
External link
Kiwanis Birmingham Business Hall of Fame official website