Alabama Business Hall of Fame
Each fall, a small cadre of Alabama business leaders is inducted into the prestigious Alabama Business Hall of Fame. The inductees are chosen through a rigorous process after having been nominated by their peers.
Founded in 1973 by the Board of Visitors of the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, the Alabama Business Hall of Fame honors the names and accomplishments of some of the state’s most distinguished business leaders. More than 100 men and women have been honored, among whom include George Washington Carver, William Albert Bellingrath, the late Mildred Westervelt Warner and William H. Blount.
To be eligible for selection, a person must have made a significant impact on the development of the state by promoting the free enterprise system and entrepreneurship; by demonstrating civic leadership, and by their philanthropy and humanitarianism toward their fellow citizens.
To be eligible a person must have been retired for three years or more or be of at least 65 years of age or older. A continuing list of nominees is maintained, and each year new names are added for consideration. Nominations from anyone are welcomed.
After extensive background investigation by the nominations committee, four to six persons are recommended to the directors of the Alabama Business Hall of Fame. The directors elect by balloting the persons to be inducted each year.
The induction takes place at a blacktie dinner at the Bryant Conference Center on the UA campus. The event features a keynote speaker of national prominence.