Civic Hall of Fame

Civic Hall of Fame

"Celebrating the spirit of citizenship - the essence of leadership - and the true joy of service"

Each year, the West Alabama Chamber Foundation honors exceptional citizens who have made significant, long-term contributions to the overall quality of life of Tuscaloosa County through induction in the Tuscaloosa County Civic Hall of Fame. The Civic Hall of Fame was established during The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama's 100th Anniversary in 2000. In 2011, the Chamber unveiled a recognition wall at Government Plaza to permanently honor the "civic giants" who have been inducted as members of the Civic Hall of Fame.

Christine S. Coleman (1931 - Present)
Beverly "Bev" M. Leigh III (1947 - Present)
Dr. Pamela H. Parker, Ph.D. (1958 - Present)
Ellen W. Potts (1966 - Present)

Camille Wright Cook (1924-2018)
Travis Gary Fitts (1933-2022)
Dr. Samory T. Pruitt (1960-Present)
Sammy Watson (1950-Present)
Ernest G. Williams (1915-2001)

Robert N. Almon, Sr. (1933 - 2014)
David E. Gay Jr. (1956 - Present)
Jheovanny Gomez (1977 - Present)
Mark Sullivan (1964 - Present)

Benjamin H. Barnes (Unknown-1928)
Ellen Peter Bryce (1841-1929)
  and Dr. Peter Bryce (1834-1892)
Cynthia W. Burton (1947-present)
Robert W. Monfore, Jr. (1946-2018)
Robert H. Shaw, Jr. (1938-present)
Dennis Steverson, Sr. (1958-present)
Dr. Karen Thompson-Jackson (1966-present)

Bert Bank (1914-2009)
Jordan Plaster (1956-present)
Gene "Poodgie" Poole (1946-present)
Dr. Malcolm Portera (1946-present)
Ken W. Swindle (1953-present)
Harrison L. Taylor (1947-present)
Yvonne Thomas Wells (1939-present)

Susan Phifer Cork (1953 - present)
Arlington L. Freeman, Sr. (1934 - 2003)
Frank Michael Reilly (1954 - present)
Betty Bailey Shirley (1927 - 2023)
Jimmy Warren (1954 - present)

Karen Phifer Brooks (1950 - present)
Hezekiah T. Carstarphen, Jr. (1949 - present)
Eugenia Patton (Pat) Faucett (1947 - 2006)
Hilliard N. Fletcher (1934 - 2016)
Timothy Mize Parker, Sr. (1904 - 1992)
Fitzgerald Washington (1961 - present)

Ruth Eaton Cummings Bolden (1910 - 2004)
E.C. "Buddy" Powell, Jr. (1944 - 2014)
John S. Pradat, Sr. (1927 - present)
Robert E. Witt (1940 - present)

Davis S. "Buddy" Burton, Jr. (1935 - 2020)
Charles M. Durham (1949 - present)
Carolyn B. Fritz (1947 - 2012)
Lee Allen Hallman (1926 - present)
John Woodruff Robinson, M.D. (1907 - 1985)
Randy C. Skagen (1958-present)
Charles R. Sittason (1944-2020)

Dr. George "Norman" Carlson (1931 - present)
Rev. Sylvester Croom, Sr. (1926 - 2000)
Claude Edwards (1960 - present)
Walter "Doc" Jones (1895 - 1977)
Charles Ray Nash (1945 - present)
Beverly Clarkson Phifer (1948-present)
Gordon Rosen (1921- 2014)

Timothy Mize Parker, Jr. (1948 - present)
Sam Moore Phelps (1932 - 2011)
Dr. Catherine J. Randall (1955 - present)
Bernice Hudson Washington (1929 - 2014)
Zelpha Storey Wells (1928 - present)

Willie "Dino" Fort (1948- Present)
Thomas Joiner (1932- 2019)
James I. Harrison, III (1955 - Present)
P.F. (Fred) Hahn (1929 - Present)
Rev. Ray Pradat (1930 - 2017)

Jim Flemming (1943 - 2020)
Shelley Jones (1939 - present)
Nona Joyce Sellers (1949 - 2004)
Charlie Oliver Sealy, Sr. (1919-2010)
Frankie Taylor Thomas (1922 - 2010)

Star Kilstein Bloom (1939 - present)
Albert Dawson Christian, Sr. (1917 - 2012)
Joseph A. Duckworth (1880 - 1976)
Benjamin Belton Fields (1925 - 2009)
Johnnie R. Aycock (1945 - present)

Terry H Waters (1949 - present)
Josephine Camp Davis (1937 - present)
Myrtle Edwards Gray (1914 - present)
Sarah Ella Haughton Rodgers (1907 - 1998)
E. Roger Sayers (1936 - present)
J. Paul Singleton (1909 - 2011)

Bessie Ford Booth (1893 - 1994)
George H. Denny (1870 - 1955)
William Ryan DeGraffenried, Jr. (1959 - 2006)
Reverend Elijah James, Jr. (1928 - present)
Claud A. Morrison (1925 - 1999)
H. Pettus Randall, III (1945 - 2002)

Carl W. Albright, Jr. (1944 - 1997)
Frances Allison Alexander (1923 - 2003)
Jerry Belk (1932 - 2021)
Chester A. Fredd, Sr. (1906 - 1997)
Doris Leapard (1919 - 2008)
J. Barry Mason (1941 - present)
Charles Steele, Jr. (1946 - present)

Robert Jemison (1802 - 1871)
Thomas P. Hester (1933 - 2023)
Harlan Cross Meredith (1920 - 2006)
Sam P. Faucett, III (1935 - present)
Dr. Minnie Miles (1910 - 2001)
Henry Holman (Bene) Mize (1911 - 1971)
Reverend T.Y. Rogers (1935 - 1971)

Marvin Harper (1919 - 2009)
William H. Lanford (1935 - 2020)
Charles H. Land (1932 - 2019)
Joseph Mallisham (1928 - 2008)
Reuben Hall Wright (1890 - 1964)

John Clemson Duckworth, Sr. (1907 - 2001)
John H. England, Jr. (1947 - present)
James Harris Fitts (1830 - 1921)
Verta Barr Meherg (1938 - 2023)
George S. Shirley (1927 - 2000)
Jonathan "Jack" Westervelt Warner (1917 - 2017)

James Buford Boone, Jr. (1935 - 2023)
J. Oviatt Bowers (1901 - 1966)
James I. Harrison, Jr. (1932 - 2022)
Leroy McAbee (1931 - present)
Mary Ann Phelps (1932 - present)
Mildred Westervelt Warner (1893 - 1974)
Cordell Wynn (1927 - 2010)

Maude L. Whateley (1894 - 1989)
Julia Strudwick Tutwiler (1841 - 1916)
Robert C. Tanner (1948 - 2000)
Charles A. Stillman (1819 - 1895)
Morris "Munny" Seymour Sokol (1910 - 1995)
Harry Houghton Pritchett (1909 - 1981)
James Reese Phifer, Sr. (1916 - 1998)
Frank McCorkie Moody (1915 - 1993)
George Alexander LeMaistre (1911 - 1994)
McDonald Hughes (1908 - 1992)
C. Snow Hinton, Jr. (1918 - 1976)
Paul William "Bear" Bryant (1913 - 1983)
Gwendolyn Margaret Dyer Faucett (1907 - 1999)
James Buford Boone, Sr. (1909 - 1983)
Frank G. Blair (1860 - 1938)

Contact:

Marlee Williams

Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
(205) 391-0555 | marlee@westalabamachamber.com