Birmingham-Southern College Alumni Trading Cards 2024 Season

1987 

ROBERT B. 

ADERHOLT

1987 The Hon. Robert B. Aderholt 

Hometown: Haleyville 

BA, History and Political 

Science, 1987 

JD, Cumberland School of 

Law, 1990 

U.S. HOUSE OF 

REPRESENTATIVES 

(AL-04) 

1997-present 

ALL-STAR HIGHLIGHTS 

• Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor 

Health & Human Services, and Education; 

• Member, Commerce, Justice and Science 

Subcommittee; Defense Subcommittee 

• BSC Outstanding Young Alumni Award, 2007

1990 

CAROLINE MCDONALD 

ADERHOLT

1990 Caroline McDonald Aderholt 

Hometown: Huntsville 

BA/BS, Political Science and 

Business Management, 1990 

OWNER, MANAGER 

AND SHAREHOLDER, 

McDonald Farms 

Partnership 


• BSC Student Government Association President 

1989-1990 

• Auburn University Trustee, 2022-present 

• Committee Co-Chair for Women’s Events, 

National Prayer Breakfast 

• Yellowhammer News Woman of Impact, 2024

1989 

HELEN KRONTIRAS 

ANDERSON

1989 Helen Krontiras Anderson, MD 

Hometown: Birmingham 

BS in Biology, 1989 

MD, UAB, 1994 

Residency, 2000 

BREAST SURGICAL 

ONCOLOGIST AND 

MEDICAL DIRECTOR, 

UAB Multidisciplinary 

Breast Clinic 

DIRECTOR OF 

CLINICAL AFFAIRS, 

O’Neal Cancer Service Line 

HALL OF FAME HIGHLIGHTS 

• BSC Distinguished Alumni Award, 2014 

• Association of Women Surgeons 

Distinguished Member, 2023

1997 

GINNY PHILLIPS 

ASHE

1997 Ginny Phillips Ashe 

Hometown: Montgomery 

BS in Political Journalism, 

Phi Beta Kappa, 1997 

NOVELIST 


• Debut novel The Well and The Mine won 

2009 Barnes & Noble Discover Award 

• Fierce Kingdom named one of the New York 

Times Book Review’s Best Crime Novels of 

2017 


2012 

HILLARY 

BEARD

2012 Hillary Beard 

Hometown: Guntersville 

BA, Political Science, 2012 

CHIEF OF STAFF, 

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell 


• Student Government Association Executive 

Vice President, 2011-2012 

• Legislative Intern, Hispanic Interest Coalition 

of Alabama, 2012 

• Intern, Legislative/Press Assistant, Senior 

Policy Advisor, Legislative Director in Sewell 

office, 2012-2020; named Chief of Staff in 

December 2020

1940 

HENRIETTA 

BOGGS

1940 Henrietta Longstreet Boggs 


BA in English, 1940 

AUTHOR 

JOURNALIST 

FIRST LADY OF COSTA RICA 

GAME-CHANGER HIGHLIGHTS 

• First Lady of Second Republic of Costa Rica, 

1948-1949 

• Led effort to win voting rights for 

Costa Rican women 

• Author, Married to a Legend: My Life with 

Don Pepe, 2008 

• Co-Founder, River Region Living magazine, 

Montgomery

1977 

KENNETH 

BRAMLETT

1977 Dr. Kenneth Bramlett 


BS, summa cum laude, 

Chemistry, 1977; 

MD, UAB School of Medicine, 1981 

Fellowships at Harvard, St. Joseph’s 

in Boston, and Hanover, Germany, 

1987-1988 

ORTHOPEDIC 

SURGEON 

and 

PROBLEM SOLVER 


• Developed minimally invasive techniques for 

hip, shoulder, knee, foot, and ankle problems for 

athletes and arthritis patients 

• Internationally recognized for patient outcomes 

and cost-effective results 

• Has performed more than 30,000 orthopedic 

procedures over his career 

• BSC Distinguished Alumni Award, 2007

2000 

EMILY KYZER 

BROWNE

2000 Emily Kyzer Browne 


BS in Biology, magna cum laude, 

Phi Beta Kappa, 2000; 

M.S. in Nursing, 

Vanderbilt University, 2002; 

Doctor of Nursing Practice, 

Vanderbilt University, 2013 

DIRECTOR OF 

TRANSITION 

ONCOLOGY, 

St. Jude Children’s 

Research Hospital, 

Memphis 


• Diagnosed with cancer in her teens; 

continued treatment while a BSC student 

• BSC Outstanding Young Alumni Award, 2011 

• Memphis Business Journal 

Top 40 Under 40, 2006

2001 

ANSLEY COLLINS 

BROWNS

2001 Ansley Collins Browns 

Hometown: Tallahassee 

BS in Mathematics, 


MANAGER OF 

INTERNATIONAL SPACE 

STATION PAYLOADS 

and COMMERCIAL 

FACILITIES BRANCH 

NASA, Houston 


• Harrison Honors Program project at BSC led to 

22-year career at NASA 

• Now leads team of engineers who manage 

research equipment onboard the Space Station 


2015 

RACHEL 

BUCHAN

2015 Rachel Buchan 

Hometown: Leeds 

BS in Psychology and Religion, 


Master’s Degree in Peace and 

Conflict Studies via Rotary 

International Peace Fellowship, 

University of Queensland, 2021 

ECONOMIC 

DEVELOPMENT 

SPECIAL PROJECTS 

MANAGER 

City of Birmingham 

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HIGHLIGHTS 

• Fulbright Scholar, Kabaruk, Turkey, 2015-2016 

• BSC Rising Star Award, 2017 

• BSC Honors Day Speaker, 2023

2016 

HANNAH M. 

BYRNE

2016 Hannah M. Byrne 

Hometown: Chattanooga 

BA in History, 2016; 

MA, Public History, 

American University, 2019 

CREATOR OF 

MULTIMEDIA 

EXPERIENCES 

in multiple languages 

at museums and tourist 

sites across the world 

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 

• Produces multimedia experiences in multiple 

languages at museums and tourist sites 

across the world 

• Program Assistant, Smithsonian Institution 

Archives, 2019-2022 

• BSC Rising Star Award, 2020

2012 

JENNIFER 

COMMANDER

2012 Jennifer Commander 

Hometown: Auburn 

BA in English and Spanish, 

magna cum laude, 


JD, magna cum laude, 

Washington & Lee University, 2016, 

Order of the Coif, 

Editor-in-Chief of Law Review 

ATTORNEY/ 

ASSISTANT 

CORPORATE 

SECRETARY 

Vulcan Materials 

Company 


• Associate, Bradley LLP, 2016-2022 

• BSC Young Alumni Council President, 2020-2022 


1966 

MILES 

COPELAND III

1966 Miles Copeland III 

Hometown: London, England 

BA in History, 1966 

MS in Economics 

American University of Beirut 

MUSIC IMPRESARIO 


• Managed The Police, Sting, Wishbone Ash 

and numerous other bands and musicians 

• Founded I.R.S. Records and produced R.E.M., 

The Go-Gos, The Bangles, Berlin, and more 

• Wrote Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: 

My Life in the Music Business, 2021 

• His father, Miles Copeland Jr., BSC Class of 

1941, established CIA presence in the 

Middle East after WWII

1953 

ALAN 

DIMICK

1953 Alan Dimick, MD 


BS, Biology, 1953 

MD, UAB, 1958 

PIONEERING BURN 

and TRAUMA 

PHYSICIAN 


• UAB faculty/clinical staff, 1963-1999 

• Led efforts to improve emergency care and 

disaster planning for Birmingham, including 

paramedic and EMT training for firefighters 

• Chaired State Emergency Medical Services 

Advisory Board, 1972-1986 

• Founded American Burn Association 

• Leadership Birmingham Class of 1998 


2001 

PRIM FORMBY 

ESCALONA

2001 Prim Formby Escalona 

Hometown: Wetumpka 

BS, Interdisciplinary Studies, 



JD, summa cum laude, 

Order of the Coif, 

University of Alabama, 2004 

U.S. ATTORNEY 

for the Northern 

District of Alabama, 

2020-present 


• Clerk for the Hon. William H. Pryor, Jr., 

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 

2008-2009 

• Deputy Solicitor-General for the State of 

Alabama, 2011-2012 

• Multiple leadership positions in the 

U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-present

1954 

ABE 

FAWAL

1954 Abe Fawal 

Hometown: Ramallah, Palestine 

BS in Theatre, 1954 

MA in Film, UCLA 

PhD, University of Oxford, 1996 

FILMMAKER, 

AUTHOR, 

HISTORIAN 


• First Assistant Director on 

Lawrence of Arabia, 1962 

• Co-Founder, Birmingham International 

Educational Film Festival 

• Founder, Chair and Board Member, 

BSC Writing Today Conference 

• Author of On the Hills of God, 

set in 1947 Palestine 

• Winner of the PEN Oakland Award for 

Excellence in Literature

1996 

G. COURTNEY 

FRENCH

1996 G. Courtney French 


BS, Secondary Education, 1995 

JD, Cumberland School of Law, 1998 

ATTORNEY; 

PRESIDENT, 

Courtney French 

Broadcasting 

(WATV 94.9) 


• Clerk for Alabama Supreme Court Justice 

Ralph D. Cook, 1998-1999 

• Founding Partner, Petway French Ford LLP 

• President, Courtney French Broadcasting 

(WATV), 2017-present 

• Top 40 Lawyers Under 40, The National Trial 

Lawyers 

• 50 Future Leaders of America, Ebony Magazine 

• BSC Trustee, 2019-present

1964 

CHARLES 

GAINES

1964 Charles Gaines 


BA, English, Phi Beta Kappa, 

1964; MFA, Writing, 

University of Iowa, 1967 

WRITER, 

INVENTOR OF 

PAINTBALL 


• 1972 novel Stay Hungry was basis for 1975 

film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and 

Sally Field, set and filmed in Birmingham 

• Two Emmys for TV writing 

• Using dye-pellet guns, devised a game that 

became paintball; co-founded company that 

standardized rules of the game and sold the 

first equipment 


• Alabama Writers Hall of Fame, 2018 

• Alabama Writers Form Truman Capote 

Award, 2020

1979 

SHERYL SPEED 

GORDON

1979 Sheryl Speed Gordon 

Hometown: Selma 

BS in Biology, 1979; 

BS in Secondary Eduction- 

Biology/Chemistry, 1987 

MA, Educational Leadership, 

1993 AUM; MS, Military 

Strategic Studies, US Army 

War College, 2003 

ADJUTANT GENERAL 

Alabama 

National Guard 

2017-2023 

MVP HIGHLIGHTS 

• First female general officer in the 

Alabama National Guard 

• 43-year military career 

• Promoted to brigadier general in 2009 

• Promoted to major general in 2011

1941 

VIRGINIA VAN DER VEER 

HAMILTON

1941 Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton 


BA in History, 1941; 

MA (1961) and PhD (1968) in 

History, University of Alabama 

(second woman to do so) 

PIONEERING 

HISTORIAN, 

EDUCATOR, 

and WRITER 


• Covered Capitol Hill and the White House for 

the AP during FDR and Truman administrations 

• Definitive biographer of US Supreme Court 

Justice Hugo Black and US Sen. Lister Hill 

• Among first to acknowledge contributions of 

women, Blacks, and native Americans in 

Alabama history textbooks

1944 

MARGUERITE JONES 

HARBERT

1944 Marguerite Jones Harbert 


BA in Liberal Arts and 

Science, 1944 

PHILANTHROPIST 


• Played soccer, volleyball, and basketball; ran 

track; named Outstanding Athlete all four years 

• Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institution 

• Trustee, Birmingham Museum of Art 

• Trustee: Birmingham-Southern, 1997-2012 

• BSC Sports Hall of Fame, 2006 

• BSC Honorary Doctorate, 1989

1943 

JAMES 

HATCHER

1943 James Hatcher 

Hometown: Enterprise 

BA, Theatre, 1943 

DIRECTOR AND 

PRODUCER 


• Founder, Town & Gown Theater, 

Birmingham Summerfest 

• Co-Founder, Alabama Council on the Arts 

and Humanities, Alabama Ballet, Birmingham 

Festival of Arts 

• Directed Miss Alabama Pageant for decades; 

directed Miss America Pageant for television 

in 1960 

• Alabama State Chief of Protocol, 1983-1987 

• Birmingham Gallery of Distinguished Citizens, 1990

1999 

BRAD 

HAYES

1999 Brad Hayes 

Hometown: Mobile 

BA, Business Administration, 

cum laude, 1999; 

JD, University of Alabama, 2005 

LEGISLATIVE 

DIRECTOR, 

Office of 

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, 

2021-present 


• Vice President of External Affairs, 

U.S. International Development Finance 

Corporation, 2020-2021 

• Leadership roles at US Department of Homeland 

Security, Office of Management and 

Budget, Customs and Border 

Protection, 2017-2020 

• Director of Congressional and Public Affairs, 

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2011-2017

2002 

WALKER 

HAYES

2002 Walker Hayes 


BA in Music/Piano, 2002 

SINGER/SONGWRITER 


• Moved to Nashville in 2005 to pursue career 

in country music 

• Wrote/co-wrote/sang guest vocals under 

contract to Capitol Records, 2005-2016 

• Viral hit “Fancy Like,” released in summer 

2021, reached on #3 on Billboard Hot 100 

and #1 on Hot Country Songs; by September 

2021, certified Gold and Platinum 

• “Fancy Like” TikTok video created with his 

children during the pandemic has nearly 

3 million likes to date

1980 

DONALD 

HEFLIN

1980 Donald Heflin 


BS, Political Science and Religion, 

Phi Beta Kappa 1980 


MS, National Defense University, 

2004 

US AMBASSADOR 

and 

CAREER DIPLOMAT 


• Numerous posts in the US Foreign Service, 

including Peru, India, Mexico, Zambis, Rwanda, 

Burundi, and the UK, 1987-2015 

• U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, 2015-2018 

• Minister-Counselor for Consular and Consulate 

Affairs in Mexico, 2018-2020 

• Executive Director, The Edward R. Murrow Center 

at The Fletcher School, Tufts University

1942 

HOWELL T. 

HEFLIN

1942 The Hon. Howell T. Heflin 

Hometown: Tuscumbia 

BA in History and Political 

Science, 1942 


ALABAMA CHIEF 

JUSTICE 

and 

US SENATOR 


• Alabama State Bar President, 1965-1966 

• 24th Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court, 

1971-1977 

• Champion of the Judicial Article of 1973 

• U.S. Senator, 1979-1997 

• Chair, Senate Ethics Committee, 1987-1992 


1972 

D. BRUCE 

IRWIN

1972 D. Bruce Irwin, MD 


BS in Biology, 1972; 

MD, UAB, 1976 

PHYSICIAN 

and 

FOUNDER, 

American Family Care 


• Grew up watching doctors and nurses care for his 

disabled father; his BSC dorm room was the first 

bedroom he’d ever had 

• Turned a small clinic in Hoover into a 30-state 

network of more than 300 locations, forever 

changing the delivery of non-emergency urgent care

1950 

DONALD R. 

KAHN

1950 Donald R. Kahn, MD 


BS in Pre-Med Studies, 1950 

MD, UAB ; Internship, 

Washington University at St. Louis 

Residencies, 

University of Michigan 

PIONEERING 

CARDIOVASCULAR 

SURGEON 


• Performed first heart bypass surgeries in 

state of Michigan and first heart transplant 

in state of Wisconsin 

• Developed solution used to safely transport 

donor hearts 

• Launched heart transplant program at 

Baptist Princeton 


1967 

F. CLEVELAND 

KINNEY

1967 F. Cleveland Kinney, PhD, MD 


BS in Biology/BA in Art, 1967 

PhD, Neuroanatomy, UAB, 1976 

MD, UAB, 1985 

GERIATRIC 

PSYCHIATRIST 

and PROFESSOR 

EMERITUS 

UAB 


• Exemplary Psychiatrist Award, National Alliance 

for the Mentally Ill, 2000 

• Numerous teaching awards at UAB 


• University of Alabama Medical Alumni Association 

Distinguished Alumnus, 2018

2006 

JEFF 

KROGSGARD

2006 Jeff Krogsgard 

Hometown: Daphne 

BS in Accounting, 2006 

VICE PRESIDENT AND 

CONTROLLER, 

Brasfield & Gorrie 


• NCAA All-American Scholar, 2005 & 2006 (golf) 

• BSC Sports Hall of Fame, 2012 (golf) 

• Birmingham Business Journal Top 40 Under 40, 

2024

1984 

RUSSELL J. 

LEVENSON

1984 Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson, Jr. 


BA in Business and English, 1984; 

Master of Divinity, Virginia 

Theological Seminary, 1992 

Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual 

Formation, Beeson Divinity School 

RECTOR, 

St. Martin’s Episcopal 

Church, Houston 


• Officiated funerals of President George H.W. Bush 

and Barbara Bush 

• Author of Witness to Dignity, a book about the 

Bushes’ life and faith 

• Distinguished Alumnus, Beeson Divinity School, 2011 

• Dean’s Cross, Virginia Theological Seminary, 2012 


1983 

BERNARD 

LOCKHART

1983 Bernard Lockhart 

Hometown: Leeds 

BA, Physical Education, 1983 

Masters of Public and Private 

Management, BSC, 2008 

FOUNDER 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

Magic City Smooth Jazz 


• Founded Jazz in the Park series at Avondale Park in 

2010 expanded to Bessemer, Helena, Tuscaloosa, 

Huntsville 

• Taste of Fourth Avenue Jazz Festival drew thousands 

to Birmingham’s historic Black business district 


1989 

TONDRA 

LODER-JACKSON

1989 Tondra Loder-Jackson 


BS in Political Science, 1989 

MS, Public Policy Analysis, 

University of Chicago, 1991 

PhD, Human Development/ 

Family Studies, 

Northwestern University, 2002 

Post-Doc, University of Pennsylvania, 

2002-2003 

PROFESSOR 

UAB Schools 

of Education 

and 

Arts & Humanities 


• Founder and past director, UAB Center 

for Urban Education 

• Author, Schoolhouse Activists: 

African-American Educators and the 

Long Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, 

SUNY Press, 2015 


1935 

HUGH 

MARTIN

1935 Hugh Martin 


BA, Music, 1935 

COMPOSER, ARRANGER, 

and PLAYWRIGHT 

for Hollywood and Broadway 


• Best known for composing the Christmas 

classic ‚“Have Yourself a Merry Little 

Christmas,” and‚ “The Trolley Song,” for 

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) 

• Nominated for four Tonys and two Oscars 

• Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1983; 

• Alabama Music Hall of Fame, 2001 


2004 

BERNARD 

MAYS

2004 Bernard Mays, Jr. 


BS, Accounting, 2004 

MS, Accounting, 

University of Virginia, 2005 

CONTROLLER, 

UAB 


• Student Government Association President, 

2003-2004 

• BSC Outstanding Young Alumni Award, 2020 

• Board Member, Children’s Village, 2011-present 

• Planning Member, City of Homewood Commercial 

Development Authority, 2012-2015

1995 

DAN 

MILNER

1995 Dan Milner, MD 

Hometown: Monroeville 

B.S., Chemistry, 


MD, UAB, 2000 

MSc, Epidemiology, Harvard 

Chan School of Public Health, 2010 

MBA, UAB, 2020 

PATHOLOGIST, 

EPIDEMIOLOGIST, 

and CONSULTANT 


• Harvard Medical School faculty, 2005-2016 

• Adjunct faculty at Harvard Chan School 

of Public Health, 2016-present 

• Chief Medical Officer, American Society 

of Clinical Pathology, 2016-2022

2007 

WILSON 

NASH

2007 Wilson Nash 


BA in Political Science and 

Religion, 


Masters in International Study, 

University of Sydney, 2009; 


GENERAL COUNSEL, 

Brasfield & Gorrie 


• Associate, Bradley LLP, 2012-2015 

• Birmingham Business Journal Rising 

Star of Law, 2016 

• Alabama Association of General 

Contractors Top 40 Under 40, 2020 

• Board Member, Better Basics 

• Young Supporters Board, UAB O’Neal 

Comprehensive Cancer Center

1964 

SENA JETER 

NASLUND

1964 Sena Jeter Naslund 


BA in English, 1964 

MFA and PhD, 

University of Iowa 

NOVELIST 

and EMERITUS 

PROFESSOR OF 

ENGLISH, 

University of Louisville 


• Author of several international bestsellers, including 

Ahab’s Wife (1999), Four Spirits (2003), and 

Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette (2006) 


• Poet Laureate, State of Kentucky, 2005 


1994 

ANDY 

NEWTON

1994 Andy Newton 


BS, Economics, 1994 

PRESIDENT 

Uniti Fiber 


• Co-Founder/President/CEO of Southern Light 

one of the 10 largest pure fiber optic companies 

in the US, from 2001 until its acquisition by 

Uniti Group in 2017. 

• Mobile Bay Magazine 40 Under 40, 2011 

• BSC Board of Trustees, 2018-present

2016 

DENZEL 

OKINEDO

2016 Denzel Okinedo 


BS, Political Science and Government 

JD, Cumberland School of Law 

Student Bar Association President, 

2018-2019 

ATTORNEY 

Burr & Forman, 

Birmingham 


• Student Government Association 

President, 2015-2016 

• BSC Trustee, 2022-present 

• President, BSC Young Alumni Council, 

2022-present 

• BSC Rising Star Award, 2022 

• Birmingham Business Journal NextGen 

Top Law Award, 2022 

• Best Lawyers in America, 2024

1984 

CRAFT 

O’NEAL

1984 Craft O’Neal 


BA in Business Administration 

and Economics, 1984 

CHAIRMAN and CEO 

O’Neal Industries, Inc. 


• Board Member: Birmingham Business Alliance 

• Board Member: O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center 

• Board Member: Children’s of Alabama 

• Board Member: Leadership Birmingham 

• Leadership Alabama Class of 2013

1976 

SCOTT M. 

PHELPS

1976 Scott M. Phelps 

Hometown: Tuscaloosa 

BA, cum laude, 1976 


VICE PRESIDENT 

AND SECRETARY, 

Greene Group, 

1995-present 


• University of Alabama System Board of Trustees, 

2015-present; currently President Pro Tem 

• Associate and Partner, Bradley LLP, 1979-1995; 

• Argued and won a case before the US Supreme 

Court at age 33 

• Secretary, Bryant Bank, 2013-present

1988 

ELLEN WOODWARD 

POTTS

1988 Ellen Woodward Potts 


BA, Business Administration/ 

Finance, cum laude, 1988 

MBA, University of South 

Alabama, 1993 

EXECUTIVE 

DIRECTOR, 

Habitat for Humanity 

Tuscaloosa 


• Managing Partner, Dementia Dynamics, 

2010-2013 

• Author, A Pocket Guide for the Alzheimer’s 

Caregiver, 2011 


• Tuscaloosa County Civic Hall of Fame, 2023

1980 

TERESA TANNER 

PULLIAM

1980 The Hon. Teresa Tanner Pulliam 


All-Star Roster BA, Political 

Science, magna cum laude, 1980 


JUDGE 

Jefferson County 

Circuit Court 


• Prosecutor, Mobile (1983) 

and Jefferson (1986-1991) Counties 

• Judge in the 10th Judicial Circuit, 2005-2018

1964 

HOWELL H. 

RAINES

1964 Howell H. Raines 


BA, English, 


MA, English, 

University of Alabama, 1973 

JOURNALIST, AUTHOR, 

PULITZER PRIZE 

WINNER 

PRESS BOX HIGHLIGHTS 

• National Correspondent, White House 

Correspondent, London Bureau Chief, Editorial 

Page Editor, and Executive Editor, New York 

Times, 1978-2003 

• 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for 

Grady’s Gift, a memoir of his Alabama childhood 

• Author, Whiskey Man (1977), My Soul is 

Rested (1983), Fly Fishing Through the Midlife 

Crisis (1993), and Silent Calvary (2023)

1999 

J. ANDREW 

ROBISON

1999 J. Andrew Robison 

Hometown: Prattville 

BS in Accounting, 

cum laude, 1999 

JD, cum laude, 

Washington & Lee, 2002 

MANAGING PARTNER 

Bradley LLP 


• Best Lawyers in America, 2014-2024 

• Birmingham Business Journal Power 60: 

Magic City’s Most Influential Executives, 2023 

• Trustee: Eyesight Foundation of Alabama 

• Trustee: Birmingham Museum of Art; 

• Board Member: Birmingham Business Alliance, 

W&L Law Council

1998 

CLAY 

RYAN

1998 Clay Ryan 

Hometown: Muscle Shoals 

BS, Political Science 

and Government, 1998; 


Editor, Alabama Law Review 

SENIOR VICE 

PRESIDENT OF 

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, 

Alabama Power 

Company 


• Chair, Governmental and Regulatory Practice 

Group, Maynard Cooper & Gale, 2002-2015 

• Vice Chancellor/Senior Vice Chancellor for 

External Affairs, University of Alabama System, 

2015-2023 

• Birmingham Business Journal‘s Top 40 Under 

40, Year; #3 on Yellowhammer News Power & 

Influence 50, 2022

1991 

DAWN HELMS 

SHARFF

1991 Dawn Helms Sharff 

Hometown: Baldwin County 

BS in Accounting, summa cum laude, 


JD. University of Virginia, 1994 

PARTNER, 

Bradley LLP 


• First woman to serve as managing partner at Bradley 

• Chair, The Women’s Foundation of Alabama, 2023 

• Birmingham Businesss Journal Top Birmingham 

Women, 2020 

• Best of the Bar, 2022

2007 

KELLEY BROOKS 

SIMONEAUX

2007 Kelley Brooks Simoneaux 

Hometown: Chattanooga 

BA in Political Science, 2007 

JD, University of Tennessee, 2010 

FOUNDER, 

The Spinal Cord Injury 

Law Firm 


• As a law student, worked to exonerate the 

first person in U.S. wrongly convicted based 

on mitochondrial DNA 

• Founded law firm specializing in representing 

people injured in catastrophic events 

• Created Wheel2Ride, focused on expanding 

access to ride-sharing platforms for people 

with mobility challenges 

• Board Member, Washington, D.C. Trial 

Lawyers Association and American 

Association for Justice 


1994 

TERRY 

SMILEY

1994 Terry Smiley 

Hometown: Talladega 

BS, Business Administration, 1994 

Master’s in Public and 

Private Management, 2007 

VICE PRESIDENT 

Eastern Division, 

Alabama Power 

Company, 

2019-present 


• Led governmental affairs for Spire, 2015-2017 

• Vice Chair, Talladega College Board of Trustees 

• Leadership Birmingham Class of 2012 

• Board member, Calhoun County Economic 

Development Council, Calhoun Chamber of 

Commerce 

• BSC Sports Hall of Fame, 2000 (basketball)

1979 

SHARON ANN 

SPENCER

1979 Sharon Ann Spencer, MD 


BS in Chemistry, 



MD, UAB, 1983 

PROFESSOR 

OF RADIATION 

ONCOLOGY and 

SENIOR SCIENTIST, 

UAB 


• American Cancer Society Life Inspiration 

Award, 2005 

• Brewer-Heslin Award for Professionalism in 

Medicine, 2021 


2016 

GRAHAM 

SPENCER

2016 Graham Spencer 


BS in Political Science, 

summa cum laude, 


MBA, Duke University, 2022 

MANAGING DIRECTOR 

& PRINCIPAL 

The Education 

Advisory Board, 

New York 


• Undergraduate Representative to International 

Executive Committee, Sigma Chi Fraternity, 2015 

• Co-founded EAB’s global research partnership to 

serve small, tuition-driven colleges and universities 

• BSC Rising Star Award, 2019

1931 

LUTHER L. 

TERRY

1931 Luther L. Terry 

Hometown: Red Level 

BS, Biology, 1931 

MD, Tulane University, 1935 

9 TH 

US SURGEON GENERAL 


• Ninth Surgeon General of the United States, 

1961-1965 

• Authored landmark report concluding that 

cigarette smoking causes lung cancer and 

chronic pulmonary diseases 

• Paved pathway to mandatory warning labels on 

tobacco products 

• Chief of General Medicine and Experimental 

Therapeutics, National Heart Institute, 1950- 

1955; laid foundation for “golden era of 

cardiovascular clinical investigation 

• Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame 


1986 

JOHN KEVIN 

TUCKER

1986 John Kevin Tucker, MD 

Hometown: Monroeville 

BS, Mathematics, 


MD, Cornell University, 1990 

Nephrology Fellowship, UAB 

VICE PRESIDENT OF 

EDUCATION, 

Mass General/Brigham 

ASSOCIATE 

PROFESSOR, 

Harvard Medical School 


• UAB Nephrology Faculty, 1996-2002 

Top 10 Teacher Award 

• Volunteer, National Kidney Foundation 

• BSC Trustee, 2010-present 


1960 

JABO 

WAGGONER

1960 The Hon. Jabo Waggoner 


BS, Business Administration, 

1960 

JD, Birmingham School of Law, 

1964 

SENATOR 

16th District of Alabama, 

1990-present 

CHAIR 

Rules Committee, 

Confirmations, 

and Local Legislation 


• Alabama House of Representatives, 1966-1983 

• Longest record of service for any Jefferson 

County legislator in Alabama history 

• BSC Sports Hall of Fame, 2007 (basketball) 

• Distinguished Alumni Award, 2013

1996 

HERB 

WILLIAMS

1996 Herb Williams IV 

Hometown: Montgomery 

BFA in Sculpture, 1996 

SCULPTOR 


• Creator of large installations made entirely of 

crayons, including six commissioned for the 

international concourse at the Atlanta airport 

• Works on exhibit at galleries in Washington, DC, 

New York, Nashville, Charlotte, and Shanghai, 

China 

• National Endowment for the Arts grant, 2011 


1986 

DELYNN MORING 

ZELL

1986 DeLynn Moring Zell 

Hometown: Headland 

BA, Accounting, 1986 

CEO & FOUNDER, 

Bridgeworth + Savant 

MVP HIGHLIGHTS 

• Al.com’s Women Who Shape the State, 2018 

• Forbes list of America’s Top Women Financial 

Advisors, 2021 

• Leadership Alabama Class XXX; current board 

member 

• BSC Board of Trustees, 2008-present ; 

Chair, 2020-2022 

• Birmingham Business Journal CEO of the Year, 

Top Birmingham Women, 2023

1980 

ROWDY T. 

PANTHER

1980 Rowdy T. Panther 


MASCOT 


• Origin Story: In a 1916 football matchup with 

Spring Hill College, a spectator observed that 

“those boys from Birmingham look like a pack 

of panthers.” 

• Dubbed “Rowdy” in 1980 through a namethe-mascot 

contest; winning entry influenced 

by popularity of Auburn University swimmer 

Rowdy Gaines, later an Olympic gold medalist

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