David Adkisson

President

Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce

Johnnie R. Aycock

Executive Vice President

Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama

Beverly Poole Baker, Esq.

Miller, Hamilton, Snider & Odom        

R. Preston Bolt, Jr., Esq.

Hand, Arendall

Fred O. Braswell, III*

President

Alabama Rural Electric Association

John L. Carroll, Esq.

Dean, Cumberland School of Law

Samford University

Stephen M. Chazen

President

Unus Foundation

Dan W. Cleckler

Executive Director

Joint Powers Authority

Patrick C. Cooper, Esq.*

Maynard, Cooper & Gale

Dr. Thomas E. Corts*

President

Samford University

Fred C. Crum, Jr.*

Executive Vice President

SouthTrust Bank

J. Mason Davis, Jr., Esq.

Sirote & Permutt, P.C.

William F. Denson, III*

Sr. VP, General Counsel, and Secretary

Vulcan Materials Company

Chriss H. Doss

Director

Center for the Study of Law & the Church Samford University

Hon. Michael C. Dow

Mayor, City of Mobile

William A. Dow

Partner

Ernst & Young

Dr. R. Wayne Echols

Vice President for Business & Finance

Birmingham-Southern College

Bruce P. Ely, Esq.

Bradley, Arant, Rose & White

Joseph M. Farley, Esq.

Balch & Bingham

Thomas L. Hamby*

President, Alabama

BellSouth

Victor H. Hanson, III*

Publisher

The Birmingham News

James P. Hayes, Jr.*

President

Economic Development Partnership

  of Alabama

James F. Hughey, III, Esq.+

Lightfoot, Franklin & White

John D. Johns

President and COO

Protective Life Corporation

Carl E. Jones, Jr.

President and CEO

Regions Financial Corporation

D. Paul Jones

President and CEO

Compass Bank

Dr. Edward S. LaMonte

Heflin Professor of Political Science

Birmingham-Southern College

Barbara W. Larson*

Executive Director

Leadership Alabama

Robert D. Ludwig

Publisher

The Huntsville Times

Edgar B. Marx, Jr.*

Vice President

Marx Brothers

W. Charles Mayer, III

President-Alabama Banking Group

AmSouth Bank

Dr. Judy M. Merritt*

President

Jefferson State Community College

James L. North, Esq.

Attorney at Law

William F. O’Connor, Jr.*

Managing Director

Campaign for Alabama

Dr. Malcolm Portera

Chancellor

University of Alabama System

Dudley C. Reynolds*

President & COO

Alabama Gas Company

Jacquelyn S. Shaia*

Attorney at Law

Barrett C. Shelton, Jr.

Publisher and Editor

The Decatur Daily

William E. Smith, Jr.*

Chairman

Royal Cup, Inc.

Luther J. Strange, Esq.

Bradley, Arant, Rose & White

Cleophus Thomas, Jr., Esq.

Lange, Simpson, Robinson & Somerville

Jesse S. Vogtle, Jr., Esq.

Balch & Bingham

Chris Waddle

Executive Editor

The Anniston Star

James H. White, III*

President

Porter, White & Company

James W. Williams, Jr.

Vice President & Executive Director

PARCA

*Member, Executive Committee