Alabama Men's Hall of Fame
The Alabama Men's Hall of Fame is a state honor established on August 13, 1987 by the Alabama legislature. It is housed at Samford University's Harwell G. Davis Library.
The idea of establishing a men's hall, as a counterpart to the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame established earlier at Judson College, was brought to the Women's Committee of 100 by Mrs Ralph Whitten in 1981. In 1998, Governor Guy Hunt appointed the first members of the board of directors. The board has two representatives of each of the state's congressional districts, five member's of the Women's Committee of 100, and three seats reserved for the Governor, the director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, and the president of Samford University.
The hall has "adopted" the membership of the Alabama Hall of Fame, which was active from 1951 to 1965, although some of those individuals have been separately inducted into the Men's Hall of Fame.
The hall honors men born in or closely associated with the state, dead for at least two years, who have made significant positive contributions of statewide, national or international importance in their respective fields. Nominations are accepted each spring, no more than three are chosen by the board, and a formal induction ceremony and luncheon is held in Birmingham each September. Bronze plaques are commissioned recognizing each honoree.
Inductees
Alabama Hall of Fame (1951-65)
- Evan Frank Allison
- Peter Bryce
- Robert Lee Bullard
- Charles Allen Cary
- Clement Clay
- Jerome Cochrane
- B. B. Comer
- Samuel Dale
- Walter Fleming
- William Gorgas
- Seale Harris
- John Tyler Morgan
- John Pelham
- Daniel Pratt
- Raphael Semmes
- William Silbert
- James Marion Sims
- Eugene Allen Smith
- George Washington Stone
- Oscar Underwood
- Booker T. Washington
- Joe Wheeler
- John Allen Wyeth
Class of 1988
Class of 1989
Class of 1990
Class of 1991
Class of 1992
Class of 1993
Class of 1994
Class of 1995
Class of 1997
Class of 1998
Class of 1999
Class of 2000
Class of 2001
Class of 2002
Class of 2003
Class of 2004
Class of 2005
Class of 2006
Class of 2007
Class of 2008
Class of 2009
Class of 2010
Class of 2011
Class of 2012
Class of 2013
Class of 2014
Class of 2015
Class of 2016
Class of 2017
Class of 2018
Class of 2019
External links
- Alabama Men's Hall of Fame at samford.edu