The Alabama Building Industry periodically recognizes certain outstanding individuals for significant service to the residential housing industry in their communities and in the state. Selection to the Alabama Building Industry Hall of Fame is an extraordinary honor and is the highest award given by the Home Builders Association of Alabama.
We salute our past Alabama Building Industry Hall of Fame inductees:
1988
Ray Amos, Gr. Montgomery
Albert Awtrey, Gr. Birmingham
Theo M. Compton, Decatur
Vondal Gravlee, Gr. Birmingham
Edward Hacker, Huntsville/Madison Co.
Sidney Land, Phenix City
Shannon Lowder, Gr. Montgomery
Dick McAdams, Gr. Montgomery
Mike Nivens, Huntsville/Madison Co.
Donald G. Nolan, Phenix City
William A. Nunnery, Metro Mobile/Baldwin Co.
James Bentley Owens, Jr., Gr. Birmingham
Richard P. Sexton, Sr., Gr. Birmingham
Harry M. Smith, Jr., Metro Mobile
Willie H. Stewart, Gr. Birmingham
William H. Trimm, Gr. Birmingham
Lester Wyatt, Gr. Birmingham
1989
T. Chambers, Gr. Montgomery
William M. Coussons, Muscle Shoals
Harvey A. Edwards, Jr., Tuscaloosa
Michael James, Gr. Calhoun Co.
Jerry C. Kyser, Gr. Montgomery
Bob E. Tidwell, Gr. Birmingham
1990
James C. Lewis, Gr. Birmingham
Henry D. Moody, Government
John Miller, HBAA Staff
1991
James H. Berry, Gr. Birmingham
Victor E. Hanan, Gr. Montgomery
C. Pritchett, Gr. Birmingham
1992
Wayne Bonner, Huntsville/Madison Co.
John Howard, Metro Mobile
Calvin Reid, Gr. Birmingham
Senator John J. Sparkman, Government
1993
Olguita Dollison, Huntsville/Madison Co.
John Street, Sr., Gr. Calhoun Co.
Don Slatton, HBAA Staff
Tom Ward, Gr. Montgomery
Ted Watts, Sr., Gr. Montgomery
1994
Hulan Smith, Government
1995
Fred Cherry, Dothan & Wiregrass Area
John Parker, Gr. Montgomery
Jack Reid, Muscle Shoals
1996
Vincent Mazzara, Gr. Birmingham
Tillman Hill, Government
Eleanor Woolsey, Metro Mobile Staff
1997
Senator Lowell Barron, Government
John Dollison, Huntsville/Madison Co.
Senator Hinton Mitchem, Government
Jim Mitchell, Gr. Birmingham
Nelle Watson, Gr. Montgomery Staff
1998
Phil Beasley, Gr. Birmingham
Debbie Baxley, HBAA Staff
Senator Jeff Enfinger, Huntsville/Madison Co.
L. Jones, Metro Mobile
George Roberds, Baldwin County
1999
Kelly Bakane, Gr. Birmingham
Professor Edward Marty, Educator
Kenneth Warren, Marshall County
2000
Patricia W. Acton, Gr. Birmingham Staff
Don Druse, Baldwin County
Jim Jones, Huntsville/Madison Co.
2001
Kenneth Chandler, Huntsville/Madison Co.
Don Riley, Phenix City
2002
Bill Deloney, Dothan & Wiregrass Area
John Hays, Huntsville/Madison Co.
Ken Mitchell, HBAA Staff
2003
Ellen Gaberlavage, Lee County
Lynn Harris, Gr. Montgomery
Benny Pritchett, Gr. Birmingham
2004
Hugh Cole, Gr. Montgomery
Rep. Mike Hill, Gr. Birmingham
Dwight “Sonny” Richardson, Jr., Tuscaloosa
2005
Peggy Turner, Gr. Birmingham
Jayne Ward, Gr. Montgomery
2008
Randy Fannin, Shoals
2009
Cathy Brown, Gr. Montgomery
Tommy Doyal, Gr. Birmingham
2011
Bud Canter, Gr. Birmingham/Gr. Calhoun
Billy McQueen, HBAA Staff
Bob Thomas, Phenix City
2012
Sam Almaroad, Gr. Calhoun
Mark Saliba, Dothan & Wiregrass Area
2013
Mal Beavers, Tuscaloosa
2014
Robert Buchalter, Gr. Birmingham
Bill Edwards, Tuscaloosa
Larry Smith, Gr. Montgomery
2016
Wrendon Davis, Gr. Birmingham
Joe Hocklander, Baldwin & Metro Mobile
Cliff Pitman, Baldwin County
2017
Steve Steele, Huntsville/Madison County
Elizabeth Wheelock, Dothan & Wiregrass Area
2018
Todd Slyman, Huntsville/Madison County
2019
Taylor Burton, Gr. Birmingham AHB
Kelley Ouzts, Baldwin & Metro Mobile
Don Spurlin, Marshall County
2021
Buddy Bowman, St. Clair County
Jimmy Jones, Huntsville/Madison County
Lee Pake, Tuscaloosa
Robert Strickland, Government
2022
Lynn Corder, Tuscaloosa
Russell Davis, HBAA Staff
Mark Reid, Shoals
