CLASS OF 2026
Peter Hlebowitsh
Curriculum Theory Scholar Practitioner, Global Curriculum Visionary and Reform Leader and Dean Committed to Public Engagement
Loreta Holder-Brown
Early Intervention Pioneer, Founder of RISE, Visionary and Global Advocate for Disability Services
1931 – 2019
Ozzie Newsome Jr.
Elite Competitor, Architect of Championship Teams, Hall of Fame Standard Bearer and Respected Mentor
Ann Turnbull
Special Education Trailblazer, Inclusive Policy Architect and Visionary Mentor in Disability Studies
CLASS OF 2025
David L. Dagley
Law Luminary, Mentor Extraordinaire and Legacy Leader
Mary Allen Jolley
1928-2023Trailblazing Advocate, Community Catalyst and Legacy of Compassion
Margaret Emily Warren
Education Innovator, Mentor of Minds and Legacy Builder
Elizabeth K. Wilson
Visionary Educator, Champion of Collaboration and Architect of Renewal
CLASS OF 2024
Elizabeth Curtis
K-12 Leader and Literacy Champion
The Honorable Joel Dubina
Senior United States Circuit Judge
Ethel Joyce “Hanna” Gillion
1932–2004Professor and Leader of UA Women’s Athletics
Kathy Shaver-Wetzel
Professor Emerita and Former Associate Dean of Student Services and Certification
Sue Brannan Walker
Professor Emerita and former Alabama Poet Laureate
CLASS OF 2023
Dr. Mary Jane Caylor
1942–2023Retired Superintendent, Huntsville City Schools
Dr. William A. Meehan
Retired President, Jacksonville State University
Dr. Jo Beth Newton
1952–2022Superintendent, Homewood City Schools
Dr. Douglas J. Phillips
Creator, Discovering Alabama
Jeana Ross
Retired Secretary, Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education
CLASS OF 2022
Vickie G. Brown
Retired Educator
Dr. James E. McLean
Retired Dean, College of Education
Margaret Morton
Executive Director, Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement Family Services Center
Dr. Carol Schlichter
Professor Emeritus, Multiple Abilities Program
CLASS OF 2021
Dr. Frank B. Ashley III
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University
Margaret O’Neal
Retired K-12 Educator
Dr. Cathy Randall
Chairman of the Board, Pettus Randall Holdings, LLC
Dr. W. Ross Palmer
Retired Higher Education Educator
Dr. Joffre T. Whisenton
President, Joffre T. Whisenton and Associates, Inc.
CLASS OF 2020
Dr. Marcia Burke
Retired Assistant Superintendent, Tuscaloosa City Schools
Dr. Lee Freeman
Clinical Professor Emeritus, Elementary Education
Dr. Michael Malone
Former Troy State University at Dothan and vice chancellor of the Troy State University System
Theresa Snoddy
Retired Educator
Dr. Karl Stegall
Minister and Education Leader
CLASS OF 2019
Mary Ann Blackmon
Tuscaloosa Educator, Music and Community Builder
James Blackmon, Jr.
1936–2018Tuscaloosa Educator and Community Builder
Dr. John Cody Hall
1945–2016Science Teacher and Assistant Director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History
Melba Richardson
Retired Head of School, Saint James School
Dr. Martha W. Tack
Professor Emerita, Educational Leadership, Eastern Michigan University
CLASS OF 2018
Dr. Jane Moore
1935–2021Auburn Women’s Athletics Pioneer
Sandra H. Ray
Former member, Alabama State Board of Education
Dr. Barbara S. Rountree
Founder and School Director, The Capitol School
CLASS OF 2016
Dr. Adolph Crew
1932–2002Professor Emeritus, Secondary Social Science Education
Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster
1929–2022American activist who was the first African-American student to attend the University of Alabama
Dr. Ethel H. Hall
1928–2011Vice President, Alabama State Board of Education
Dr. Judy Merritt
1943–2014President, Jefferson State Junior College
CLASS OF 2015
Dr. Edward H. Cleino
1917–2015Professor Emeritus, Music Education
Shelley Jones
1939–2024Retired Educator
Dr. Archie Wade
1939-2025Professor Emeritus, Kinesiology
CLASS OF 2014
Marian Loftin
1936-2025Former Director, State of Alabama Department of Child Abuse Prevention/The Children’s Trust Fund
Dr. Joseph B. Morton
Former Alabama State Superintendent of Education
Dr. Marcus L. Roberts, Jr.
1926–2014Assistant Dean for Student Services and Teacher Certification
Dr. N. Joyce Sellers
1951–2004Superintendent of Tuscaloosa County Schools
CLASS OF 2012
Dr. Harold L. Bishop
1943–2005Professor Emeritus, Educational Administration
Dr. Paul Hubbert
1935–2014Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Alabama Education Association
Jeanice Kirkland
1943–2015K-12 Educator
Dr. Jayne Meyer
Retired Director, Teacher Ed. & Cert. at AL Dept. of Education