2025 Officers, Corporate Members & Sponsors

The following have generously supported the Society at levels above the general membership dues. We acknowledge their support and express our gratitude.

Wayne A. Hester President
Carol L. Slaughter Secretary
Allison A. Boone Treasurer
Marjorie L. White Chairman of the Board
Kaydee Erdreich Breman Vice President
Rebecca Moody Vice President
Richard W. Sprague Vice President

Karla Calvert
Patrick Cather
Belle Sumter Coleman
Jay Draper
James Emison
Wyatt R. Haskell
Arthur Henley
Max Kunstmann
Virginia Markstein
Edgar Marx Jr.
Louise McPhillips
Linda J. Nelson
Henry B. Ray Jr.

Carolanne Roberts
Brian Rushing
Elizabeth Saunders
Barbara Shores
Sarah Slaughter
Will Slaughter
John Steiner
Wilhelmina Thomas
Katherine Tipton
Karyn Uptain
Gerry Waters
Dan Weathers
Gregory Wilson

Alice M. Bowsher
Charles S. Caldwell III
Pat Camp

CORPORATE MEMBERS

SUSTAINERS

Protective Life Foundation

MEMBERS

O’Neal Industries
Royal Cup Coffee & Tea
Studio C Architecture & Interiors

PATRONS

Dance N Things
Dunn-French Foundation
Marx Brothers, Inc.
Synovus

HERITAGE SOCIETY

BENEFACTORS

Mr. Michael Calvert
& Ms. Susan Matlock
Mr. & Mrs. Ehney A. Camp III
Mr. & Mrs. James H. White III

PATRONS

Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Blair
Mr. & Mrs. E.T. Brown III
Mr. & Mrs. Frank McPhillips
Mr. J. Michael Rediker
Mr. & Mrs. Hanson B. Slaughter
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Sprague
Mr. & Mrs. John Steiner
Mr. & Mrs. J. Brent Uptain
Ms. Gerry R. Waters

MEMBERS

Mrs. Craig Allen Jr. Dr. Graham Boettcher Mr. Alex Boles & Mr. Mike White Ms. Allison A. Boone Mr. & Mrs. William A. Bowron Jr. Ms. Alice M. Bowsher Ms. Kaydee Erdreich Breman Mr. & Mrs. John Brock Mrs. John C. Carraway Mr. J. Richard Casio Mr. Patrick Cather Ms. Sheila Chaffin Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Cohn Mr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Coleman Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Coleman Mr. & Mrs. Jim D. Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cosby Mr. & Mrs. Don Cosper Mr. & Mrs. Francis Crockard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Russell Cunningham III Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Daniel Mr. & Mrs. Walter Dean Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William F. Denson III Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Donald Mr. John C. Draper IV Mrs. Helen Drennen Mr. & Mrs. David Dresher Mr. & Mrs. Dave Driscoll Mr. & Mrs. James W. Emison Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin L. Erdreich Mr. & Mrs. Tate Forrester Mr. & Mrs. James M. French Mr. & Mrs. William D. French Mr. & Mrs. Mike Goodrich Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Goodwyn Mr. Wilson Green & Ms. Amanda Adams Mr. & Mrs. Preston H. Haskell Mr. & Mrs. Wyatt R. Haskell Mr. & Mrs. Meredyth R. Hazzard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Holman Head Mr. Craig L. Hennecy Mr. Samuel David Herring Mr. & Mrs. Wayne A. Hester Mrs. J. Scott Hill Mr. & Mrs. William L. Holman Mr. Henry Hughes & Ms. Lois Woodward Mr. & Mrs. John Johns Mr. & Mrs. E. Carlisle Jones Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Kent Keyser Mr. & Mrs. Max Kunstmann Ms. Constance Ladd Dr. Julius E. Linn Jr. Mr. Henry Sharpe Lynn Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Philip McWane Mr. & Mrs. Bob Moody Mr. & Mrs. Alex Nading Mr. & Mrs. G. Ruffner Page Jr. Mr. & Mrs. G. Gray Plosser Jr. Mrs. William A. Powell Jr. Mrs. Carolyn Sloss Ratliff Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Ray Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ritchie Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Eladio Ruiz de Molina Mr. & Mrs. Hugh J. Rushing Mr. & Mrs. William J. Rushton IV Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Sandy Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Serra Ms. Carol L. Slaughter Mr. & Mrs. William Slaughter Ms. Caroline M. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Tom Somers Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alan W. Speaker Mr. Arnold Steiner Mr. & Mrs. Bart Stephens Mr. & Mrs. James T. Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Sweeney Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William O. Vann Mr. & Mrs. J. Scott Vowell Mr. & Mrs. James C. Walker Jr. Ms. Marion F. Walker Mr. & Mrs. Wallace D. Weathers Mr. Zachary Westall Mr. & Mrs. Goodloe H. White Mr. James H. White IV Dr. Marjorie Lee White Mrs. Peter Worthen

DONOR MEMBERS

Lynn T. Adams Angela Anderson Frances Bennett Joel Blackstock Clyde Boykin Elna Brendel Mardi & Blaine Brownell Barbara Burton Kathy & Pat Byington Karla Calvert Mary Alice Carmichael Alleen W. Cater Joyce & Jim Cauthen Faye & Bill Clark Helen K. Cocoris Jane Emily & Mark Crosswhite Martha Council John Cullum Eddie Dailey J. Mason Davis Patsy Dreher Katie & Brad Dunn Beverly B. Erdreich Glenn T. Eskew Wally Evans Barbara G. Fant Father Nature Landscape Dr. & Mrs. Robert P. Glaze Gillian &
Mike Goodrich Mira & Eddie Griffith Brenda Hackney Sara Hamlin Jennifer & Reginald Harris Penny Hartline Kathy Hinkle & Herb Trotman Tyler & Tom Huddle Margi Ingram Sallie & Jimmy Johnson Jones Family Fund Nazha & Gerard Kassouf Karen and Mike Keel Chuck Kelly Mary & David Kimerling Virginia & Robert Loftin Henry S. Long Jr. Sherry & Jeff Loper Dana & Linn Lower Linda Lucas Tim Lyons Mary & Michael Marcoux Maria & Coke Mathews Dr. & Mrs. Willard McCall Jr. Anne McCormick Mary C. McGlaughlin David Middlemas Eleanor Moore Stanley Moss George Munchus Providence & Charles Murphrey Linda Nelson Tanya & Mark Nelson Gary Nichols Lori Oswald & Hans Paul Mr and Mrs. Martin Pittman Owen Eve & Bill Parker Georgeann & Alton Parker Virginia Patterson Gail & Robert Pless Charles K. Porter Kathryn Porter Linda & William Prewitt Erskine Ramsey Theresa Rivadencira Jeanne & Mabry Rogers Pat & Sam Rumore Jennifer & Brian Rushing Paula & Mike Rushing Liz Sanders Pat Seitz Jean Shanks
Marilyn Smith Ginger & Joe Socolof Carol Sosnin Cynthia S. Sproull Mary & David Stewart Merrill Stewart Jr. Rebecca & John Thomas Scott Thompson William Thompson III Katie & Art Tipton Howard P. Walthall Frances & George Wheelock Odessa Woolfolk

GIFTS TO BIRMINGHAM by the BOOK

The Ezekiel Mayfield Slaughter Fund
The Mary Smith Slaughter Fund
The Birmingham Historical Society Publication Fund
The Hugh Kaul Foundation
The Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust
The Daniel Foundation of Alabama
The Robert R. Meyer Foundation
Carol L. Slaughter
Alabama Power

ENDOWMENT GIVERS

$25,000 AND ABOVE

Estate of Dr. Julius E. Linn Jr.

$5,000 AND ABOVE

Charles S. Caldwell
Patricia & Rick Sprague

$1000 AND ABOVE

Charles W. Daniel
Stewart M. Dansby
Mrs. William Slaughter

$500 AND ABOVE

Patrick Cather
Richard G. Diethelm
Mary Karyn Uptain
White Family Fund

DONORS

Catherine Allen Frances Bennett Laura & Joel Blackstock Irene Blaylock William Robert Bond Allison Boone Clyde Boykin Kaydee Erdreich Breman Elna Brendel T. Michael Brown Jimmy L. Byram Mike Calvert Mary Alice Carmichael Peter Casten & Cecil Clark Sheila Chaffin Faye & Bill Clark Sumter & Steve Coleman Martha Council Mark Crosswhite Eddie Dailey Ron Davidson Walter Dean Jr. Dave Driscoll Glenn Eskew Barbara Fant Jane & Harold Goings Elizabeth & Mike Goodrich Gillian Goodrich Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau Susan & Wyatt Haskell Margaret W. Head Craig Hennecy Linda & William Holman Enid & Kent Keyser Kitty Lineberry Dana & Linn Lower Linda Lucas Margaret & Gordon Martin Katharine Marx Willard McCall Jr. Mary Carol McGlaughlin Herbert McWhorter Fund Anne Miller George Munchus Virginia W. Page Virginia Patterson Charles K. Porter Samuel Rumore Jr. Barbara Shores Linda M. Speaker< John O. Spinks Jr. Elizabeth & John Steiner Mary & David Stewart Rebecca & John Thomas Jeffrey Walker Marion F. Walker

PUBLICATION ENDOWMENT GIVERS

Frances Bennett
Laura & Joel Blackstock
William Robert Bond
Kaydee Erdreich Breman
Michael Calvert
Mary Alice Carmichael
Patrick Cather
Sheila Chaffin
Cecil Clark & Peter Casten
Faye & Bill Clark
Debra Baxter Cooper
Mark Crosswhite
Stewart Dansby
Walter Dean
William F. Denson
Dave Driscoll

In honor of Jay Draper:
Patrick Cather

In memory of Sam Frazier:
Elna Brendel
Marjorie White

Harold Goings
Susan & Wyatt Haskell
Craig L. Hennecy
Linda & William Holman
Enid & Kent Keyser
Katharine Marx
Willard McCall Jr.
George Munchus
Virginia Patterson
Charles Kennedy Porter
Paula & Mike Rushing
Linda & Alan Speaker
Mary & David Stewart
Rebecca & John Thomas
Marion Walker
Louise Wrinkle

In memory of Julius Linn Jr.:
Alice Bowsher
Pat & Ehney Camp III
Patrick Cather
W. Michael Linn
Patricia & Rick Sprague
Katherine M. Tipton
Marjorie White

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