Benjamin F. Payton, Ph.D.
President,
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL

Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr.
Chairman of the Board,
El Paso Energy Corporation
Birmingham, AL

Claude B. Nielsen
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
Birmingham, AL

C. Dowd Ritter
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer,
AmSouth Bancorporation and AmSouth Bank
Birmingham, AL

Rodney C. Gilbert
President and Chief Executive Officer,
RCG Consulting, LLC
Nashville, TN

James R. Malone
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer,
HMI Industries, Inc.
Naples, FL

J. Harold Chandler
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer,
UnumProvident Corporation
Chattanooga, TN/Portland, ME

Elmer B. Harris
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Alabama Power Company
Birmingham, AL

Victoria B. Jackson
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Victoria Bellé, Inc.
Naples, FL

James E. Dalton, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Quorum Health Group, Inc.
Brentwood, TN

Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer,
Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport, TN

Martha R. Ingram
Chairman of the Board,
Ingram Industries, Inc.
Nashville, TN

John N. Palmer
Chairman of the Board,
GulfSouth Capital, Inc.
Jackson, MS