Winners of the 2021 UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 Awards have been announced by the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s National Alumni Society.
Throughout its history, the Top 25 program has celebrated the success of dozens of alumni-owned or alumni-managed businesses. Inclusion in the Top 25 awards program is determined through a revenue verification process administered by Birmingham, AL CPAs, Accountants, and Advisors Warren Averett.
Celebrate the professional achievements of this year’s UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 award winners during a virtual ceremony at 6:30 p.m. CDT Thursday, June 24. Register online to access the virtual ceremony or visit alumni.uab.edu for more information.
The UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 Class of 2021:
- Adam Aldrich, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, president and co-founder, Airship
- Drayton Holmes, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, chief operating officer, Alabama Clinical Schools
- Ricardo Azziz, M.D., graduate of the School of Public Health and Collat School of Business, chief executive officer, and Chevis Shannon, Dr.PH, graduate of Collat School of Business and School of Public Health, chief education and science officer, American Society for Reproductive Medicine
- Joshua Baker, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, principal owner and managing director, Baker Camp Arnold Capital Management
- Lindsay Gray, graduate of the School of Nursing, executive director, Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank
- Ladue Fossett, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, co-owner and president, Drain Right Guttering
- Warren Gwynn, O.D., and Shad Wheatley, O.D., graduates of the School of Optometry, owners, Eye Care on the Ridge
- John Burdett, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, chief executive officer, Fast Slow Motion
- Anna Batten, graduate of the Collat School of Business, vice president, Fidelity National Financial
- Adam Hickman, graduate of the Collat School of Business, and Stephanie Hickman, graduate of the School of Education and School of Health Professions, owner and co-owner, Foxhound Bee Company
- Laurin Humphries, owner, and Samantha Humphries, creative director, graduates of the College of Art and Sciences, Humphries Screen Printing
- Mickey Trimm, Ph.D., graduate of the School of Health Professions and executive director, and Deidre Jill Scott, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences and clinical director, Kolbe Clinic
- Talmadge Franklin Fulmer, graduate of the Collat School of Business, founder and chief executive officer, LUCA, LLC
- Greg Hulsey, graduate of the Collat School of Business and School of Health Professions, chief executive officer, Maynor & Mitchell Eye Center
- Jordan Vaughn, M.D., graduate of the School of Medicine, chief executive officer, MedHelp
- Michael C. Hilton, M.D., graduate of the School of Medicine, owner of Michael C. Hilton, M.D.
- Mazi Rasulnia, Ph.D., graduate of the School of Public Health and Collat School of Business and founder and chief executive officer, and Robert Ginter, graduate of the Collat School of Business and senior vice president, Pack Health
- Greg Merrill, graduate of the Collat School of Business and School of Health Professions, president, Radiation Business Solutions
- Luke West, graduate of the School of Health Professions and chief executive officer, and Blake Lovely, M.D., graduate of the School of Medicine and associate chief medical officer, Relias Healthcare
- Mark Hardin, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, co-founder, RIIPL
- Jason Junkins, M.D., graduate of the School of Medicine, chief executive officer, Southern Immediate Care
- Brett Sheedy, graduate of the Collat School of Business, owner and president, Strategic Tax & Accounting, LLC
- Kevin Fuller, graduate of the Collat School of Business, president and chief technology officer, ThinkGard
- Ronald Bayles, graduate of the School of Education, executive director, Development Corporation
- Toya Burton, graduate of the School of Public Health, chief operating officer, Whatley Health Services, Inc.