Winners of UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 Awards announced

Celebrate the professional achievements of this year’s UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 Award winners June 16.

EIB InsideWinners of the 2022 UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 Awards have been announced by the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s National Alumni Society.

In its 10th year, the Top 25 program has celebrated the success of dozens of alumni-owned or alumni-managed businesses. Inclusion in the Excellence in Business awards is determined by Warren Averett, LLC, based on annual growth rate for the three most recent reporting periods.

Celebrate the professional achievements of this year’s UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 Award winners at the Alumni House on Thursday, June 16. This year, Toya Burton, D.C., chief operating officer of Whatley Health Services, Inc., a 2021 Top 25 recipient, will be the featured speaker.

The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour, followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets to attend the seated awards ceremony can be purchased for $50 on the National Alumni Society’s website.

The UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 Class of 2022:

  • Aisha Adams, graduate of the UAB College of Arts & Sciences, owner, Equity Over Everything
  • Adam Aldrich, graduate of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, co-founder and president, Airship
  • Ty Babcock, M.D., graduate of the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, CEO, Complete Health Partners
  • Joshua L. Baker, graduate of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, owner and managing director, Baker Camp Arnold Capital Management
  • Jeff Beabout, graduate of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, owner, Backyard Solutions LLC
  • Mike Bean, graduate of the UAB Collat School of Business, founder and president, PassionHR Consulting
  • Travis Broome, graduate of the UAB Collat School of Business and School of Public Health, senior vice president, Aledade
  • Forrest Bryant, DMD, graduate of the UAB School of Dentistry, CEO, High Speed Alliance
  • John Burdett, graduate of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, CEO, Fast Slow Motion
  • Joshua Everts, M.D., graduate of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine and School of Dentistry, co-owner and president, Community Oral Facial Surgery
  • Kevin Fuller, graduate of the UAB Collat School of Business, president, ThinkGard
  • Talmadge Fulmer III, graduate of the UAB Collat School of Business, founder and CEO, LUCA
  • Fred Gilbert, DNP, graduate of the UAB School of Health Professions, CPO, MovementX
  • Robert Ginter, graduate of the UAB Collat School of Business, vice president, Pack Health, A Quest Diagnostic Company
  • Barry Hodge, graduate of the UAB School of Education, CEO, Securlinx
  • Roderick Liptrot, graduate of the UAB Collat School of Business, managing partner, Alexander and Kennedy Financial Group, LLC
  • Ryan Livingston, DMD, M.D., graduate of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine and School of Dentistry, co-owner and vice president, Community Oral Facial Surgery
  • Blake Lovely, graduate of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, associate CMO, Relias Healthcare
  • Lindsey McAdory Jr., graduate of the UAB Collat School of Business, CEO, CBG Strategies, LLC
  • Tyler Mims, graduate of the UAB Collat School of Business, partner, Kaifect
  • Matt Morse, graduate of the UAB Collat School of Business, owner and founder, Kaifect
  • Krystal Pino, graduate of the UAB Collat School of Business, owner, Nomad Tax
  • Mazi Rasulnia, graduate of the UAB School of Public Health, Collat School of Business and School of Health Professions, president and CEO, Pack Health, A Quest Diagnostic Company
  • Tanesha Sims-Summers, graduate of the UAB Collat School of Business, co-owner and CEO, Naughty But Nice Kettle Corn Co.
  • Ryan Tripp, graduate of the UAB Collat School of Business, senior vice president, Redwood Logistics
  • Luke H. West, graduate of the UAB School of Health Professions, CEO, Relias Healthcare
  • Courtney Woods, graduate of the UAB Collat School of Business, owner, ProFRESHional Creations LLC
  • Lauren Woods, graduate of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, vice president, BGrace Media