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John Penick

John Penick

Influential Penick makes difference on and off stage He spent 36 years as an executive in the risk management and insurance industry, taught a class for Auburn freshmen, and was president of the Atlanta Auburn Club. But to his grandchildren, he’s also Mr....
Traweek Dickson

Traweek Dickson

Traweek Dickson Sr., ‘sets the standard’ for hard work Traweek Dickson didn’t become CEO and president of one of the South’s largest auto collision repair chains by coincidence. It took a lot of work—hard work—to borrow a line from the Auburn Creed. “You’re not going...
Tim Vines

Tim Vines

1988 finance graduate now president at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Healthcare in Alabama and across the US faces numerous challenges: the debate over the Affordable Care Act, instability in the market, and possibly most pressing to individuals and companies...
Lee and Lynlee Kennedy

Lee and Lynlee Kennedy

Husband-wife business team creates popular Tennessee distillery. When many think of whiskey distilleries in Tennessee, Jack Daniel’s is often the first to come to mind. But Jack Daniel’s isn’t owned and operated by Harbert College of Business graduates. Leiper’s Fork...
John Canada

John Canada

Accounting alum marches to the beat of a different drum John Canada isn’t your ordinary School of Accountancy alum. Instead of spending his career balancing spreadsheets, the Birmingham native moves to the beat of a different drum. Literally. After a successful...