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City of Florence
- Walk of Honor
INDUCTEES AND THEIR
ACHIEVEMENTS
(Alphabetical Order By Year)
 General Arthur E. Brown, Jr.
Walk of Honor 2007
A 1953
graduate of West Point, Gen. Brown
culminated a 36-year military career
as Director of the Army Staff
(1983-1987) and Vice-Chief of Staff
of the U.S. Army (1987-1989).
 General John Coffee
Walk of Honor 2007
Through his personal and business
relationship with Andrew Jackson,
Gen. Coffee led Jackson's cavalry in
the Battle of New Orleans in 1815
and became a celebrated American
hero.
 Ezra Lee Culver
Walk of Honor 2007
With a
fourth grade education, Ezra Culver
employed his own innovative concrete
process in major 20th
century projects. His construction
experience included work on Yankee
Stadium, Lincoln Tunnel and the
Florida Keys bridges.
 Ronnie Gene Flippo
Walk of Honor 2007
In his
14 years in the U.S. House of
Representatives (1977-1991), Ronnie
Flippo held such important posts as
the chairmanship of the Space
Science Subcommittee during the
development of the space shuttle,
Columbia.
 Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals
Walk of Honor 2007
In 1891, G. W. Goethals,
in his role as supervisor of public
works on the Tennessee River,
reported directly to the Secretary
of War. Later, he was Chief Engineer
for the construction of the Panama
Canal.
 William Christopher Handy
Walk of Honor 2007
Born in Florence in 1873,
W. C. Handy wrote some of the
country's most recognizable blues
music such as the "St. Louis Blues."
He became internationally know as
the "Father of the Blues."
 Caroline Lee Hentz
Walk of Honor 2007
Educator and author Caroline Hentz
was among the first female novelists
in America. Her 13 volumes were some
of the most popular in the U.S.
during the mid-1800's, and her three
dramas were produced in major
cities.
 Harlon Hill
Walk of Honor 2007
The
NFL Rookie of the Year (1954) and
MVP (1955), Harlon Hill starred with
the Chicago Bears. The Harlon Hill
Trophy is presented annually to the
NCAA Division II Football Player of
the Year.
 William D. "Buddy" Killen
Walk of Honor 2007
Buddy
Killen earned international renown
as a music publisher, songwriter,
record producer and recording
artist. He helped launch the careers
of a host of well-known musicians
during the last half of the 20th
century.
 Justice John A. McKinley
Walk of Honor 2007
First
serving as a member of the U.S.
Senate (1826-1830), John McKinley
was appointed to the U.S. Supreme
Court by President Van Buren,
becoming the first justice from
Alabama.
 Dr. Ethelbert Brinkley Norton
Walk of Honor 2007
Dr. E.
B. Norton was a member of the U.S.
Education Mission sent to Japan
after World War II to advise Gen.
McArthur on the complete
reorganization of the Japanese
School System, which is still in
place today.
 Edward Asbury O'Neal, III
Walk of Honor 2007
Serving 16 years as president of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
(1931-1947), Mr. O'Neal developed
major New Deal farm policies in the
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Administration.
 Samuel Cornelius Phillips
Walk of Honor 2007
Known
as the "Father of Rock and Roll,"
Sam Phillips established Sun Records
in 1952, helping Elvis Presley and
other well-known artists launch
their careers. He received a Grammy
for Lifetime Achievement in music.
 James Thomas Rapier
Walk of Honor 2007
Lawyer
and statesman James T. Rapier, a son
of free African-American parents in
Florence, holds the distinction of
being just the second
African-American from Alabama to be
elected, in 1873, to the U.S.
Congress.
Thomas Sigismund Stribling
Walk of Honor 2007
In
1934, T. S. Stribling won the
Pulitzer Prize for The Store,
part of the trilogy set in Florence.
His story "Birthright" was produced
in Hollywood as a silent movie and,
later, with sound.
 Lt. Col. R. Edward Yeilding
Walk of Honor 2007
After
flying more than 90 worldwide
reconnaissance missions, in 1990 Lt.
Col. Ed Yeilding set a coast to
coast aircraft speed record of 67
minutes 54 seconds flying the SR-71
spy plane, which is now at the
Smithsonian.
 John Thomas Bulls, Jr.
Walk of Honor 2009
For 21
years following the end of World War
II, John Bulls served as
Agricultural Extension Advisor for
the U.S. State Dept. in India,
Nigeria, Tunisia and Uganda,
assisting farmers and organizing
community development programs.
 James Jackson
Walk of Honor 2009
Often
referred to as the most successful
breeder of thorough-bred horses in
America, James Jackson imported
Glencoe and Leviathan to the U.S. in
the early 1800s, leaving a permanent
imprint on both the breed and
American racing history.
 Henry S. "Hank" Klibanoff
Walk of Honor 2009
A keen
observer and researcher of the Civil
Rights Movement in the South, Hank
Klibanoff won the Pulitzer Prize in
2007 for
The
Race Beat: The
Press, the Civil Rights Struggle,
and the Awakening of a Nation.
 Rear Admiral Fran McKee
Walk of Honor 2009
In
1976, Fran McKee became the first
woman line officer promoted to Rear
Admiral in the U.S. Navy. A wide
range of opportunities for women in
the Navy is a result of her personal
example and her work on the Navy's
Equal Rights Committee.
 Don Leslie
Michael
Walk of Honor 2010
One of
only 141 American service men to
receive the Medal of Honor during
the Vietnam War. U.S. Army SP4 Don
Leslie Michael received this award
posthumously, and his name appears
in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
 Michael
Hall Mobbs
Walk of Honor 2010
Representing the Secretary of
Defense at the Strategic Arms
Reduction Talks in the 1980's,
Michael Mobbs was a leader in
negotiations between the U.S. and
the U.S.S.R., resulting in the most
complex arms control treaty in
history.
 Edward
Stanley Robbins
Walk of Honor 2010
Well-known throughout the nation and
the world for his innovative work
with rubber and vinyl, E. Stanley
Robbins supplied rubber inner tubes,
retread rubber and, later, synthetic
rubber for the Armed Forces in WWII.
 Bennett Walker Smith
Walk of Honor 2010
Rev.
Dr. Bennett W. Smith, as president
of the Progressive National Baptist
Convention, expanded the
organization internationally. Active
in Civil Rights in America and South
Africa, he counseled President Bill
Clinton on racial equality. |
