On Campus

Not All Legends Wear Helmets

The University of Alabama knows a thing or two about legends.

Legends have been made in our academic halls, on our athletic fields and courts, and through our endeavors to shape a better world through our teaching, research and service.

UA legends earn prestigious honors, such as Pulitzer Prizes, Emmy Awards, Heisman Trophies and Medals of Honor. They wear names like inventor, entrepreneur, best-selling author, pioneer, CEO, founder and national champion.

Here are just a few of our legends:

Best-selling authors

Harper Lee, "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Winston Groom, "Forrest Gump"
Kathryn Stockett, "The Help"
Mark Childress, "Crazy in Alabama"
T. S. Stribling, "The Store"

CEO/Chairman of the Board/Executive Chairman/President/Senior Vice President/COO/Senior Director

Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin (retired)
W. W. Clements, Dr. Pepper Company (retired)
Sam DiPiazza, Mayo Clinic
Thom Rainer, Lifeway Christian Resources (retired)
Vicki Hollub, Occidental Petroleum
Marie Robinson, Sysco Corporation
Nan Boden, Google

Pioneers/Founders/Trailblazers

Millard Fuller, Habitat for Humanity
Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia
Joe Gibbs, Golf Channel
John Hendricks, Discovery Channel
Janet Gurwitch, Laura Mercier Cosmetics
Morris Dees, Southern Poverty Law Center
Autherine Lucy Foster
Wendell Hudson

Science

Dr. Edward O Wilson, biologist, researcher and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Robert Jemison Van de Graaff, scientist and inventor

Film and Television

Chuck Gordon, producer of "Die Hard" movies and "Field of Dreams"
Sela Ward, television and film actress
Joe Scarborough, talk show host
Sonequa Martin-Green, actress
Jim Nabors, actor
Tom Cherones, director of "Seinfeld"
Rece Davis, sports television journalist
Michael Luwoye, Broadway actor

Journalism

Howell Raines, Pulitzer winner at The New York Times
John Cochran, prize-winning television journalist
Rece Davis, ESPN journalist

It matters where you go to college. The University of Alabama is a leader among public universities in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars. The Fulbright Student Program recognizes UA as a top producer of Fulbright recipients. And for more than a decade, UA has ranked among the top six institutions for Goldwater Scholars.