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The Foundation
Sloss Furnaces holds a very special place in the hearts and minds of the people of Birmingham. The original blast furnaces constructed by James Withers Sloss in the early 1880's served to propel the fledgling city of Birmingham into the pre-eminent industrial center of the South. For this reason Sloss Furnaces is a rich source of local pride and an invaluable part of our collective identity. But the Sloss Furnaces story doesn't end there. We are now looking to the future with plans to preserve Sloss Furnaces and expand on it's base as a cultural icon. You'll find these plans are big and bold, much like the towering smokestacks and enormous furnaces that made Sloss the stuff of legend.

Board of Directors

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Officers:
President: Robin Wade President, Wade Sand & Gravel

Vice President: Mike Keel Senior Vice President, McWane Inc.

Secretary: Gary Grooms Area Manager, Alabama Power Company

Treasurer: Steven Reider Principal, Bancography


Cathy Adams
Editor, Portico Magazine

Mike Buckentin
Vice President, CMC Steel Alabama

Monte Burnham
Vice President, US Pipe & Foundry Company

Scotty Colson*
Administrative Assistant to the City of Birmingham Mayor

Barry Copeland
Executive Vice President, Chamber of Commerce

Charles DeBardeleben
Executive Vice President, Steward Machine Company

Albert Folcher
President, SCA Planning and Construction

Dr. Jay Goldman
Professor, UAB

Wyndall A. Ivey
Shareholder, Maynard Cooper Gale

Doug Jackson
Director Community Affairs, Regions Bank

Alan Lott
Senior Vice President, Aliant Bank

Philip McWane
Chairman, McWane Inc.

Jim Park
Vice President, New South Federal Savings Bank

Maxine Parker*
Coucilwoman, City of Birmingham

Bob Rathburn
Executive Director, Sloss Furnaces NHL

James Richardson
Wachovia

Gene Robinson
Integrated Medical Systems

A. Page 'Pete' Sloss
Chairman, Sloss Real Estate

Michele Jenkins Utomi
Chief Executive Officer, Housing Enterprise of Central Alabama

Brandon Wilson
President, The Wilborn Institute

* Landmark Board only