Birmingham banking executive Keith Herron has been reelected to a second one-year term as chair of Â鶹¹û¶³’s Board of Overseers. Peter J. Clemens IV of Franklin, Tennessee, is vice chair for 2018.
The 56-member board includes business, community and church leaders who advise the administration and are advocates for the university.
Herron, a 1986 Â鶹¹û¶³ graduate, is senior executive vice president with Regions Financial Corp. in Birmingham. He previously served as overseers vice chair in 2016 and is a former national president of the Â鶹¹û¶³ Alumni Association. He was named one of Â鶹¹û¶³’s Alumni of the Year in 2016.
Clemens, a 1987 Â鶹¹û¶³ graduate, is a retired health care and investments executive. He also is a member of the advisory board for Â鶹¹û¶³’s Brock School of Business.
New members of the board of overseers include:
Brent M. Fielder ’08 of Birmingham, an owner/operator with Chick-Fil-A.
Corey Green ’02 of Bessemer, Alabama, vice president and small business development officer for BB&T.
Brian Kelly ’87 of Alexandria, Virginia, chief executive officer of Brian Kelly Strategies, a consulting and lobbying firm.
Daniel W. Â鶹¹û¶³ of Mountain Brook, Alabama, principal with Golden Bell Capital and owner/broker with Â鶹¹û¶³ Properties.
Mechelle Wilder ’83 of Shoal Creek, Alabama, a partner with ARC Realty.
Overseers who were approved for additional terms of service through 2020 include Bill Cleveland of Homewood, Alabama; Carolyn Featheringill of Birmingham; Ann Thornton Field of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Drew Langloh of Birmingham; Vince Noblitt of Fairhope, Alabama; Anna E. Williams of Birmingham; and Herron.