The Jamie Wallace Award is the highest award a chamber of commerce executive can receive in the State of Alabama. The award is named after legendary Alabama chamber of commerce executive Jamie Wallace, longtime President of the Selma-Dallas County Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes the career accomplishments of a chamber of commerce executive who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, service and dedication to the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama.
The Jamie Wallace Award is awarded only in years in which an individual meets the strict stated criteria and is chosen from nominees submitted by members of the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama. The award is reviewed and selected by a panel of judges that includes previous award recipients.
Submission deadline - September 15, 2025.
Decatur- Morgan County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Crystal Brown was presented with the prestigious Jamie Wallace Award during The Partnership annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama (Alabama Chambers) and Business Council of Alabama (BCA) held in Birmingham on November 19, 2024.
Previous award winners include:
| Jeremy L. Arthur, IOM, CCE, Government & Economic Development Institute, Auburn University |
| Donna Watts, IOM, AACE, South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce |
| Morri Yancy, IOM, Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce |
| Jim Page, IOM, CCE, Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama |
| Barry Copeland, IOM, Birmingham Business Alliance |
| Darrelyn Bender Dunmore, Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce |
| Kirk Mancer, IOM, CCE, Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce |
| Victor Cross, IOM, Phenix City-Russell County Chamber of Commerce |
| John Seymour, Decatur – Morgan County Chamber of Commerce |
| Steve Holt, Shoals Area Chamber of Commerce |
| William J. Canary, Business Council of Alabama |
| Rick Roden, IOM, The Greater Jackson County Chamber of Commerce |
| Sherri Sumners, IOM, CCE, Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce |
| Randy George, IOM, Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce |
| Johnny Aycock, The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama |
| Melissa Cook, IOM, Arab Chamber of Commerce |
| Ralph Stacy, CCE, CAE, Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama |
| Win Hallet, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce |