Mario Eden

Mario Eden

Advisory Board MemberAuburn Engineering Dean   Mario Eden, the Joe T. and Billie Carole McMillan Professor and former chair of Auburn University’s Department of Chemical Engineering, began his tenure as the 14th dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering in...
William Ainsworth

William Ainsworth

Advisory Board MemberAuburn University Trustee       Billy Ainsworth, who joined the McCrary Institute Advisory Board in November 2023, was appointed to the Board of Trustees by Governor Kay Ivey and confirmed by the Alabama Senate on March 22, 2023 to...
Zeke Smith

Zeke Smith

Executive Vice President, External AffairsAlabama Power Company Zeke Smith served as Alabama Power’s executive vice president of external affairs before retiring effective Nov. 1, 2023. With more than 35 years of service with the company, Smith was responsible for...
Jim Heilbron

Jim Heilbron

Senior Vice President and Senior Production OfficerAlabama Power Company Jim Heilbron earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Auburn in 1994 and 1996, respectively. He serves as senior vice president and senior production officer of...
Charles McCrary

Charles McCrary

Former Auburn University Trustee Charles McCrary, ’73 mechanical engineering, served as president and chief executive officer of Alabama Power Company, following a distinguished 40-year career with the company. His record of leadership and service to Alabama Power...