The Albertville High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame honored its second class of inductees during a luncheon Friday afternoon in the school gymnasium.

Each individual being inducted today has demonstrated a passion to service, their community and to their chosen profession, said Al Ratcliffe, chair of the AHS Distinguished Alumni selection committee. They have exhibited leadership, compassion, determination, integrity and a will to succeed.

Albertville can be proud of its sons and daughters.

This years inductees have been successful in the areas of sports, music, business and medicine.

Neeysa Biddle

Neeysa Biddle graduated from Albertville High School in 1964. During high school, she began her healthcare career through a part time job typing radiology reports after school. What followed was a 47-year career of continuous professional growth that included 25 years with Marshall Medical Centers, where she was responsible for merging the north and south systems together; nine years at Brookwood Medical Center, three of which she served as Chief Operating Officer; and leading Saint Vincents Health Systems as President of St. Vincents Birmingham and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of St. Vincents Health Systems.

Biddle earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and returned to UAB for graduate school in 1990. She earned a Master of Science and Health Administration.

She has received several professional accolades and served in nonprofit organizations across the state. She and her husband, Tommy, reside in Albertville and are active members of Hewett United Methodist Church.

Michael W. Davis

Michael Davis was an AHS student with multiple talents, but the one he most excelled in was playing violin. He was the first prizewinner of the Alabama Music Teachers National Association Competition and named the states Most Outstanding String Player while in high school.

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