Hall of Fame Inductee
Herman J. Russell
Tuskegee University
About
Herman J. Russell, a Tuskegee University alumnus, built H.J. Russell & Company into one of the nation’s largest Black-owned construction and real-estate firms and became a central civic figure in Atlanta.
Accomplishments
Founder of H.J. Russell & Company.
Major Atlanta developer and philanthropist.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1986.
Year of award
1986
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Business and Industry.