Dr. Cathy Randall and Anthony A. “A.J.” Joseph were elected today to the Board of Directors of Alabama Power.

Dr. Randall is Chairman of the Board of Tuscaloosa-based Pettus Randall Holdings LLC and former Chairman of the Board of Randall Publishing Company. Mr. Joseph is an attorney and shareholder with Birmingham-based Maynard Cooper & Gale.

“We are proud and honored to welcome Dr. Randall and Mr. Joseph to our board,” said Alabama Power Chairman, President and CEO Mark Crosswhite. “They each bring a lifetime of excellence and integrity to our company. They are leaders in their fields and highly respected by their peers.”

Dr. Randall is a former director of the University Honors Programs at the University of Alabama, where she earned two Ph.D. degrees. She was named one of the university’s top 31 women graduates of the 20^th century and currently chairs the prestigious Alabama Academy of Honor, whose membership is limited to 100 outstanding living Alabamians. Prior to her work at the university, Dr. Randall was a news anchor at then-CBS affiliate WCFT-TV.

Mr. Joseph was born and raised in Birmingham. He began his legal career in 1980 as an Assistant District Attorney for Jefferson County in the Bessemer office. He then joined the FBI as a Special Agent, working in Birmingham, St. Louis and Philadelphia. In 1986 he returned to Birmingham, where he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. He later joined the firm of Johnston Barton Proctor & Powell.

Dr. Randall and Mr. Joseph have extensive records of community service.

Mr. Joseph served as 2013-14 President of the Alabama State Bar (ASB) and 2007 President of the Birmingham Bar Association. He also has served as Chair of the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and on the ASB Executive Committee. He is a former president of the Legal Aid Society of Birmingham and has served on the boards of directors for Advent Episcopal School, Homewood City Schools Foundation, the Downtown Birmingham YMCA, the Alabama Center for Law and Civic Education, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham, among other organizations.

Dr. Randall recently joined the U.S. Presidential Scholars board and the board of Alabama Heritage magazine. She has served as national president of Mortar Board Inc., and president of the boards of directors of the American Village and Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame. She also has served as director of Alabama Girls State. She is a member of the boards of directors of Mercedes Benz U.S. International, the Alabama Archives and History Foundation and the David Mathews Center for Civic Life.

Dr. Randall is the widow of H. Pettus Randall III and the proud mother of three: Jaynie Randall Lilley, Kate Randall Danella and H. Pettus Randall IV.

Mr. Joseph and his wife Cassandra have three sons: Kevin Joseph, Justin Joseph and Aaron Joseph.

Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), provides reliable, affordable electricity to more than 1.4 million customers across the state.