06/05/2023
My mom, Sallie Cole Creel Farmer, passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 24th. She started a car rental business on the same property where I currently operate Alabama Airport Parking back in the 70s. In her honor I have posted a few pictures and a long list of some of her amazing acheivements. We will miss her!
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Sallie worked over 30 years in the car rental industry. During that time, she was honored for both her professionalism in the business community and her generosity and tireless work in the non-profit and civic arenas.
Business Highlights:
1984 Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce âSmall Business Person of the Yearâ
1984 Small Business Administration âAlabamaâs Woman Business Owner Advocateâ
Best Company for Working Parents â Child Times magazine
1995 Birmingham Management Round Table âManager of the Yearâ
1999 Wal-Mart Foundation âSam Walton Business Leaderâ Award
2002 Inducted in Birmingham Business Hall of Fame
Awards
1993 Re-Entry Ministries âBuilder of Birminghamâ
1993 American Cancer âVolunteer of the Yearâ
Womenâs Committee of 100 âSmall Businessâ
1994 Girls, Inc, âShe Knows Where Sheâs Goingâ
1994 Girl Scouts âWomen of Distinctionâ
1997 Birmingham News named her one of the 10 most influential women
1999 American Cancer Society â William R. Ireland Sr. Award
Crohns and Colitis Foundation âDistinguished Citizenâ
2002 Jessie J. Lewis Jr. âCommunity Service of the Yearâ
Sallie has three grown children and four granddaughters.
She was active with the UAB Education Foundation and the Leadership Cabinet of UAB; was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, the American Cancer Society and was a Stephens Minister at Canterbury United Methodist Church.