- Alabama Citizens' Constitution Commission, Selected by Governor Bob Riley, 2003
- United Way of Central Alabama, chairman, 2002-03
- Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce, chairman, 2001-02
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- Energen Corporation, board of directors
- University of Alabama School of Law, adjunct professor, 1972-97
- Talladega College, board of trustees, chairman 1981-88
- Success by Six, Blue Ribbon Committee
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- Alabama Democratic Party, State Democratic Executive Committee, secretary, 1978-97
- Alabama Archives and History Foundation, board of directors
- State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, honorary doctorate degree, 2009
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