Maria B Campbell

Maria had a remarkable intellect and an amazing career. She was a trail blazer who broke through many glass ceilings in areas that had traditionally been dominated by men. Born in Mullins, SC and growing up in Columbus, GA, she attended Agnes Scott College for her undergraduate study, and went on to the University of Georgia Law School where she became Executive Editor of the Law Review.

Maria served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of AmSouth Bank where she worked for 21 years. After leaving AmSouth, she served as Executive Officer of Trinity Wall Street, a 300-year-old Episcopal church in New York City for five years. Maria organized Trinity's 300-year celebration which culminated in the vestry and corporate officers of the church traveling to London to have tea with the Queen of England! She was invited to join the Compass Rose Society, a special organization that supports the Archbishop of Canterbury's programs and ministries.

After returning from New York, she was contacted by the Alabama Governor's office with an offer to become Superintendent of Banks of Alabama. She served on the President’s Council at Birmingham Southern College, and in the President's Cabinet at the University of Alabama and was a Trustee on the Alabama Episcopal Diocese and on the Vestry at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. She served on the Boards at the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, YWCA, Operation New Birmingham, Discovery Museum, Habitat for Humanity, Preschool Partners, Children’s Aid Society, and Cahaba River Society. She served as State Chair for the National Conference for Christians and Jews. She was General Counsel for the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, a member of the American Bar Association and passed the Bar in Alabama, Georgia and Florida. She was a member of the Baptist Hospital Foundation of Birmingham; Leadership Birmingham; Commissioner of Housing Authority Birmingham, and a member of The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, committed to improving healthcare worldwide. Maria was one of the founding members of the Church of the Transfiguration. She loved the Episcopal Church and especially St. Luke’s Episcopal where she attended. She had a home on the mountain in Sewanee, TN, and because it was near and dear to her heart, she served as Regent of the University of the South, Trustee of St. Andrew's Sewanee and on the Board of St. Mary’s Sewanee. Maria's notable accomplishments and contributions were endless.

Maria was preceded in death by her parents, Reverend Colin Reid Campbell and Margaret Minor Perry Campbell, and her beloved brother, Colin Reid Campbell. She is survived by many cousins to whom she was very close, including first cousins, William L. Snook (Sherrod, MD), Nancy Snook Miller (Richmond, VA), Sara Snook Hood (Birmingham, AL), Benjamin Glover Perry (Sewanee, TN), Laura Perry Griffith (Birmingham, AL), and Patricia Perry Hoover (Birmingham, AL). The family would like to thank the women who lovingly cared for Maria as her health declined: Barbara Craig, Donna Cunningham, Lessie Grace, Charlesetta Dunklin, Monica Jones and Jessie Johnson.

The service to celebrate Maria’s life will be at Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church on July 21st at 11:00 am, visitation begins at 10:00 am. Memorials can be directed to Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, Birmingham. www.Saint-Lukes.com