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Alabama National BanCorporation (NASDAQ: ALAB) announced the addition of two new directors, Bobby A. Bradley and W. Edgar Welden, to serve on the Alabama National BanCorporation Board of Directors. Bobby A. Bradley resides in Huntsville, AL, and was President and CEO of Computer Systems Technology, Inc. (CST), a high technology research and development company with over $90 million in sales and more than 1000 employees. Ms. Bradley and two associates founded the company in 1989 to provide innovative technologies and solutions to Government and commercial organizations. CST was acquired by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in April, 2003. In April 2004, Ms. Bradley retired from SAIC and currently manages two investment LLCs. In June 1971, Ms. Bradley received her Bachelor of Science degree in math from Vanderbilt University. She and her husband, Charley Burruss, have one adult daughter. Ms. Bradley's professional career has included employment with Northrop Corporation (1971-1972) as a mathematician, Computer Sciences Corporation (1972-1974) as a computer programmer, and the U.S. Army Missile Command (1974-1989) as an operations research analyst. Ms. Bradley has been involved in numerous professional and community organizations. Her professional activities included the Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis (President, 1992-93), National Technical Association, National Contract Management Association, and AUSA and ADPA. Her community activities have included Board positions with the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Madison County United Way, and the Huntsville Land Trust. She has received numerous awards including the Outstanding Achievement Award from Girls, Incorporated, Leadership Award from the Distinguished Young Men of Huntsville (1994 & 1995), Nominee for the Minority Small Business Person of the Year (1994), and the Eagle Award (1995). She was one of three CEOs nominated in June 1997 by the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce for Executive of the Year. In June 1998, she was selected Executive of the Year by the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber. Currently she holds board positions with the Huntsville Madison County Leadership, Huntsville Botanical Gardens, Federal Reserve Bank Branch Birmingham and the Alabama Aerospace Industrial Association. W. Edgar Welden resides in Birmingham, AL, and is a retired partner in various companies involved in real estate development, property management and the mortgage business. A native of Wetumpka, AL, Mr. Welden is a 1965 graduate of the University of Alabama where he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Commerce and Business Administration. He is married to Louise Cleve Welden and they have two adult children and 7 grandchildren. Active in politics, Mr. Welden has held various positions of leadership including election as an Alabama Republican National Committeeman and serving as a Member of the Republican 2000 Site Selection Committee and as Special Events Chairman of the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. In 1987, Mr. Welden took a leave of absence from business to serve as Acting Director of the Alabama Development Office (ADO) and the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and as Special Assistant to the Governor for Economic Affairs where he served in these official cabinet positions without pay. In this role, he was selected as Alabama's Citizen of the Year for 1987 by the Alabama Broadcasters Association. He was the recipient of the National Governors' Association Distinguished Service to State Government Award in 1992. Mr. Welden remains active in the community serving as Chairman - Alabama Sports Hall of Fame; President - Birmingham Athletic Partnership; Board Member - Alabama Humanities Foundation; Former Captain, Monday Morning Quarterback Club; Board Member - Crippled Children's Foundation; Member - President's Cabinet of The University of Alabama; Member - Board of Visitors for the College of Commerce of University of Alabama; and Member - Troy University Foundation Board. Alabama National is a bank holding company operating 83 locations through ten bank subsidiaries in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The largest subsidiary for the holding company is First American Bank with 34 offices in Clay, Jefferson, Lee, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Shelby, St. Clair, and Talladega Counties.