J. Gaston Large III has spent his entire career with Alabama Power and is currently the distribution engineering supervisor in Hueytown, where he manages operations including system improvements, installations, reliability, engineering, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers crew personnel. Before this role, he worked as the distribution engineering supervisor in Haleyville, where he managed operations and system improvements.
Large is the current chair of the board of directors of the Capstone Engineering Society and a past chair of the CES golf tournament committee. He has been a member of the dean’s ad hoc committee, which assists in developing strategies for increasing enrollment and retention of underrepresented populations in the College of Engineering. Large is also an active participant in the College’s Mentor UPP program, through which he mentors undergraduate engineering students.
He is a member of the Region 3 Professional Executive Board for the National Society of Black Engineers and is actively involved in the West Alabama and Birmingham communities. He is also a board member of the Tuscaloosa YMCA, and he has worked with Girl Scouts of West Alabama as a troop cookie manager.
Large is a graduate of the Leadership Tuscaloosa program and the Alabama Power Company Leadership Development program. He was named the 2016 Omega Man of the Year by the Alpha Tau chapter of Omega Psi Phi. Large was also selected as a “60 for 60” honoree in recognition of the 60th year of integration at The University of Alabama and was presented the 2024 Distinguished Service Award by the Engineering Council of Birmingham.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 2003 with a concentration in computer engineering and minors in criminal justice and computer science. In 2008, he earned an executive MBA from Auburn University with a concentration in technology and supply chain management. He also holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Large and his wife, Khristy, reside in Tuscaloosa with their daughters, Addison and Ava.