Gerald Byron Alley was born in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas on September 30, 1952.
He graduated from Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in 1972. He earned an M.B.A. in finance and real estate from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
Alley is the founder and president of Con-Real, Inc., the largest African American-owned construction and real estate firm in Texas and the Southwest. He has served on the Dean’s Executive Advisory Board of the Walton College of Business.
#1: Composite image of early photo of Gerald Alley and still frame from Pryor Center video interview
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#2: Family of Gerald Alley
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#3: Family of Gerald Alley
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#4: Troy and Gladys Alley, parents of Gerald Alley
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#5: Young Gerald Alley with his mother, Gladys Alley
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#6: Gladys Alley, mother of Gerald Alley
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#7: Troy Alley, father of Gerald Alley
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#8: Young Gerald Alley
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#9: Family of Gerald Alley at the swimming pool
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#10: Gerald Alley as a University of Arkansas student, standing outside House of Books on Dickson Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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#11: Gerald Alley with his friend as students at the University of Arkansas
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#12: Family of Gerald Alley
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#13: Gerald Alley and his wife, Candace, at their wedding
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#14: Gerald Alley
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#15: Gerald Alley with his wife and children
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#16: Gerald and Candace Alley at a banquet
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#17: Gerald Alley with his daughter at a party
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#18: Gerald Alley with his baby
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#19: Troy Alley, father of Gerald Alley
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#20: Gerald Alley with his family
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#21: Family of Gerald Alley
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#22: Gerald Alley with his mother, Gladys Alley
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#23: Gerald Alley with his wife, Candace, and their three children
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#24: Gerald Alley with his family at church, September 4, 1996
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#25: Gerald Alley with his wife, Candace, and their children at church, September 4, 1996
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#26: Gerald Alley with his family at church
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#27: Gerald Alley with his children
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#28: Gerald and Candace Alley
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#29: Gerald Alley
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#30: Gerald Alley in front of Alleys Service Station picture
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#31: Gerald Alley in front of pictures of buildings completed by his company, Con-Real
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#32: Silas Hunt Legacy Award portrait of Gerald Alley, 2006
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#33: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Gerald Alley; Arlington, Texas, 2006
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