About UAB Women & Infants Services. April 29, 2002: The groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Richard C. and Annette N. Shelby Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building. UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. August 1999: Dr. Shirley Salloway Kahn named first vice president for Development, Alumni and External Relations. August 1, 1990: Dr. William A. Sibley became first vice president for Academic Affairs. 2014: The UAB Bioethics Team won its second national championship at the National Bioethics Bowl in Tallahassee, Florida. The orchestra's first performance was in April. Office of Advanced Practice Providers. September 2019: For the fourth consecutive year, UAB set an enrollment record for the fall term with 22,080 students. 2003 National Institutes of Health Training Grant Recipient Reinstallation of the work began on March 26. June 24, 1979: Lilly Henderson, a UAB senior in Counseling and Guidance (Education), was named Miss Wheelchair Alabama. February 26, 1977: Dr. Edwin G. Waldrop, a member of the Class of 1946, was awarded the first Distinguished Alumnus Award by the University of Alabama School of Medicine Alumni Association. March 5, 2012: The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama System selected Dr. Robert E. Witt as thesixth chancellor of the three-campus university system. July 18, 1977: The Monday Morning Quarterback Tower was dedicated as Phase I of the Alabama Heart Hospital. 1991: UAB MedWise, an outreach program for senior citizens, was established with George Mickwee as the program's founding director. Buildings are divided into areas of responsibility for routine/general work called Blocks. March 12-13, 1993: The Blizzard of 1993, the so-called Storm of the Century, dumped a record 13 inches of snow on Birmingham, with some areas in the metro receiving up to 17 inches. Steven S. Bates, Benjamin V. Graham, Thomas S. Greenspon, Kenton E. Kerr, Randall T. Jose, Dolphus B. Mitchell, Clyde W. Oyster, John R. Pierce, Kenneth A. Polse, William R. Rosenblum, and Ellen Shizuko Takahashi. November 14, 1986: Dr. Charles E. Butterworth, Jr., delivered the twenty-third Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Function of A University Professor.". August 31, 1996: The Football team lost to Auburn in the first UAB game as an NCAA Division I-A school. The University of Alabama at Birmingham welcomes Lee Stone as the executive director of UAB Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) following a national search. 2004: For fiscal year 2003, UABs economic impact on the Birmingham metropolitan area reached a record high of $2.9 billion, with an impact on the state of Alabama of $3.2 billion. He then completed his internal medicine residency at UAB in 2014 and served as a Chief Medicine Resident at UAB through 2015. October 1, 2020: Dr. Michelle A. Robinson of the School of Dentistry became interim dean of the School of Education. August 1, 2013: Dr. J. Iwan D. Alexander became the sixth dean of the School of Engineering. April 25, 2015: UAB awarded 2,724 degrees in several commencement ceremonies. For the first term, 116 students enrolled. October 26, 1979: The John J. Sparkman Center for International Public Health Education was approved as an official center by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 2003: The theatre department first presented its Festival of 10-Minute Plays to highlight plays written, directed and performed by UAB students, staff and faculty. The building became home to Town and Gown Theater and was later officially renamed in honor of General Clark. Areas of Interest - Memory - Clinical trials of dementia therapy . Dr. Jay M. McDonald was named as first director of the Center for Metabolic Bone Disease. Jones would resign from the board in April 2017. Baby-Friendly USA designated UAB Medicine as a Baby-Friendly birth facility for providing the optimal level of care for breastfeeding mothers and their babies. June 25, 1999: Sidney L. McDonald was elected president pro tempore of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Institutional Effectiveness and Academic Planning, Research Development, Engagement and Partnerships, 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham. January 1, 2002: Dr. Malcolm Portera became the fifth chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. Dr. Alexander, whose selection had beenannounced in February, came to UAB from Case Western Reserve University. October 19, 1971: The Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences was dedicated and named in honor of Alabama's long-time former Senator Lister Hill. with host Michael Feldman was broadcast live from the stage of the concert hall at the new Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center. November 18, 1994: Dr. Arnold G. Diethelm delivered the thirty-first Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Patient.". In 2016 the workforce program received a $6 million grant to train un- or under-employed young adults for high-demand information technology careers. October 14, 1995: The UAB football team had its first win over an NCAA Division I-A opponent, beating North Texas 19-14. April 13, 2017: The new INTO UAB Center, housed on the second floor of the Mervyn H. Sterne Library, was officially dedicated. He will join UAB March 1. During the NASA mission, Morin completed two separate spacewalks. July 30, 1968: Symbolic groundbreaking was held for Medical Center Library, School of Nursing, and Basic Health Sciences buildings. August 1954: The Report of the Special Survey Committee, called the "Duckett Jones Report" for its chief author, was released. June 2, 1987: School of Community and Allied Health was renamed the School of Health Related Professions, Dr. Keith D. Blayney remained as dean. July 1, 1989: UAB's Dr. J. Dudley Pewitt, vice president for Administration, became the president of the Sun Belt Conference; he served until the end of June 1990. Dr. Robinson joined the UAB faculty in 2005 and had been serving as associate dean at the time of her appointment. "Jack" Secrist, III, became chief executive officer of the UAB affiliated Southern Research Institute. January 1, 1992: Dr. O. Dale Williams became dean of the School of Public Health. October 2002: Demolition began on Mortimer Jordan Hall in order to construct the Shelby Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building. February 19, 1999: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved a major expansion and renovation plan for University Hospital. Prince C. Chambliss, Jr., was the group's first president. May 1986: UAB acquired the Mary Lewis Convalescent Home, a 45-bed facility. March 13, 1991: Dr. Charles A. McCallum, Jr., announced that UAB would field an NCAA Division III football team. Posted: February 20, 2023. Abraham L. Woods, Jr., a pioneer in the Civil Rights movement, became an adjunct (part-time) instructor in the UAB history department. January 1996: Dr. Charlotte G. Borst became first executive director of UAB Historical Collections, comprised by the Reynolds Historical Library, the Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences, and the UAB Archives. He had been a student athlete member of the team. As the largest inpatient provider of patient care at UAB we recognize our ability to positively influence the culture of inpatient care and we take that to heart. Autumn Tooms Cypres became the sixth dean of the School of Education. May 2, 1991: UAB held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Bertha and Joseph Smolian International House on 10th Avenue South. October 1, 1978: Dr. Thomas K. Hearn became second vice president for University College. 1975: The entering class size of the School of Medicine was increased to 145. November 9, 1966: The Health Sciences Research Building was rededicated as the Lyons-Harrison Research Building. 2003: The African American Faculty Association organized formally as a campus organization. June 26, 1998: The Center for Community Outreach Development and the Southeast Center for Excellence in Geriatric Medicine were approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. She is the Gay and Bew White Endowed Professor in Pediatric Oncology and serves as Vice Chair for Outcomes in the Dept. Dr. Thomas came to UAB from the University of Georgia. March 27, 1969: Dr. Howard L. Holley delivered the sixth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "And Gladly Teach.". December 1988: Dr. Dick D. Briggs became the third president of The University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. October 1, 1999: Tim L. Pennycuff became third University Archivist. 1955: A Medical Center Advisory Board was established. She was the first African American enrolled in any programs in the Medical Center. Deepti Bahl, Co-Director/ Multiple Endocrine Tumor Clinic Dr. Bahl is an endocrinologist who provides a wide array of clinical services including diabetes, thyroid, pituitary, adrenal and HIV endocrinopathies. In 2009 Dr. Benjamin would become the third Alabamian appointed as Surgeon-General of the United States. December 2, 2022: Trent Dilfer became the sixth head coach of the Blazer football team. September 4, 2003: In the first home football game to be broadcast nationally (on ESPN television), the Football team was defeated by Southern Mississippi 17-12. Hobbs had previously served as a member of the Board of Trustees from 1964 until 1987. August 21, 2012: Dr. Richard B. Marchase, vice president for Research and Economic Development, was named as interim President of UAB following the departure of President Carol Z. Garrison. Faculty Division Director. It is only the second certified monarch butterfly habitat within the city of Birmingham. 2003: Construction began on Parking Deck No. October 10, 1977: Engineering Building was renamed Cudworth Hall in honor of James R. Cudworth. 1972: Payroll for UAB's 6,000 employees topped $50 million. UAB Recognizes Food and Nutrition Services' Hard Work - UAB Medicine A search to name an interim dean of the College was initiated. He received his BS in Spanish from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). When it comes to your health, UAB Women & Infants Services is here to help with the things you plan for as well as the unexpected. Dr. Eric Wallace, MD - Birmingham, AL - UAB Medicine The center campus included the main hospital complex, two professional office buildings, parking for over 1,400 cars, and several outlying structures. department of medicine; She was the first African American female named as a head coach at UAB. July 1998: Dr. James B. McClintock was named interim dean of the Schhool of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. 1955: Research and training grants at the Medical Center totaled $312,000. Scott PhelpsVice President and SecretaryGreen Group, Inc. Maria R. Shirey, Ph.D., MBA, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FACHE, FNAP, FAANDean and Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair in NursingUAB School of Nursing, W. Stancil StarnesExecutive ChairmanProAssurance Corporation, Finis St. John, IVChancellorThe University of Alabama System, Kenneth Vandervoort, M.D.Anniston Orthopedic Associated, James Wilson, IIIChairman and Chief Executive OfficerJim Wilson & Associates, LLC, Anupam Agarwal, MD Vice ChairSenior Vice President for Medicine and Dean,UAB Heersink School of Medicine, Dawn BulgarellaChief Executive Officer, UAB Health System, Reid JonesChief Executive OfficerUAB Medicine, Keith A. December 1991: The street outside of UAB's Clark Memorial Theatre was renamed Hatcher Place in honor of James F. Hatcher, Jr., the founding director of the UAB Town and Gown Theatre. Stone will report to Jolene King, assistant vice president of Facilities Administration and Environmental Health & Safety, who says she looks forward to Stones leadership in bringing the relevant safety groups together. Dean Thomas M. Allen presented diplomas to the college's first three graduates: Drury C. Cosby, John H. Rice, and William P. Stinson. September 16, 2005: The UAB Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and the UAB Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease Core Center were approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 2011: Kimberley Michelle Everett became the ninth UAB student named as a Truman Scholar. December 11, 1992: Sidney L. McDonald was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Assistant VP for Alumni Affairs & Executive Director, Director, Administrative & Fiscal Affairs, Senior Director of Communications Katie McDowell, Executive Director of Operations Steve Murray, Associate Dean for Strategic Planning & Administration, Associate VP for Research Business Operations, Assistant VP for Responsible Research Practices, Associate VP for Research Facilities and Infrastructure, Undergraduate Marketing and Communications, Executive Director of Creative Operations, Director, Fiscal Affairs & Administration, UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham. She earned her medical degree from the Calicut University, Kerala, India. September 1888: The Daughters of the United Charities established a hospital board and began plans for The Hospital of the United Charities. April 2, 2013: Dr. Eric P. Jack became the sixth dean of the School of Business. 1950: School of Practical Nursing, a nine-month program, was established at Jefferson-Hillman Hospital. May 1, 1946: By the end of the first year, the medical school employed 172 faculty members, 58 of whom were full-time, four library staff, two hospital executives, and six administrative staff. The Alabama chapter is open to students in UABs schools of Dentistry, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Public Health, as well as graduate students from other schools within the state. August 1, 1982: Dr. Thomas A. Bartlett became the second chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. September 24, 1976: The UAB Report, the weekly faculty and staff newspaper, was first published. August 10, 1998: Alan V. Kaufman became the fifth head coach of the Men's Golf team. 1991: Dr. Kenneth J. Roozen became first vice president for Research and University Affairs, after the merger of the offices of research development and university affairs. UAB Dedicates New, HIghly Advanced Heart and Vascular Center 5 in the Nation in Obstetrics & Gynecology by U.S. News & World Report on the 2022-2023 Best Hospitals list, we also recognize that healthy relationships last a lifetime. 1948: The Medical Center was awarded $30,000 in research and training grants. The building occupied the center of a square bounded by St. Anthony, Lawrence, Cedar, and State streets. December 8, 1989: Center for Community Health Resources Development was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. September 13, 1991: Peter L. Lowe and Maury D. Smith were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. There were two full-time instructors, 16 part-time instructors, and three staff. Dr. Vickers, a native of Demopolis, Alabama, and a former member of the UAB surgery faculty, was chair of surgery at the University of Minnesota when his appointment was announced in August. Jefa del Servicio de Medicina Interna Equina (Director) at Hospital Clnic Veterinari De La UAB. March 18, 2019: Dr. Mona N. Fouad presented the fifty-fifth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "When Health Disparities Became Science.". October 26, 1998: Dr. Michael A. Geheb, first director and CEO of the UAB Health System, announced his resignation effective December 5, 1998, and Dr. William B. Lara Armengou Ruiz at Hospital Clnic Veterinari De La UAB Director of Information Systems & Telecommunications. The programs, which were scheduled to begin in the fall, would lead toward a bachelors degree in business management (at the JSCC-Shelby campus) or a bachelors degree in early childhood education (at the JSCC-Jefferson campus). March 7-8, 1973: The Diabetes Research and Education Building was dedicated in the Medical Center as the nation's first public, university-affiliated diabetes hospital. 1942: Dr. Adrienne S. Rayl became the interim director of the Birmingham Extension Center. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and currently serves as a Trustee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Hospital Association. Steve Nixon, a junior management major, was editor of the first yearbook. December 13, 2005: Athletic Director Watson Brown stepped down to resume his position as Head Football Coach. Experts across the School of Medicine and the UAB Medicine Office of Wellness discuss mental health during the pandemic and give their best advice on maintaining mental and emotional well-being as we look toward the future. 1972: Offices for the UAB Graduate School moved into a renovated building at 1016 South 15th Street. June 26, 1986: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the UAB Injury Control Research Center with Dr. P. Russ Fine as first director. 1944: Fifty-four students, including three females, graduated as the last class of the two-year basic medical sciences program in Tuscaloosa. September 26, 1977: Dr. Thomas N. James delivered the fourteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Dobermans, Dalmatians, and Deaf Children.". July 1, 1960: Dr. Joseph F. Volker began a one-year leave-of-absence to direct the Arizona Medical School Study. She also serves as the Associate Director for Outcomes Research at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. Staff Council. 1868: The building of the Medical College of Alabama was returned to the ownership of the college's governing board. Dr. Gregory Pence was the faculty sponsor of the team. April 8, 1972: Yetta G. Samford, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Brown remained as the head coach of the Football team. James K. Kirklin and George L. Zorn, Jr. June 1988: Dr. Dick D. Briggs became acting president of The University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. Shot partially in Birmingham the previous year, some scenes had been filmed in UABs Woodward House. 1860: A new four-story building was opened on St. Anthony Street in Mobile to house the Medical College of Alabama. Drs. March 6, 1907: The Mobile medical school dissolved its own board of trustees, and The University of Alabama Board of Trustees gained sole control over the Mobile program. March 1, 1996: A UAB Health Center opened in Homewood. The new facility, which had opened to the campus community in December 2015, replaced UAB's former student services building. August 1, 1944: Dr. Roy R. Kracke became first dean of the four-year Medical College of Alabama. Bateh was the Society's first female president and first president with an international background. Champ Lyons to the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine. January 1, 1978: Dr. Leonard H. Robinson became third dean of the School of Dentistry. April 30, 1980: Twin Towers, a student residence hall, opened. Birmingham, AL 35233. July 20, 2015: UAB opened a mental health and wellness clinic for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning individuals. September 22, 1996: Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center officially opened with Leonard Slatkin conducting the National Symphony Orchestra. UAB is the only public, four-year degree granting university in the state's largest metropolitan area. September 1, 1984: Lung Health Center was established at UAB with Dr. William C. Bailey as director. 1968: The entering class size of the Medical College of Alabama was increased to 85. May 1997: UAB Genesis Center completed as the first of 25 buildings planned for the new 100-acre UAB Research Park at Oxmoor. December 2005: Dr. Robert M. Centor became the second Associate Dean of the University of Alabama School of Medicine Huntsville Program after having served in that capacity on an interim basis. September 3, 1997: Drs. Deal named interim dean of the School of Medicine. April 1969: Alabama Act 91, passed by the state legislature during a special session on education, appropriated funding for a new School of Optometry at UAB. Drs. 2007: The School of Public Health first presented the Lou Wooster Public Health Hero Award, which is named in honor of Birmingham's famed 19th century madam. UAB is the largest research institution in the state of Alabama and is the largest single employer in the state. Alquist came to UAB from Rhode Island Public Radio. November 1988: UAB Travel Center opened in the Burleson Building. May 17, 1970: The Ellen Gregg Ingalls Eye Research Institute was dedicated adjoining the Eye Foundation Hospital. 1973: University Bookstore opened in former Utopia Cleaners building at 806 South 15th Street. January 1993: Dr. Harold J. Fallon became dean of the School of Medicine. The plumbing systems group provides inspection, testing, maintenance and repair functions relating to plumbing and piping systems. September 1, 2016: Dr. Michelle Fanucchi, associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences, became UABs inaugural ombuds, an independent, confidential and impartial resource for faculty. December 1, 1978: Drs. Logue had been a student athlete member of the Blazer team. June 3, 1949: The Class of 1949, the first class to spend all four years of medical school in Birmingham, graduated with 24 male and 7 female students. June 27, 1985: Center for Health Risk Assessment and Disease Prevention was established. 1964: Dr. James T. Montgomery became the first African American physician to be granted staff privileges at University Hospital and the first African American to receive a faculty appointment in the medical school. Louis J. Dell'Italia and Ahsan Hussain were named co-directors of the new center. July 1, 1997: The independent Eye Foundation Hospital was acquired by the UAB Health System and renamed the Eye Foundation Hospital at UAB. April 1988: Dr. Robert Glaze became first vice president for Research Development. October 18, 1945: The Iota Chapter of the Phi Chi Medical Fraternity held a dance to welcome freshman and sophomore students to the new school in Birmingham. September 20, 2002: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation. November 13, 1996: President J. Claude Bennett announced plans to resign his presidency effective January 1, 1997. Dr. T. Joseph Reeves served as the center's first director. This appointment became effective on January 1, 2010. May 29, 1943: Paul P. Salter was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Planned for completion in 2020, UAB's new proton therapy center is a collaborative effort between UAB and Proton International. August 2001: Classes began at UAB on a semester basis for the first time, the last university in the state of Alabama to convert from a quarter to a semester system. Dr. William H. Anderson returned as dean. He was replaced by Richard L. Margison, UAB's vice president for Financial Affairs and Administration, who became interim Athletic Director. November 18, 1999: The Women's Synchronized Swimming team debuted in an exhibition held in UAB's Bell Gym Aquatic Center. Lecture: "Towards an understanding of severe influenza and bacterial super-infections". March 2011: The UAB Bioethics Team was named champions of the 2011 National Bioethics Undergraduate Conference held in Durham, North Carolina. May 17, 1981: Joseph H. Woolf Family Practice Center was dedicated. He received a Bachelor of Science degree at graduation ceremonies held on the university campus in Tuscaloosa. July 18, 1965: The former University Hospital School of Nursing Residence was rededicated as the Roy R. Kracke Clinical Services Building. 2003 Medical Student Enrichment Program Participant, Iquitos, Peru Drs. Patricia Todd of Birmingham, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and a former UAB staff member, received the inaugural award. 1989: The UAB National Alumni Society celebrated its 10th anniversary with a sold-out Homecoming Gala featuring music by the Tams, a group that had played the first ever Student Government Association-sponsored dance in 1967. June 1947: In the immediate post-war years, total enrollment at the Birmingham Extension Center had surged to over 2,000 students. September 5, 1969: Dr. Joseph F. Volker assumed the office as the first president of the newly autonomous University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB). The entering first-time freshman class rose 2 percent to 2,346 students. April 1990: Dr. Juan M. Navia became second dean of the School of Public Health. November 1, 2021: Dr. Lisa Schwiebert from the Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, became the interim dean of the UAB Graduate School. August 18, 2017: A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to dedicate the UAB Football Operations Center and the Legacy Pavilion. October 15, 1958: Dr. Richard T. Eastwood became executive director of University Affairs in Birmingham, reporting directly to President Frank A. Nephrology Clinic at The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital. of Pediatrics. May 2017: Dr. Sean Murray became director of bands, including the UAB Marching Blazers. Weil was the first endowed chair at UAB outside of the medical center. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. February 1983: UAB discontinued its bone marrow transplant program after less than two years. Foster Watkins became president of UAB Walker College. Total enrollment increased 3.6 percent, up to 18,568 students. May 31, 1952: The School of Dentistry graduated its first class. Emergency Information. Dr. Eric Hunter was the center's first director. July 1, 2019: Dr. Andrew J. Butler became the fourth dean of the School of Health Professions. October 1970: Jean-Paul Sartres No Exit was performed by UAB students, the first time that students had taken complete responsibility for a theatrical production. September 26, 1999: An open house at the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center officially opened the Center's new venues, the Odess Theatre, the Sirote Theatre, and the Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall. Several of the schools initial faculty held primary appointments in the medical school but also taught basic science courses to the first dental students. May 30, 1965: John L. Duncan became the first student to graduate from the Birmingham-based engineering program. Dr. Henry N. McCarl was named as the center's first director. June 9, 1975: Arthur D. Shores, attorney and noted Civil Rights Activist, received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from UAB becoming the first African American to receive an honorary degree from the university. 2020: During the fall, UAB students in the Science and Technology Honors Program, in conjunction with the UAB Sustainability office, created a monarch butterfly waystation at the corner of 10th Avenue South and 14th Street adjacent to the university's new Honors Hall.

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