June 2, 1987: School of Community and Allied Health was renamed the School of Health Related Professions, Dr. Keith D. Blayney remained as dean. June 1968: Barbara Walker Mitchell became the first African American graduate of the University Hospital School of Nursing. XXIII Jornadas de Emprendimiento e Innovacin- Mesa redonda 1976: The first UAB student handbook was issued. April 1990: Dr. Juan M. Navia became second dean of the School of Public Health. Senior Vice President for Medicine and Dean, UAB Heersink School of Medicine. September 19, 2014: In order to reflect new alignments and campus streamlining efforts, the University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the closure or merger of numerous research centers and institutes at UAB, including those in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Schools of Business, Dentistry, Medicine, and Nursing. Drs. August 1, 1982: Dr. Thomas A. Bartlett became the second chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. 1913: Hillman Hospital Annex was completed. The walk-in clinic will be open seven days a week for non-life-threatening illnesses. UAB Hospital Medicine - University of Alabama at Birmingham February 25, 1993: UAB Comprehensive Head Injury Center renamed Southeastern Comprehensive Head Injury Center. June 1, 1976: The Ambulatory Dialysis Center opened at 516 South 20th Street. March 20, 2020: UAB alumnus Andy Kennedy became the seventh head coach of the men's basketball team. 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB Hospital today received commendation from the Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Mayor Bernard Kincaid for its development and implementation of an internship program for minority students interested in health care administration. October 9, 2006: Anthony B. Purcell became the fifth Chief of Police. There were also three international faculty with part-time appointments, one was from Spain and two were from India. Dr. Mark E. LaGory (Sociology) served as the first chair of the new senate. 2011 Chief Nephrology Fellow, Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Composed by community business and civic leaders, the council was charged with advising the president on matters related to the advancement of the university. July 1, 1986: Dr. Richard R. Ranney became the fourth dean of the School of Dentistry. October 1964: At the start of the academic year, 44 African American students were enrolled at the Birmingham Extension Center. Dr. Higdon C. Roberts, Jr., was the center's founding director. Dr. Oestenstad then joined the school's faculty. Dr. Burt Nabors, III, MD - Mobile, AL - UAB Medicine December 1987: UAB South opened in an International Park office building. 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. The local Eta Xi chapter had been established as a social club in 1970. 1978: The Nephrology Research and Training Center was established at UAB with Dr. Robert G. Luke as first director. June 2006: Tina Rogers became the interim chief executive officer of the UAB affiliated Southern Research Institute. August 18, 1967: Jeremiah E. Abbott received the first masters degree from the engineering program in the College of General Studies. Cardiovascular Network Director at UAB Medicine. March 14, 2015: The UAB Blazers defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 73-60 to win the C-USA men's basketball championship, UAB's first Conference USA basketball title. January 15, 2016: Dr. Paulette Patterson Dilworth became vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the first African American female named as a vice president at UAB. Dr. David T. Curiel was named as the first director of the center. June 3, 1979: Kathleen G. Andreoli became the first graduate of the School of Nursings DSN program, which had been instituted in 1975. 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. More than 20 rocks on the ridge were given names for places related to Wdowiaks life and career, including Birmingham, Red Mountain, Bessemer, and Hoover. . March 2011: Dr. Rodney W. Nowakowski was named asthe fifth dean of the School of Optometry. September 24, 1945: The two-year basic medical sciences program on the Tuscaloosa campus of The University of Alabama was closed. Dr. Thomas J. Boll was later named as the center's first director. April 8, 1902: Esther Turner Colston received a PhG degree from the pharmacy program of the Medical College of Alabama in Mobile. Ritchie was a former student athlete on the Blazer team. April 30/May 1, 2021: Because of the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, UAB held outdoor commencement ceremonies at Birminghams Legion Field, the first time at that venue and the first outdoor ceremony in UAB history. 1992: The third annual Step Show was renamed as the Camille Armstrong Memorial Scholarship Step Show in honor of the late Camille Armstrong, a UAB student who died in an automobile accident in 1986 just prior to graduation. September 27, 1996: University of Alabama Board of Trustee member John T. Oliver, Jr., was named interim chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System effective October first. February 5, 2000: A celebration held as part of alumni weekend marked the renovation of the School of Dentistry Building. Sherry Polhill receives Red Cross award - News | UAB August 17, 2018: Dr. Michael Saag, director of the UAB Center for AIDS Research, received the inaugural Marchase Award. Lacrosse will be held on the PNC Field, Tug of War will be held at the track facility, and racquetball and squash will be held in the University Recreation Center. 1931: Dr. Allan Walker Blair, a Canadian-born pathologist, received a full-time faculty appointment as an assistant professor of Pathology. Join to view profile University Hospital-UAB . Today, UAB is a comprehensive urban university with a nationally recognized academic health center. 1973: University Bookstore opened in former Utopia Cleaners building at 806 South 15th Street. September 27, 1996: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Center for Research in Applied Gerontology. September 1970: Dean Henry B. Peters announced the appointment of the first academic faculty for the one-year old School of Optometry. April 30, 1982: The Hulsey Center for Arts and Humanities officially opened. (Chair of the Board)PresidentUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Anupam Agarwal, M.D.Senior Vice President for Medicine and DeanUAB Heersink School of Medicine, Robert C. (Mike) BrockPartnerKirkland & Ellis, LLP, Dawn BulgarellaChief Executive OfficerUAB Health System, Mitchell B. Cohen, M.D.Professor and Katharine Reynolds Ireland ChairChair, Department of Pediatrics. January 22, 2014: In a press conference in Bartow Arena, Bill Clark was introduced as the fifth head coach of the Blazer Football team. 1987: UAB Hospice Program was established in University Hospital. February 5, 1988: The School of Humanities was renamed the School of Arts and Humanities; Dr. Theodore M. Benditt remained as dean. February 1966: Dr. Joseph F. Volker, Arthur Garikes, E. Todd Wheeler, and Dr. George W. Campbell produced the Expansion and Land Utilization Study-UAB. 1954: Research grants at the Medical Center totaled $240,000. Kidney Disease, 2018 Distinguished Service Award, UAB Medical Alumni Association Formerly the offensive coordinator at the University of Arkansas, the Oklahoma native had been a quarterback at the University of Oklahoma. 1977: Sports Medicine Institute established as an official UAB center. September 1, 1969: The Division of Engineering became solely responsible to the UAB College of General Studies and ceased being a jointly administered program with the University of Alabama. UAB Medicine is unique in that our organizational structure includes a dedicated leader to advocate for APPs, help grow service lines and individual practices, provide oversight and supervision of scope of practice, and support recruitment, quality, credentialing, and privileging. December 12, 1996: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the renaming of buildings in honor of Gene Bartow and of Drs. March 17, 2005: The UAB Blazers defeated the LSU Tigers by the score of 82 to 68 in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament. View +2-*****19. j****[email protected] mary chris ponder. 1982: Tom Seals became the first head coach of the new Riflery team. Hospital Medicine Faculty. Location: Five Points South, AL, 35233. 1979: Dr. James Rachels was named third dean of the School of Humanities after serving as interim since 1978. UAB Hospital is a major center for clinical research and the home of some of the top medical programs in America. UAB is the only public, four-year degree granting university in the state's largest metropolitan area. July 1, 2022: A.J. September 1, 1971: Ballet House opened in the renovated Second Presbyterian Church building on 10th Avenue South. November 9, 2002: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the creation of the Alabama Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery. March 1970: Because of the completion of the new exit ramp to the interstate, the City of Birmingham eliminated parallel parking along Eighth Avenue South [University Boulevard]. July 1996: West Field on the UAB campus was used as a practice site for several soccer teams participating in matches played in Birmingham's Legion Field as part of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. 1922: Hillman Hospital received its first accreditation. Bettye G. Wilson, associate professor in the School of Health Professions, was the associations first president. September 24, 2009: In honor of the fortieth anniversary of UAB, President Carol Z. Garrison and Provost Eli Capilouto hosted a university-wide convocation at the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center as part of the inaugural University Day celebration. In 1954 the Extension Center was moved to a newly constructed facility adjacent to the Medical Center, bringing together for the first time the University's two academic components in Birmingham. 2003: Dr. Louis Dale was named the first vice president for Equity and Diversity, becoming the first African American named to a vice presidential office at UAB. January 2003: The School of Medicines Faculty Office Tower was completed above Parking Deck No. November 13, 2013: Dr. John F. Kearney presented the fiftieth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "How One Year Turned Into Forty Years at UAB.". October 1968: For the fall term, history faculty member Dr. Jack D. L. Holmes offered a course in African American history. 1965: Extramural grants and awards at the Medical Center totaled $4,445,900. 1922: Josiah Nott Hall was completed on the Tuscaloosa campus as a home to the two-year basic sciences medical program. October 13, 1989: The groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Civitan International Research Center. June 4, 1945: Twenty-two juniors registered for classes in Jefferson-Hillman Hospital for the new four-year Medical College of Alabama. June 8, 1942: As part of the national defense effort during World War II, the medical school in Tuscaloosa instituted an accelerated training program of year-round school containing four sessions of study within a three-year curriculum. April 21, 1969: The Center for Developmental and Learning Disorders was dedicated. March 1, 1999: Amy O'Donnell became the first head coach of the new Women's Synchronized Swimming team after having served as advisor to the developing program since 1998. 1997: Research grants and extramural funding in the School of Optometry exceeded $27 million, the largest amount for any optometry school or college in the world. The multi-color fiberglass sculpture was created by local artist Ira Chaffin. January 1, 1997: Paul Hardin became interim president of UAB. He and his wife are relocating to Alabama from Indiana. October 8, 1906: Dr. Rhett Goode became the third dean of the Medical College of Alabama. August 1999: Caron Van Gilder Thornton, founding director, was reappointed director of the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center. December 10, 1983: Students, staff, and faculty in the arts and humanities held the first Madrigal Feaste in the newly opened University Center. UAB Medicines obstetrics & gynecology program ranked No. May 23, 1938: Thomas S. Lawson was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1 hospital in Alabama. About UAB Women & Infants Services. 1993: UAB's economic impact on the Birmingham region was estimated at more than $1.5 billion per year. Dr. Mona N. Fouad was the first chair of the CSW. 2005: The UAB Health System entered into an operational affiliation with Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, Alabama. Wayne H. and Sara C. Finley. George L. Zorn, Jr., and David C. McGiffin performed University Hospitals first double-lung transplant on a 41-year-old patient from Florida. Deaf Service/TDD: 934-4642. July 15, 2015: Dr. John R. Jones, III, became vice president for Student Affairs. The electric systems group is responsible for the inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of Hospital buildings' electrical, emergency generator, fire alarm system, etc. September 1, 1962: Dr. Joseph F. Volker became second vice president for Health Affairs. Chief Financial Officer at UAB Callahan Eye Hospital. UAB was one of 418 institutions to score the maximum in the areas of: LGBTQ patient-centered care; LGBTQ patient services and support, employee benefits, and policies; and LGBTQ patient and community engagement. September 2002: The remnants of Hurricane Isidore moved across Alabama and caused four days of torrential rain which resulted in flooding to campus and damage to several UAB buildings including the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, Business-Engineering Complex, Hill University Center, and Humanities Building. 1980: The Occupational Health and Safety Educational Resource Center was created. Dr. William H. Anderson returned as dean. November 1, 2017: Dr. Peter M. Ginter became interim dean of the School of Public Health. 1992: In order to confirm to conference requirements, UAB established a new co-ed Riflery team. November 1, 2005: Dr. Doreen Harper became the fourth dean of the School of Nursing. Faculty - Neurology | UAB The Commission had been authorized in 1943 by the Jones Bill (Alabama Act 89) and its nine members had been appointed by Governor Chauncey Sparks. 2010 Present, Alabama Chief Residents Society Dr. Kathleen Faircloth was the faculty advisor for the new student group. May 1997: UAB Genesis Center completed as the first of 25 buildings planned for the new 100-acre UAB Research Park at Oxmoor. Roy Wood was choral director. The first graduate in Birmingham was Homer W. Allgood. November 12, 2014: Dr. Kirby I. October 2014: Dr. Murali Venugopalan became the director of UAB's English Language Institute (ELI). May 16, 1999: A performance of "Cabaret" ended the 49-year run of UAB Town and Gown Theatre and the university's use of the Clark Memorial Theater on Hatcher Place. July 1968: Dr. Herschell Lee Hamilton received a clinical appointment in the Department of Surgery and became the first African American board-certified general surgeon at University Hospital. June 4, 1989: National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar Michael Jordan headlined a Slam Dunk Contest at the UAB Arena as a benefit for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham. June 6, 1950: William R. Anderson received a master's degree in pharmacology, the first graduate degree awarded through the Medical Center. September 17, 1994: The UAB Marching Blazers, a new 135-member student band, debuted in its first home game at Legion Field. Eleven other graduates received the Bachelor of Science in Medicine degree and two students received degrees in pharmacy. 1976: The UAB Jazz Ensemble was organized in the fall as a performing group open to UAB students, staff, and faculty. September 1, 1977: Dr. Charles A. McCallum, Jr., became vice president for Health Affairs. August 5, 2014: John M. Meador, Jr., became the inaugural dean of UAB Libraries upon the administrative merger of UAB's two libraries, the Mervyn H. Sterne Library and the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. March 25, 1982: "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, was the inaugural production held in the theater of the new Husley Center for the Arts. The programs were developed by and are being led by UAB and the Alabama Department of Public Health and are being supported by funding obtained through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). November 17, 2000: The UAB Center for Palliative Care was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. December 1, 1972: A symbolic groundbreaking was held for the School of Optometry Building. A record 67 percent of incoming freshmen lived in on-campus housing. Alquist came to UAB from Rhode Island Public Radio. Favorite quote to live by: James 1:23. January 1979: The University of Alabama System Medical Education Program (UASMEP) was reaccredited by the national Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). August 1, 2020: Dr. Kecia M. Thomas became the third dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Young performed the 5,000th kidney transplant at University Hospital. September 1, 2016: C. Ray Hayes became the seventh chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. August 1995: Paul Harbin became the first head coach of the new Women's Soccer team. Heersink School of Medicine. March 3, 2018: The Women's Basketball team defeated UT-San Antonio 74-66 to win their first Conference-USA regular season championship. September 1, 1999: A reorganization of the School of Business became effective, reducing the academic departments from five to three. 1944: Fifty-four students, including three females, graduated as the last class of the two-year basic medical sciences program in Tuscaloosa. May 27, 1915: The last class of 44 graduated from the Birmingham Medical College, and the program was terminated by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 2003: The African American Faculty Association organized formally as a campus organization. Linda Moneyham, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs . At the ceremony, 3,338 degrees and certificates were awarded. By using this site you agree to our Privacy Policy. May 2009: UAB received an anonymous gift of $5 million to be used chiefly for scholarships for women or minorities. July 1, 2006: Dr. Keith A. Jones became chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, the first African American to become a full-time departmental chair in the School of Medicine. November 22, 1951: The Crippled Children's Clinic and Hospital was officially dedicated adjacent to the Medical Center. June 14, 1970: Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center established in the Department of Psychiatry. July 2, 2020: Betsy Freeburg became the head coach of Women's Volleyball. July 1, 2018: Dr. August 27, 2012: Scott E. Hanley became the fourth General Manager of WBHM-FM Radio. 31 overall in federal funding, and No. UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Faculty Division Director. September 1, 1989: Dr. Philip E. Austin became third chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. Dr. Erwin is a graduate of the medical school at UAB. Director, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for International Nursing SCHOLARS@UAB PROFILE. Basil I. Hirschowitz selected as the twenty-fifth Distinguished Faculty Lecturer. He is also the Chair of Neurology at Quiron Salud in Barcelona. Vincent had served as Clark's assistant head coach. 1982: Joe Davidson became the second head coach of the Men's Golf team. June 30, 1995: A new university-wide Faculty Senate first met. 1969: For the first academic term of the newly independent UAB, the dental school at UAB had at least twenty-three clinical or basic science faculty with international backgrounds. Rangeela is a Hindi word that loosely translates as colorful. UAB Rangeela is an official UAB Campus Recreation club sport and it is a co-ed entity. September 13, 1952: The Medical Center Library reopened in its new space in the South Wing of the first and second floors of the New Hillman Building. Chief Executive Officer, UAB Health System. March 2003: The UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus opened a new clinic and teaching facility, the primary clinical and academic space for the University of Alabama School of Medicine Huntsville Program. July 1, 1989: Dr. L. Clark Taylor, Jr., became administrator of University Hospital. 1982: In the fall of 1982 Men's Volleyball was established as a new Blazer sport, with Tim Richards as the inaugural head coach. November 16, 1984: The Basic Health Science Education and Research Building was dedicated. February 1992: The UAB Arena office towers opened. Welcome to UAB Hospital Medicine! January 1970: UAB received acceptance as a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) school. 2000 6th Avenue South. March 5-7, 1980: The Center for Advanced Medical Studies was dedicated. November 10, 1999: A Midsummer Nights Dream opened as the first Department of Theatre production to be held in the new Sirote Theatre. Dr. Glenn H. Hughes was named as first director of the center. Enrollment increases were seen at the undergraduate (6.18 percent), masters (10.51 percent), and doctoral (4.36 percent) levels. Weil was the first endowed chair at UAB outside of the medical center. November 2002: The Department of Genetics was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees as a merger of the existing departments of Human Genetics and of Genomics and Pathobiology. Tinsley R. Harrison and Champ Lyons were named Distinguished Professors by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees, the first such designations given to a member of the Alabama faculty. "Consider it pure joy whenever you . May 2, 1991: UAB held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Bertha and Joseph Smolian International House on 10th Avenue South. March 12, 2020: Due to the effects of the growing global pandemic of coronavirus (COVID-19), the University of Alabama System announced that classes on all three system campuses, UA, UAH, and UAB, would transition completely to an online or alternative instruction model for the remainder of March. May 18, 2011: Dr. Linda C. Lucas, dean of the Engineering school, becameinterim Provost. January 15, 1971: James E. Moon became administrator of University Hospital. January 23, 1986: The Ben S. Weil Endowed Chair of Industrial Distribution was established in the School of Business. 1952: Dr. Lawrence Reynolds, an Alabama native practicing radiology in Michigan, agreed to donate his personal library and collection of rare medical texts and manuscripts to the medical school in Birmingham. September 19, 2014: Karen Phifer Brooks was elected president pro tempore of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. His appointment had been announced in May. August 29, 2018: A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the new Intramural and Club Sport Field Complex at 1101 5th Avenue South, directly across the street from the Football Operations Center. Dr. Richard J. Whitley was the center's first director. Social Worker at UAB Hospital, Center for Psychiatric Medicine School Counselor at Altapointe Health System Hospitals And Medical University of Alabama The total extramural research grant awards received at UAB for the fiscal year was over $430 million. Bacterial co-infection is a major risk factor for death, intensive care unit admission and mechanical ventilation, according to a multi-center, retrospective cohort study published in the journal Critical Care and led by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers.. Coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, has killed more than 6.3 million people worldwide. July 2019: Dr. Russell S. Taichman became the ninth dean of the School of Dentistry. December 1971: Dr. Joseph Appleton was named first dean of the School of Engineering after having served as interim dean since August. August 9, 1962: Groundbreaking was held for the Engineering Building. 1998: Dr. Danny Doyle, second director of the UAB Marching Blazers, composed the Blazer Victory March, later renamed as the Blazer Victory Song. 1962: Dr. Lincoln Roy Manson-Hing became chair of the Department of Oral Roentgenology (later Dental Radiology) and Dr. Gilbert J. Parfitt became chair of the Department of Periodontics, both in the School of Dentistry. 1965: Dr. Clifton O. Dummett of the Tuskegee Veterans Administration Hospital received a clinical appointment in the School of Dentistry, becoming the first African American member of the school's faculty. She is the Gay and Bew White Endowed Professor in Pediatric Oncology and serves as Vice Chair for Outcomes in the Dept. Apply . . 901 19th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233. Dr. Lawrence E. Mays was named as first director of the center. January 25, 1997: UAB Arena was officially rededicated as Bartow Arena. She was the school's only female graduate. July 2014: The UAB Concert Choir won three medals out of three entered competitions at the Interkultur World Choir Games in Riga, Latvia. January 1988: In response to the growing AIDS epidemic, the 1917 Clinic was opened at UAB. 2010: UAB became one of the first two civilian hospitals in the US to host a US Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST). April 11, 1938: The cornerstone was laid -- after construction began -- on the Hillman Hospital Outpatient Clinic Building. August 1971: The former Ullman High School was rededicated as UAB's Ullman Building, a facility comprised by the original 1901 school building and the school's 1955 addition. September 13, 2001: Chancellor Thomas C. Meredith announced that Dr. W. Ann Reynolds would step down as UAB president in the summer of 2002. June 1971: Six students received their Bachelor of Science degrees in Physiological Optics becoming the first graduates of the School of Optometry. with host Michael Feldman was broadcast live from the stage of the concert hall at the new Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center. 1996: David L. Abrams became interim president of UAB Walker College. March 10, 2008: Dr. David Winwood became CEO of the UAB Research Foundation. 1992: Nancy W. Clemmons became acting director of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. October 1987: Mervyn H. Sterne Library was rededicated after the completion of a major expansion and renovation project. September 21, 1994: At a University-wide picnic in the Mini Park, UAB celebrated its 25th anniversary as an independent campus.