June 1, 2014: Dr. J. Fred Olive, a long time member of the library faculty, became interim director of the Mervyn Sterne Library upon the retirement of Dr. Jerry W. Stephens. June 1947: Laboratory facilities of the Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company were made available to engineering metallurgy students from the Birmingham Extension Center. 1963: Extramural grants and contracts at the Medical Center totaled $3,888,514. 1972: Air Force ROTC first became available to undergraduate students through a cooperative program with Samford University. September 1970: The first three African American students matriculated in the School of Dentistry. August 1983: The UAB Conference Center was renamed the Carrie D. and Don V. Marshall Conference Center. April 22, 2013: Randy Norton was introduced as the sixth head coach of the Women's Basketball team. The season record was 7-5. April 1970: South Wing of University Hospital opened. January 31, 1999: Researchers Drs. July 1984: The UAB Benevolent Fund was established. Linda Moneyham, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs . Dean Thomas M. Allen presented diplomas to the college's first three graduates: Drury C. Cosby, John H. Rice, and William P. Stinson. June 14, 1977: Dr. S. Richardson Hill, Jr., announced that UCLA Coach Gene Bartow would become UAB's new Athletic Director and head coach of the Men's Basketball team. January 1957: The Medical Center Bulletin was first published as the University of Alabama Medical Center News Bulletin. Dr. Thayer only served as acting dean through May. Dr. Virginia Whatley Smith was director of the program. 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. Clyde G. Cox was the center's first director. Lee has more than 35 years of laboratory and research safety experience and comes to UAB from Indiana University, where he served in many safety leadership roles, most recently as university director of Research Safety. 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. 1982: By the end of the year, Sue Cranford had been hired as the third head coach of the Women's Tennis team, with her first season of coaching being 1983. June 27, 1950: Dr. Roy R. Kracke, medical dean, died. May 13, 1977: The Alabama Supreme Court held a session on the UAB campus for the first time. 1978: Ayda G. Nambayan received a full-time faculty appointment as assistant professor of nursing, the first international appointed to the nursing school faculty. Rose announced his resignation as president of The University of Alabama. Welcome to UAB Hospital Medicine! St. John had served as interim chancellor since August 2018. Herbert Chen, M.D., FACS, is an internationally recognized surgeon-scientist and medical educator. There were also 14 paraprofessional graduates who received medical technology or radiological technology certificates during this first ceremony. October 1, 2012: Dr. Robert E. Palazzo became interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. January 1956: A student-approved constitution for the "Student Government Association of the University of Alabama, Birmingham Center" went into effect following approval by the president of the University of Alabama. Parking. July 1, 1994: UAB Clinic Bessemer and UAB Clinic Roebuck were opened. February 25, 1993: UAB Comprehensive Head Injury Center renamed Southeastern Comprehensive Head Injury Center. Deal became dean of the School of Medicine after having served as interim since April. May 29, 1954: John A. Caddell was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. November 1966: President Frank A. April 19, 2002: The Comprehensive Youth Violence Center was approved by the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Some 2,083 students participated in the universitys newest tradition. June 1, 2015: Six months after announcing the elimination of the UAB bowling, rifle, and football teams, UAB President Ray L. Watts announced that his decision was being reversed and the three teams would be reinstated. February 1, 1964: The separate Hillman Emergency and University Emergency Clinics were merged to form one combined University Hospital Emergency Clinic. April 4, 2002: Mike Anderson, a Birmingham native and an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas, was named third head coach of the Men's Basketball team. 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). April 27, 1966: Dr. Joseph F. Volker delivered the third Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Way of an Administrator.". Director of Interventional Cardiology & Cath Lab Birmingham, Alabama, United States . February 4, 2005: The Skin Diseases Research Center was approved by the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. "We are excited to welcome Lee to UAB, where his experience and knowledge will serve him and our campus well," said Greg . 1945: Dr. Roy R. Kracke obtained three additional blocks of land adjacent to Jefferson-Hillman Hospital for the development of a medical center. This was the first time a championship bout had ever been held in the State of Alabama and it was the largest crowd to ever attend an event at Bartow. Total enrollment was down approximately 2.4 percent, but freshmen enrollment increased 12 percent. UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham. 1983: Center for the Advancement of Developing Industries was established with Dr. James H. Woodward, Jr., as first director. September 25, 2000: Dr. Arol R. Augsburger was named interim provost effective October 15, 2000. 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 2011: UAB alumnus Joshua Carpenter became the universitys second recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship award. September 21, 1976: Dr. S. Richardson Hill, Jr., delivered the thirteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Endocrinology Revisited.". July 1, 2020: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the creation of the UAB Health System Authority. November 30, 1946: William H. Key, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 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. July 1, 2010: Dr. Thomas M. DiLorenzo became the first dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, an appointment that had been announced in June. The Blazers, who never trailed in the game, won with a last-second field goal by Rhett Gallego. 619 19th Street South, Floor 10. The Legion lost 2-0 to the Bethlehem Steel before a standing-room only crowd of 5,807. Alcaino, who had been a student athlete on the Blazer men's team, had previously served as the team's assistant and associate head coach. Jones, a long-time UAB employee and UAB alumnus, retained his position as COO of UAB Hospital. 2016 Present, Southern Society of Clinical Investigation (SSCI) December 13, 2005: Athletic Director Watson Brown stepped down to resume his position as Head Football Coach. February 21, 2010: UAB opened the new Women and Infants Center and five babies were born in the new facility its first day. 1982: The Alabama Legislature and the voters of Alabama approved a constitutional amendment increasing the membership on the University of Alabama Board of Trustees from eight to fifteen, with the aim to provide diversity and better representation on the governing board of the three campus University of Alabama System. April 7, 1950: An installation banquet was held for the Alabama Alpha Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national honorary medical society. This production also starred Leonard Nimoy. Dr. Arthur H. Wuehrmann served as acting dean of the dental school during Volker's absence. Twenty centers were closed and six other centers were merged into existing UAB centers. The 24-hour weekday system will operate a fleet of buses on six discrete lines with an aim to have all campus locations within a five-minute walk from a scheduled bus stop. 1962: Dr. W. Paul Brann was named assistant to the vice president for Health Affairs. February 28, 1986: The UAB student chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) received its charter. We are committed to being leaders in all aspects of inpatient care and to consistently modeling a mindset of continuous improvement that we hope will be contagious. At least a dozen of the faculty were Tuscaloosa Campus Faculty who regularly traveled to and from Tuscaloosa to teach in Birmingham. Dr. Watts, who was then chair of the UAB Department of Neurology and president of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, had been selected for the position in July. January 3, 1965: Effective on this date, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited segregation in any healthcare facility receiving Federal funds. October 1, 1995: Dr. Scott Buchalter became University Hospital's second chief-of-staff. She was the first African American female named as a head coach at UAB. April 1, 2019: Dr. Donna Slovensky, a long-time member of the school faculty, became interim dean of the School of Health Professions. January 1, 1998: Dr. Shirley Salloway Kahn became interim vice president for Financial Affairs and Administration. 1984: Dr. Theodore M. Benditt named fourth dean of the School of Humanities. November 1, 2005: Dr. Doreen Harper became the fourth dean of the School of Nursing. January 1, 2010: Dr. Rodney W. Nowakowski became interim dean of the School of Optometry. September 8, 1981: The first bone marrow transplant at UAB was performed. Sr. Vice President for Medicine & Dean, Heersink School of School of Medicine Anupam Agarwal. 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. In 2010 UAB became one of the first two civilian hospitals in the US to host a SOST. 1968: The entering class size of the Medical College of Alabama was increased to 85. December 15, 1994: The Center for Health Promotion was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. February 2, 1958: The Lawrence Reynolds Library was dedicated. September 22, 1989: The Civitan International Research Center approved as an official UAB center by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. June 5, 1992: The Kirklin Clinic was dedicated. UABs Spring Break which was due to begin on March 16 was extended until March 24 and students were instructed to not return to campus until further notice. Drs. 2003 National Institutes of Health Training Grant Recipient March 18, 2002: An open house was held in the newly renovated Spencer Honors House. 2022 UAB Health System, All rights reserved. Awards . November 1981: UAB Small Business Development Center was established with Fred Myrick as first director. Wayne H. and Sara C. Finley. December 14, 1995: The Center for Educational Accountability was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The orchestra's first performance was in April. Primarily, he has focused on telemedicine in the provision of care in home dialysis and rare diseases such as Fabry disease, a rare genetic disease. Through the lab, Parcak uses satellite images of earth to locate archaeological sites. 1968: Dr. Joseph F. Volker was named executive vice president of UAB. 1969: Rust Research Center, which housed the university's computer center, opened. The entering first-time freshman class rose 2 percent to 2,346 students. The UAB student body is one of the most diverse in the nation, with 39.7 percent minority for the total student enrollment and 40.5 percent minority for the freshman class. UAB Hospital has added a senior vice president of inpatient services position to its operational structure and has named former UAB Hospital Interim CEO Anthony Patterson to the position. June 7, 1970: Richard Charles Dale and Samuel William Sullivan, Jr., became the first African American graduates of the School of Medicine. September 24, 1976: The UAB Report, the weekly faculty and staff newspaper, was first published. May 18, 1969: The Occupational Rehabilitation Center was dedicated at 1616 6th Avenue South. May 2019: Best Colleges named UAB as the best college for LGBTQ students in the state of Alabama. April 6, 2019: The UAB Bioethics Team won its third national championship at the National Bioethics Bowl held in Mobile, Alabama. 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. January 2022: Upon the retirement of Doreen C. Harper, Dr. Linda Moneyham became the interim dean of the School of Nursing. September 17, 1997: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the name change of the Center for the Advancement of Developing Industries to the Office for the Advancement of Developing Industries Technology Center. May 1921: The first two graduates received B.S. Dr. Taichman came to UAB from the University of Michigan. May 20, 1973: Dedication ceremonies were held for a new University College campus containing University College Building No. September 14, 1994: Construction began on a major expansion of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. 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. Dr. Thomas E. Terndrup was the center's first director. March 18, 2013: The UAB Marching Blazers won the International Band Competition in Limerick, Ireland, beating out 17 other bands from the US and Europe one day after performing in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin. Learn more about available jobs and working at UAB Hospital on PublicServiceCareers.org. Get details for UAB Medical West's 4 employees, email format for and phone numbers. February 2, 2007: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the UAB Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics. An endowed professorship was established from this gift in 1991. In recognition of the gift, The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees renamed the department as the Barefield Department of Criminal Justice, the first named academic department at UAB. 2015 Recognized as one of Birminghams Best Physicians, B-Metro Magazine March 30, 1942: The 10th and 11th floors of Jefferson Hospital became home to the secret national headquarters of the US Armys Replacement and School Command (R&SC), which was charged with individual training of officers and enlisted personnel of the infantry, field artillery, cavalry, coast artillery, armored forces, parachute and tank destroyer units. October 4, 1993: Kevin E. Lofton became first executive director of University Hospital and the first African American to direct University Hospital. The new facility, which had opened to the campus community in December 2015, replaced UAB's former student services building. June 9, 1974: Catherine Steinmitz Amos received her O.D. October 15, 2001: Richard M. Scrushy and Andria Scott Hurst were elected to The University of Alabama Board of Trustees, becoming the first elected (and later confirmed) board members with undergraduate degrees from UAB. June 2, 1985: Dr. J. Durwood Bradley, Jr., chief of staff at the hospital, became the first recipient of The President's Medal, given for distinguished service to UAB. December 1, 1894: The Hospital of the United Charities (predecessor of the Hillman Hospital) burned to the ground. April 2018: A renovation project began on the BBVA Compass Field to expand the facility to 4,000 seats and to add a new video board and permanent ticket booths, concession stands, and restrooms. Vaughn had been a student athlete member of the team. September 20, 2002: The UAB Minority Health and Research Center was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Dr. Richard G. Allen served as the first director of the center. Miss Michigan Nancy Fleming was selected Miss America for 1961. Dr. Lisa M. Guay-Woodford was named director of the new center. January 30, 1860: Act No. 1999: Paul W. Bryant, Jr., was elected to The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. A comprehensive chronology of the history of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and its predecessor entities is found below. September 10, 1960: Birmingham faculty member James F. Hatcher, Jr., director of Town and Gown Theatre, directed the annual Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The premiere was a charity benefit for UAB's 1917 Clinic. Dr. Hubert H. Harper, associate professor of English, was the first Ingalls recipient. 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. November 13, 1985: Diabetes Research and Education Building was rededicated as the Boshell Diabetes Research and Education Building. November 12, 2019: The Jefferson County Commission voted to approve UAB's University Healthcare Authority plan, allowing the UAB Health System to assume the daily management of the county-operated Cooper Green Mercy Health Services. 1 hospital in Alabama. 1959: Dr. UAB Medicine received nine Womens Choice Awards for 2022, including being named one of the 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experiences. The established chapter of the medical-social fraternity had been moved from the campus in Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. April 6, 2006: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Mucosal HIV and Immunobiology Center. 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. October 24, 1975: The Reynolds Historical Library was rededicated within the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. December 9, 1988: The Center for AIDS Research was formally approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1979: UAB National Alumni Society was chartered. May 1977: Dr. J. Dudley Pewitt became third vice president for Administration. January 9, 1993: The Blazer Warrior, UAB's third official mascot, was unveiled at a men's basketball game against Marquette University. April 1, 1969: Dr. Keith D. Blayney became director of the School of Health Services Administration. November 16, 1989: Dr. Victor J. Matukas was named interim dean of the School of Dentistry. It 1972 it would officially be renamed as UAB Commedia. May 30, 1990: Mick Payne became the third head coach of the Men's Soccer team. The university and the City worked together to provide the program its first official office space. Thompson came to UAB from the University of Notre Dame. . 1993: UAB first presented its Outstanding Womens Award to several university administrators, faculty, staff and students. July 1992: Judy Sackville became interim head coach of Women's Volleyball. Provides executive leadership for the Information Systems & Telecommunication . David C. McGiffin and David Laskow. Ninety-one members from across the UAB campus were initiated into ODK; Dr. Aaron L. Lamar, Jr., became the first faculty advisor. Director of Information Systems & Telecommunications. September 5, 2014: A new statue of Blaze the Dragon was installed in front of Bartow Arena. 1991: Vice presidents Dr. John R. Durant and Dr. William A. Sibley became acting deans and co-directors of the Graduate School. October 22, 1994: UAB first celebrated Homecoming during the fall. 1977: World's first effective treatment for a viral disease, the deadly herpes simplex encephalitis, occurred at University Hospital. October 14, 1995: The UAB football team had its first win over an NCAA Division I-A opponent, beating North Texas 19-14. reconciling . Drs. March 1974: Dr. Jerry D. Young became first vice president for Finance. 1954: Matthew F. McNulty, Jr., was appointed administrator of Jefferson-Hillman Hospital. September 17, 1999: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Center for Injury Sciences and the Mercedes-Benz CIREN (Crash Injury Research Engineering Network) Center. Social Worker at UAB Hospital, Center for Psychiatric Medicine School Counselor at Altapointe Health System Hospitals And Medical University of Alabama January 25, 1950: The first general meeting of the Jefferson-Hillman Hospital Auxiliary was held. 1988: Dr. Max D. Cooper, a professor of pediatrics and microbiology, was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences. May 29, 1971: John T. Oliver, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Fine became second director and CEO of the UAB Health System. The UAB Callahan Eye Hospital & Clinics management team includes Rett Grover (Chief Executive Officer), Lacinda Riesland (Executive Director, IT Infrastructure), and Rett Grover (Chief Executive Officer). October 7, 2000: Herman Frazier became UAB's second Director of Athletics. UAB Main Information. April 20, 1975: Mercy Hospital was renamed Cooper Green Hospital. June 5, 1969: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved a plan to provide for a system in which a separate President will be elected for each of the three campuses of the University with each President reporting to the Board of Trustees. The new three-campus system, a plan which was to be effective September 5, 1969, was announced publicly eleven days later. July 1, 1997: The independent Eye Foundation Hospital was acquired by the UAB Health System and renamed the Eye Foundation Hospital at UAB. Fifteen people received treatment at the hospital and autopsies were done on the bodies of the four young victims of the bombing. November 29, 1978: The School of Public and Allied Health was renamed the School of Community and Allied Health, Dr. Keith D. Blayney remained as dean. December 31, 2003: The UAB Capital Campaign officially ended with over $388.7 million raised, the largest fundraising effort by any university in Alabama. November 18, 2021: A virtual open house was held for UAB's new Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health. October 1, 1996: UAB Health System, a nonprofit entity, established in a joint operating agreement between The University of Alabama Board of Trustees and the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. Carl H. Miller and Conrad Merrill received full-time faculty appointments in the School of Nursing, the first male faculty members at the Birmingham nursing school. September 3, 1997: Drs. November 1973: The Friday after Thanksgiving first became an official UAB holiday. By working together, these groups will ensure the safest experience for our faculty, staff, students and visitors.. Cardiovascular Network Director at UAB Medicine. . Deal was named interim director and CEO. January 1, 1958: Succeeding Interim President James H. Newman, Dr. Frank A. May 30, 1954: Claudia Holcombe Heard and Ruth Ehricke became the first female graduates of the School of Dentistry. 1971: UAB's central administrative offices opened in the 7-11 Building. July 13, 1970: Faculty member James F. Hatcher, Jr., and the Alabama Ballet, then an administrative unit of UAB, left for a five-week tour of Europe where the company performed "Repertory 1970" in Italy, France, Switzerland, Spain, and the United Kingdom. February 19, 1970: Golf, the first intercollegiate sports team at UAB, opened its initial season in a match with Tulane University. Weise is the director of UAB Eye Care Pediatric Optometry Services, as well as a leader within UAB Blazer Vision, a partnership between UAB Athletics, School of Optometry and Department of Ophthalmology. Parks and Francois M. Booyse were named as center co-directors. May 2009: UAB received an anonymous gift of $5 million to be used chiefly for scholarships for women or minorities. UAB students who had graduated during virtual-only ceremonies in 2020 were invited to participate. Dr. David T. Curiel was named as the first director of the center. 1979: Active extramural grants and contracts at UAB totaled $47,471,028. In its place, the board recognized that the system had one medical school, The University of Alabama School of Medicine, which is located in Birmingham and which has programs at the Huntsville and Tuscaloosa campuses. November 1996: Dr. Michael A. Geheb, director of UAB Health Systems, was named interim chief executive officer of the UAB Health System Managing Board. December 1, 1944: Dr. Roger Denio Baker became the medical school's first full-time faculty member and the first departmental chair (pathology) appointed by Dean Roy R. Kracke. 1908: At the start of the academic year in the fall, the Birmingham Dental College had one female faculty member, Dr. Meta Tudor Halley, an 1892 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery. April 8, 1902: Esther Turner Colston received a PhG degree from the pharmacy program of the Medical College of Alabama in Mobile. 1990: Diane Ohl-Picket became the second head coach of the Women's Golf team. Brent H. Morgan was the magazines first editor. April 15, 1974: Dr. Elizabeth C. Crosby delivered the eleventh Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Our Curious Cortex." There had been 27 matriculates during the first year of the dental college. The team was stationed at University Hospital, the states only adult Level-1 Trauma Center, in order to develop their medical and teamwork skills. October 1957: Birmingham native Patricia "Pat" Neal (later renamed as Fannie Flagg) volunteered her services as the spotlight operator for the Town and Gown production of "Pal Joey." UAB is the only public, four-year degree granting university in the state's largest metropolitan area. March 1986: Mac Logue became the third head coach of the Men's Golf team. A record 67 percent of incoming freshmen lived in on-campus housing. The old building on 6th Avenue North could not handle all of the students and instructors, so the University leased space in several buildings in the city's downtown. Weather sensors on the system will also be used by the emergency management staff. National television and a half-time performance of Birmingham native and American Idol Ruben Studdard drew a crowd of 44,079 to Legion Field for the game; the largest crowd ever for a UAB Blazer home game. March 11, 2004: The UAB Health System announced that it would manage three Montgomery hospitals operated previously under Baptist Health of Montgomery. Louis J. Dell'Italia and Ahsan Hussain were named co-directors of the new center. December 4, 1999: Neelaksh "Neel" Varshney, a senior electrical engineering major from Madison, Alabama, became the first UAB student chosen as a Rhodes Scholar. June 2018: UAB was ranked the top young university in the US and No. of Energys 2017 Solar Decathlon in Denver, Colorado. The university was at the top of a list of more than 500 public and private corporations, universities, and companies. November 1999: The university launched a Capital Campaign with a goal of $250 million. June 2013: Reid F. Jones became the chief operating officer for University Hospital, with responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the hospital. Drs. June 2021: For the fourth time, UAB Medicine received the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation for 2020 from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. December 1966: Senator Lister Hill announced original grant funding for the Alabama Regional Medical Program. UAB Hospital. May 25, 2016: An orientation meeting was held for the new UAB Staff Council, comprised of 39 staff members from 21 departments across the units of the university.
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