April 3, 1986: The Geriatric Education Center was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. She has recently created a web-based navigational map(stopfoodborneillness.org)which provides constituent support from first symptoms, through interventions and therapies, to long-term consequences and follow-up care for those who suffer severe disease by foodborne pathogens. 1996: David L. Abrams became interim president of UAB Walker College. August 1, 1944: Dr. Roy R. Kracke became first dean of the four-year Medical College of Alabama. 1969: Dr. T. Joseph Reeves was named chair of the Department of Medicine. January 1, 1985: Dr. Jerry W. Stephens became second director of the Mervyn H. Sterne Library. More than 300 employees with 20 or more years of service will be honored by the university during a reception 2 p.m. March 21 in the Hill Student Center; S. Robert Hernandez DrPH, will be honored for 50 years of service to UAB. She was the school's only female graduate. July 1969: MIST (Medical Information Service via Telephone) was created at the UAB Medical Center. The patient was a five-year old boy from Alabama. 1992: In order to confirm to conference requirements, UAB established a new co-ed Riflery team. January 2020: The UAB Health System entered into a management relationship with Russell Medical Center in Alexander City, Alabama. 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. 1948: The Medical Center was awarded $30,000 in research and training grants. November 1975: Medical Towers Building was acquired. Joseph F. Volker and Roy R. Kracke decided to jointly fund and administer the basic science departments. 1964: The Alabama Journal of Medical Sciences began publication with Dr. Emmett B. Carmichael as editor. 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. Dr. William C. Fleming was the center's first director. June 2, 1987: School of Community and Allied Health was renamed the School of Health Related Professions, Dr. Keith D. Blayney remained as dean. Dr. Henning Birkedal-Hansen was first director of the center. June 7, 1973: Dr. Roger W. Hanson became first dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. November 15, 1985: Dr. Leonard H. Robinson delivered the twenty-second Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Excellence Revisited: Prescription for The Future.". November 30, 1946: William H. Key, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. November 11, 2012: The Office of Veteran Recruitment and Student Services hosted UABs first Wreath Laying Ceremony on Veterans Day. One full-time instructor and seven-part time instructors taught 19 different courses. 1947: Graduate programs were first offered at the Birmingham Extension Center during the fall term. September 7, 2016: An open house served as the formal opening of the UAB Institute for Human Rights. The three-story facility is located on 20th Street South. August 15, 2001: Dr. Linda C. Lucas became the fifth dean of the School of Engineering. October 5, 1974: The Silver Anniversary Celebration of the UAB Town and Gown Theatre was the inaugural theatrical event held at the citys new Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center. January 15, 1929: The New Hillman Building was dedicated. 2014: The UAB Bioethics Team won its second national championship at the National Bioethics Bowl in Tallahassee, Florida. William Eugene (Gene) Davenport is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Russell Lands, Inc., a privately held company with several major operating divisions, including timberland management and the management of several hundred miles of shoreline property on Lake Martin. February 1, 1941: Charles R. Skelton, a 43-year old carpenter from Ensley who had helped lay the foundation for the hospital, became the first patient admitted to Jefferson Hospital. 1951: To complete the Medical and Dental Basic Science Building and Dental Clinic, the new basic science building at the Medical Center, Dr. Joseph F. Volker added several hospital beds to qualify for Federal funds under the Hill-Burton Act. Dr. George A. Graham was named as first director of the Ethics and Values center. December 12, 2009: For the first time, the UAB commencement ceremony was streamed live via the internet. Dr. Terry L. Hickey was the center's first director. UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dr. Pam Benoit, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Ms. 1995: Physical Sciences Building was renamed the Chemistry Building. 1944: Fifty-four students, including three females, graduated as the last class of the two-year basic medical sciences program in Tuscaloosa. April 17, 2019: Dr. Ravi Bhatia became the interim director of the UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. June 7, 1986: The first five students graduated from the UAB Honors Program. June 2021: For the fourth time, UAB Medicine received the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation for 2020 from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Dr. H. Ronald Vinik was the center's first director. December 1, 2004: Dr. Michael R. Waldrum became chief operating officer for University Hospital, with responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the hospital. Since moving back to Alabama nine years ago she has worked extensively in rural and city public schools, integrating dance with core curriculum. 1969: Active extramural grants and contracts for the newly independent UAB totaled $18,190,620. Over 10,000 packed the arena to an over-capacity crowd. 1978: UAB Pain Treatment Center was formally established as an official center although the program had originated in the late 1960s. March 1976: Dr. Joseph F. Volker presented Hugh Denman of the Birmingham Housing Authority $8.8 million for the purchase of 45 blocks for UAB expansion. 1979: Hugh Thomson became the inaugural head coach of the Women's Tennis team and the second head coach of the Men's Tennis team. September 1, 2008: Dr. William Ferniany became the fourth CEO of the UAB Health System, an appointment which had been announced in August. Bland was named chair-designate of the Department of Surgery, to succeed Dr. Arnold G. Diethelm. Tom Blount is an architect, AIDS activist and arts patron with deep Alabama roots. 1980: The Center for International Programs was established with Robert W. French as director. Later, in November of 1966, the Extension Center and the Medical Center were administratively merged to form the "University of Alabama in Birmingham," an organizational component of the University of Alabama (in Tuscaloosa). Dr. Jim Hilyer, who had served as coach of the club team for its two seasons, was named head coach. She brings decades of writing, performing, and storytelling experience to her primary work of bedside storytelling. After Morgan Stanley Mr. Crowder founded, managed, and sold a number of hedge fund firms with assets totaling in excess of USD 10 billion - Ursa Capital LLC, Lyra Capital LLC, and Starview Capital LLC. 1976: The UAB Jazz Ensemble was organized in the fall as a performing group open to UAB students, staff, and faculty. Ertunga had spent his collegiate years as a member of the Blazer men's team and had been named an All-Conference Player. Through the ESMWT, the University of Alabama's extension division served "individuals engaged in the war industry" and aided in their effectiveness in "speeding up the production of goods and materials for the war.". Wayne H. and Sara C. Finley delivered the twentieth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "From the Roots to the Branches.". Dr. David L. Shealy served as the center's first director. 1970: The Regional Technical Institute for Health Occupations opened. April 25-26, 1964: The Spain Rehabilitation Center was dedicated. He had previously served as an assistant/associate coach for the team. Kennedy, a former Blazer star player and former assistant coach at UAB, had previously served as head coach at the University of Mississippi. February 10, 2020: Jeffrey D. Graveline, a long-time member of the library faculty, became interim dean of UAB Libraries. December 2014: With over $225 million in research funds for the fiscal year, UAB ranked 10th in the nation in funding provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). June 30, 1970: Dr. Florence A. Hixson retired as first dean of the School of Nursing. May 14, 1971: The 55-member UAB Chorus presented its first public performance in the auditorium of the Engineering Building. February 5, 2000: A celebration held as part of alumni weekend marked the renovation of the School of Dentistry Building. August 20, 2012: Dr. Eric P. Jack, associate dean, was named as interim dean of the School of Business, to be effective October first. September 27, 1989: A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Center for Psychiatric Medicine. Phone Number: (919) 744-ZTXK +6 phones. 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. September 14, 2000: The UAB Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) of Musculoskeletal Disorders was approved by the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. UAB received over $281 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, and was the recipient of 85 percent of the NIH-funding granted to the State of Alabama. Last week the UAB Board of Trustees announced Dawn Bulgarella and Dr. Anupam Agarwal as CEO of the UAB Health System and dean of the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine respectively.. He was recruited to UAB from the city force of Lansing, Michigan. 2012: Lisa Jackson became the ninth head coach of the Women's Tennis team. Dr. Rothblatts recent books are on xenotransplantation (Your Life or Mine), gender identity (Transgender to Transhuman) and cyber ethics (Virtually Human). 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. Miss Michigan Nancy Fleming was selected Miss America for 1961. November 24, 1978: Before a crowd of over 14,800 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, the UAB men's basketball team competed in its first game, losing to Nebraska by a score of 55 to 64. 1966: The University Hospital School of Nursing, a diploma program, admitted its last class. September 2020: For the fifth consecutive year, UAB set an enrollment record with a total of 22,563 students, an increase of 2.19 percent from the previous year. Arnett, chair of the Department of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, becamepresident in July2012,the first epidemiologist selected for the presidency of the AHA. The entering first-time freshman class rose 2 percent to 2,346 students. September 27, 1996: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Center for Research in Applied Gerontology. June 4, 1972: Virginia Baxley, long-time registrar of the medical school, became the first female awarded an honorary degree by UAB. In 1996 the center received designation as a university-wide research center. March 27, 1973: Dr. J. Garber Galbraith delivered the tenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Perspectives in Neurosurgery.". January 1, 1998: Dr. Shirley Salloway Kahn became interim vice president for Financial Affairs and Administration. The university and the City worked together to provide the program its first official office space. October 24, 1997: Dr. Suzanne Oparil delivered the thirty-fourth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Academic Family Values, or Can This Marriage Be Saved?". September 15, 1966: The Birmingham Extension Center programs were elevated to the four-year College of General Studies, which remained as a branch of The University of Alabama. 1989: The UAB National Alumni Society chartered its first international chapter in the nation of Thailand. Founded as a 10-bed hospitalist service dedicated to the inpatient care of UAB Prime-Care patients only, the group and the practice of Hospital Medicine have evolved significantly over the past two decades broadening to an average daily census of ~250 general medicine and subspecialty patients, consultative . UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. June 3, 2021: Justin DeSanto became the head coach of Men's Tennis. In addition, Mrs. Battle is active in fundraising activities for UABs efforts to develop more effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. 1895: A one-story annex to the main building, housing the microscopy and pathology laboratories, was completed at the Medical College of Alabama. October 13, 1989: The groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Civitan International Research Center. Drs. C.T. July 1, 1970: Ground was broken for the Diabetes Research and Education Hospital. 1927: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees granted alumni status to all graduates of the Birmingham Medical College. July 2006: The School of Medicine increased the incoming first-year class to 176 students. March 29, 1968: Dr. Samuel B. Barker delivered the fifth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Perspectives.". About 300 dead chickens that were illegally . Read more to learn about Eric Herskowitz, MD's background, education, and other specialties. March 19, 2015: In a game held in Louisville, Kentucky, as part of the South Region of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament, the 14-seeded UAB Blazers upset the third-seeded Big 12 champion Iowa State by the score of 60 to 59. St. John had served as interim chancellor since August 2018. August 18, 1967: Jeremiah E. Abbott received the first masters degree from the engineering program in the College of General Studies. March 2, 2001: A statue of UAB's founding athletic director and first men's basketball coach Gene Bartow was dedicated in the Bartow Arena. The 108,000 square-foot facility houses the business school, the Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the UAB Regions Institute for Financial Education, and the UAB Healthcare Leadership Academy. Dr. Cimino, a national leader in the field of biomedical informatics, came to UAB from the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine. Clark was hired away from Jacksonville State University, where he led the team to a record season of 11-4 andthe NCAA Division I playoffs for the first time in school history. June 1951: Eunice White received a bachelors degree from the University of Alabama School of Nursing, becoming the schools first graduate. Volunteer Services - UAB Medicine Volunteer Services Home Volunteer Services Volunteer Services Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the UAB Health System. She has held various positions of increasing responsibility in business development and finance at Sonat Inc., Protective Life Corp., and Altec Inc. She also co-founded and served as managing partner for an energy project management and development firm, Kinetic Partners LLC.Since 2014, Mrs. Cook has served on the board of First US Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq: FUSB), where she chairs the boards Asset Liability Committee and also serves on the Compensation and Executive, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. 1970: The Graduate Student Association was chartered. Dr. Lolley, a member of the faculty of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, had previously served as hospital president from 2013 until 2015. Warren T. Jones and David A. Conner were named as center co-directors. May 2012: The UAB Health System entered into an operational affiliation with Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston, Alabama. Dr. Greenberg is the author of more than 300 peer-reviewed publications addressing seminal discoveries in viral genetics, immunology, immunopathogenesis, clinical epidemiology and vaccinology. Dr. Taichman came to UAB from the University of Michigan. 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. Before that, he was executive vice president, research and development and technical operations, at Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he played an instrumental role in initiating and completing several of Onyxs first Phase 3 clinical trials. 1988: Dr. Max D. Cooper, a professor of pediatrics and microbiology, was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Love joined GBT in June 2014 as president and chief executive officer with broad leadership and management experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry. 1865: The building of the Medical College of Alabama was occupied by the Federal Government; it later became the headquarters of the local Freedmen's Bureau. 1955: University Hospital and Hillman Clinic operating costs reached almost $3,500,000. July 1, 2017: Dr. Pam Benoit became Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. September 14, 1936: The University of Alabama opened its Birmingham Extension Center in an old wood-frame two-story house at 2131 6th Avenue North. Vice Provost for Graduate & International Education, Graduate School Dean & Chief International Officer, Associate Provost for Academic Administration, Associate Provost, Academic and Learning Technologies, Associate Provost, International Education, Executive Director, Administration & Finance. Independent Non-Executive Director; Mr. Abdulaziz Mubarak Al Hasawi. April 1961: A fund-raising goal of $850,000 was met for the expansion of the engineering programs at the Birmingham Extension Center, with a majority of the funds being provided by Birmingham businesses. March 2018: UAB named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. May 30, 1990: Mick Payne became the third head coach of the Men's Soccer team. December 1966: Senator Lister Hill announced original grant funding for the Alabama Regional Medical Program. These faculty members hailed from nineteen countries. All rights reserved (About Us). June 25, 1993: South Hall, a student residence, was renamed and rededicated as Rast Hall in honor of Thomas E. Rast, a former member of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. March 10, 2008: Dr. David Winwood became CEO of the UAB Research Foundation. Twenty centers were closed and six other centers were merged into existing UAB centers. 2015: Anne L. Buckley was recruited to UAB from Virginia Commonwealth University to serve as the university's Chief Communications Officer and Associate Vice President. Dr. Watts also announced the appointment of Shannon Ealy as the interim Director of Athletics. January 31, 1956: The Louis V. Clark Memorial Theatre was officially dedicated as the home to Town and Gown Theatre. The only known similarity was that each institution had a female president. 1988: Regional Ectodermal Dysplasia Diagnosis and Treatment Center was established with Dr. J. Timothy Wright as director. January 21, 1981: Alabama Congenital Heart Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center was established with Dr. John W. Kirklin as director. March 8, 2022: The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved the sale of the engineering division of the UAB-affiliated Southern Research Institute (SRI) to Kratos, a national aerospace company headquartered in Delaware. September 17, 1994: The UAB Marching Blazers, a new 135-member student band, debuted in its first home game at Legion Field. The School of Medicines Board of Visitors is a small group of eminent leaders from business, academia, medicine, science and public policy, with and without ties to Alabama or UAB, who serve as advocates and advisors on strategy, philanthropic initiatives, and community engagement, and by providing independent perspectives on School of Medicine initiatives. June 23, 1967: The Committee on Optometry, a joint state legislative committee chaired by Representative Hugh D. Merrill, found there was a need for a school of optometry to be located in the State of Alabama and recommended that it be placed at an existing state university.". The funds were split between the Collat School of Business and the Department of Criminal Justice. November 1, 1968: Dr. S. Richardson Hill, Jr., became vice president for Health Affairs. The charter now provides for thirteen directors, five being University officers of board members. March 26, 2020: UAB announced the indefinite extension to its Limited Business Model due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2003: Lucy E. Jones became the sixth UAB student named as a Truman Scholar. The center received approval of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees on December 4, 1986. Dr. Glenn H. Hughes was named as first director of the center. Please verify your input by typing it again. January 3, 1965: Effective on this date, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited segregation in any healthcare facility receiving Federal funds. Dr. Richard G. Allen served as the first director of the center. A son, Barton Head, passed away in 1983. 1931: Dr. Eleanor Abrams Hunt received a full-time faculty appointment as an assistant professor of Histology and Embryology at the medical school in Tuscaloosa; she had been a research associate at the two-year school since 1928. October 18, 1948: Fifty-two freshmen, all veterans, began classes at the School of Dentistry. October 9, 1960: The Psychiatric Clinic was dedicated. April 8, 1902: Esther Turner Colston received a PhG degree from the pharmacy program of the Medical College of Alabama in Mobile. 1962: The General Clinical Research Center was established at the Medical Center with a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). September 6, 2018: A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the expanded School of Nursing Building. March 31, 2006: UAB finalized the purchase of the HealthSouth Medical Center and renamed the facility UAB Highlands. January 1, 2000: Dr. C. Michael Brooks became interim dean of the School of Health Related Professions. August 18, 2017: A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to dedicate the UAB Football Operations Center and the Legacy Pavilion. Hon K. Yuen, OTR/L, PhD, Senior ScientistHon is a Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Occupational Therapy with a joint appointment in UAB Arts in Medicine (AIM), UAB. January 1907: The Board of Lady Managers transferred the deed of the hospital land to the Jefferson County Board of Revenue for the purpose of operating the Hillman Hospital. Dr. Manson-Hing was a native of British Guiana [Guyana] and Dr. Parfitt was a native of England. October 2, 1960: Fort Mortimer H. Jordan Alabama National Guard 109th Evacuation Hospital Armory was dedicated at the Medical Center. The recently completed expansion project added over 72,000 square-feet of space and drastically changed the front of the building along University Boulevard. 1985: UAB's former home of the Alabama Ballet became home to the new honors program and was renamed as the UAB Honors House. Dr. Lundberg has worked in tropical medicine in Central America and Forensic Medicine in New York, Sweden and England. Dr. Arthur J. Tomisek was elected first president. August 9, 2018: A new building for the UAB Police Department was opened on South 14th Street. Lauren is currently pursuing a Masters of Clinical Social Work at UAB. September 19, 1949: Alabama Act 596, the Wright-Boutwell Bill, which created The University of Alabama School of Nursing, was signed by Governor James E. Folsom. 1984: The Phoenix, a magazine for the university community published by UAB journalism students, debuted in the winter. September 7, 1991: The UAB football team played its first intercollegiate football game, losing 28-0 to Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. 2003: Birmingham native David McNeeley's composition of the Alma Mater was selected by a UAB committee comprised of students, faculty, and alumni. (Mrs.Heersinksfather, Dr. Marshall Parks, is widely considered the father of pediatric ophthalmology.) TheHeersinkshave six children including twoophthalmologists, a dentist, and three current medical students and ninegrandchildren. 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. June 25, 1998: After having served as interim since 1997, Dr. Peter V. O'Neil was named UAB's second Provost. A search to name an interim dean of the College was initiated. March 2011: The UAB Bioethics Team was named champions of the 2011 National Bioethics Undergraduate Conference held in Durham, North Carolina. August 15, 2007: Dr. Jean Ann Linney became the fourth dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. A morning ceremony was held for the graduates of the Schools of Arts & Humanities, Education, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, and Social & Behavioral Sciences. April 17, 1997: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees delegated full authority of Triton Health Systems and its VIVA Health HMO subsidiary to the UAB Health System Managing Board. 2013: Alan Murray became the sixth head coach of the Men's Golf team. 2016: UAB installed the largest solar-energy system in Birmingham atop the Campus Recreation Center. June 27, 1988: The first heart-lung transplant in Alabama was performed at University Hospital by a team headed by Drs. The College of General Studies was organized similarly to a modified liberal arts college and had seven divisions: allied health sciences, business, education, engineering, humanities, natural sciences and mathematics, and social sciences. September 2018: UAB enrollment for the fall semester was 21,923, a record for the third consecutive year. 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. December 3, 1983: Oliver H. Delchamps, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a keynote address by Rev. 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. October 1, 1989: The designation University College was replaced by the designation Academic Affairs, and Dr. Tennant S. McWilliams became interim vice president for Academic Affairs. January 1992: Dr. Martha C. Nussbaum, of Brown University, was selected as the first Caroline and Charles W. Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar. April 5, 1976: An Evening with Truman Capote was held in the Bell Auditorium on the UAB campus. 1982: Laboratory for Special Cancer Research opened at 550 South 11th Street. May 26, 1925: Jimmie Ethel Montgomery received a B.S. 1974: Dr. M. Gene Newport became second dean of the School of Business. April 1978: Bill Herron hired as the first head coach of Men's Tennis, a team scheduled to begin competition during the 1979 calendar year. February 11, 1970: The first meeting was held for the newly elected senate of the College of General Studies. She was recruited to UAB from Baylor University. Co-chaired by Ted W. Love, MD, and Gail H. Cassell, PhD, the board meets twice annually to advise Senior Vice President and Dean Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, FACS, in support of the School of Medicines vision of becoming the Preferred Academic Medical Center of the 21stCentury. November 10, 1982: William H. 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