March 1, 1996: Fred Brooke Lee became first vice president for University Advancement. 2000: Melinda Claiborne became the fourth head coach of Women's Volleyball. January 1, 2022: Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers became the fifth CEO of the UAB Health System, he retained his positions as dean of the Heersink School of Medicine and as Senior Vice President for Medicine. November 16, 1984: The Basic Health Science Education and Research Building was dedicated. Faculty - Neurology | UAB February 19, 1999: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Gene Therapy Center, which had been established in 1998. August 1967: The University of Alabama School of Nursing was moved from the Tuscaloosa campus to the Medical Center in Birmingham. January 17, 1976: The Medical and Dental Basic Science Building and Dental Clinic was rededicated as the School of Dentistry Building. 2003 National Institutes of Health Training Grant Recipient November 19, 1971: Kemmons Wilson, founder and chairman of the Board of Holiday Inns, presented the first Carri-Don Lecture in the School of Business. July 8, 1973: First patients were admitted to the Diabetes Research and Education Hospital. Interim Chancellor John T. Oliver, Jr., introduced Paul Hardin as interim president of UAB. 31 overall in federal funding, and No. He was the first UAB student to be so honored. March 3, 1964: Dr. Tinsley R. Harrison delivered the first Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Witches and Doctors.". Chronology maintained by Tim L. Pennycuff and last updated 15 February 2023. Over 10,000 packed the arena to an over-capacity crowd. Dr. Gustafson had a long-standing association with the medical and dental schools at UAB. September 13, 2013: For the fifth consecutive year, fall enrollment at UAB set a record. It was later renamed the Center for Health Services Continuing Education. 1991: First UAB Outdoor Sculpture Display competition was held. June 16, 1969: Governor Albert P. Brewer announced the establishment of The University of Alabama System comprised of autonomous campuses in Tuscaloosa (UA), Birmingham (UAB), and Huntsville (UAH). Lastly, I believe strongly that if I take good care of our team, and the members of our team take good care of each other, this will lead to better care for our patients. 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. February 28, 1986: The UAB student chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) received its charter. "Born Yesterday" starred Tommy Dix, a star of Broadway and Hollywood. October 25, 2002: Dr. Eric Hunter presented the thirty-ninth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Why Birmingham, Alabama?". Executive Director of Oncology Services at MedStar . . September 12, 1979: Vision Science Research Center was dedicated as the only NEI funded center located in an optometry school. Dr. Watts, who holds an undergraduate degree from the UAB School of Engineering, had joined the UAB faculty in 2003. August 29, 1969: Governor Albert P. Brewer signed an act appropriating $50,000 for the development of a School of Community and Allied Health Resources at UAB. 2016 Outstanding Teacher, Division of Nephrology 2003: Lucy E. Jones became the sixth UAB student named as a Truman Scholar. Jul 2021 - Present1 year 9 months. Director, Local Governmental Relations David Dada. September 17, 1994: The UAB Marching Blazers, a new 135-member student band, debuted in its first home game at Legion Field. 1984: Joann Beddow became the first head coach of the Women's Golf team. PROVIDER PROFILE PUBLICATIONS FACULTY PROFILE. 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. The college opened for instruction that fall. After his fellowship, Dr. Wallace joined the faculty at UAB. March 1981: The first International Conference on Differential Equations and Mathematical Physics was hosted at UAB by the Department of Mathematics, the founding entity for the conference. A record 67 percent of incoming freshmen lived in on-campus housing. June 7, 1970: Richard Charles Dale and Samuel William Sullivan, Jr., became the first African American graduates of the School of Medicine. . September 21, 1991: The UAB football team gained its first win with a 34-21 victory over Washington and Lee. The Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) systems group is responsible for the inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of all Hospital heating and cooling systems. The new College wascomprised by the Schools of Arts and Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Social and Behavioral Sciences; the School of Education would become a distinctly identified component within the College. 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. May 27, 1956: Howard C. Elliott, Jr., became the first man to receive a doctoral degree (in biochemistry) conferred through the Medical Center. September 1, 2008: Dr. William Ferniany became the fourth CEO of the UAB Health System, an appointment which had been announced in August. Warner Huh, MD, FACOG, FACS - UAB Medicine 1981: Jim White became the third head coach of the Men's Tennis team, becoming the first African American named as a Blazer head coach. There had been 27 matriculates during the first year of the dental college. November 2017: The UAB Health System entered into a management relationship with Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis, Alabama. March 27, 2008: UAB announced that the Women's Synchronized Swimming team would be eliminated as a varsity sport at the end of the 2009 season. Hospital Maintenance is responsibile for the inspection, testing and maintenance of the UAB and Highlands Hospital physical environments, which includes more than 6 million square feet of clinical space. 1989: Bea Clark became the fifth head coach of the Women's Tennis team. May 1994: President J. Claude Bennett organized an ad hoc committee to explore faculty governance possibilities on campus. June 26, 2001: The 13th Street Ensemble, UAB's professional equity theater company in residence at the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center, debuted with a performance of "Noises Off." She was the first female president of the governing board of the three campus University of Alabama System. The awarding ceremony was held in UAB hospital. 2023 UAB Health System. April 14, 1971: A National Honor Society chapter was first organized at the College of General Studies. December 9, 1988: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees formally accepted a gift from the BellSouth Foundation to help establish the Wallace R. Bunn endowed position in the School of Engineering at UAB. 1966: The Alabama legislature commissioned the firm of Booz, Allen, and Hamilton to study the expansion of medical education in Alabama. August 2016: A record 19,535 students enrolled at UAB for the fall semester, an increase of 6.56 percent. The Blazers, who never trailed in the game, won with a last-second field goal by Rhett Gallego. The entering first-time freshman class rose 2 percent to 2,346 students. Elizabeth Hale of Birmingham was the program's first graduate. January 31, 1999: Researchers Drs. October 2017: UAB announced the expansion of its campus supercomputer to 450 teraflops, making the universitys supercomputer the fastest in the state of Alabama and one of the five fastest at an academic institution in the Southeast. 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. January 1884: A group of Birmingham women met at the First Methodist Episcopal Church South and formed the Daughters of the United Charities. April 16-17, 1970: Officials with the US Dept of Health, Education and Welfare toured UAB to review the universitys compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 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. September 25, 2017: A ribbon-cutting ceremony opened the new UAB Meadow Classroom in a 1,500 acre wooded area within Birminghams Red Mountain Park. Using the platform of telemedicine established for his studies on home dialysis, he is focused on creating a network and establishing processes by which physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham could provide medical expertise across the state of Alabama using telemedicine thus increasing access to care to patients who due to geographic and/or financial constraints may not be able to travel to UAB. Dr. Kathleen Faircloth was the faculty advisor for the new student group. July 1, 1992: Dr. Charlie W. Scott became interim dean of the School of Medicine. June 3, 1990: At the 20th annual commencement, UAB recognized the schools 50,000th graduate, Michelle Hight who received a bachelors degree in marketing. July 1, 2017: Dr. Pam Benoit became Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. UAB Hospital Interim Chief Nursing Officer Terri Poe, who earn. October 2, 1894: The Birmingham Medical College opened for its first term with Dr. William H. Johnston as dean. 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. August 22, 2008: Krissy S. Hall became the eighth head coach of the Women's Tennis team. September 1965: Sarah Louise Fisher became the first African American student in The University of Alabama School of Nursing, then located on the campus in Tuscaloosa. April 5, 1859: The Probate Court of Mobile County granted a charter for a medical school with power vested in a board of trustees originally comprised by Drs. August 21, 1995: Dr. Michael A. Geheb became first director of the UAB Health Systems with oversight and coordination of the UAB Hospital, Health Services Foundation, Triton, and clinical activities of the faculty. 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." Charles A. McCallum and James A. Pittman, Jr. December 12, 1996: The Clinical Nutrition Research Center was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. August 1999: Dr. Shirley Salloway Kahn named first vice president for Development, Alumni and External Relations. UAB Hospital Interim Chief Nursing Officer Terri Poe, who earned her BSN from the UAB School of Nursing in 1986 and her DNP from the School in 2013, has been named the hospital's Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Associate Vice President. September 16, 2022: Jeff Gronberg was elected to the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees. October 1, 1945: The unpacking and organization of the library of the medical college began. April 2, 2013: Dr. Eric P. Jack became the sixth dean of the School of Business. January 1, 2002: William E. Smith, Jr., became the second chair of the UAB Health System Managing Board. June 8, 1953: Students from the University of Alabama School of Nursing in Tuscaloosa first came to the Medical Center for clinical training in the hospital complex. 1995: New Co., a limited liability company directed by Jim Little, was formed to establish a network of primary-care physicians in Alabama. Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine March 1896: The Hospital of the United Charities was renamed Hillman Hospital in honor of benefactor Thomas T. Hillman, president of the TCI Railroad. Thank you for visiting our pageIm glad that you are here and excited to share more about who we are and what we do at UAB. Make an Appointment: April 27, 1989: UAB celebrated $100 million in active grants and contracts. September 7, 1965: Barbara Walker became the first African American student in the University Hospital School of Nursing, the hospital-based diploma program. June 1951: Dr. James J. Durrett became dean of the Medical College of Alabama. UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Chemical Safety and Environmental Management (CSEMC), UAB Enterprise Emergency Management (EEMC), 933 19th St S Suite 445, Birmingham, AL 35205, 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham. January 1941: The Federally-sponsored Engineering, Science and Management War Training Program was initiated at the Birmingham Extension Center. 1992: Dr. John N. Whitaker became the fourth president of The University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. December 3, 1988: In their first home game in the new UAB Arena, the Men's Basketball team defeated Vanderbilt 76-69. June 26, 1998: The Center for Contraceptive Research and Technology Transfer and the Center for the Study of Ethics and Values in the Sciences were approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The Blazers fell to the Liberty Flames 36-12 before an announced attendance of 37,167. Thomas C. Seals became the first Chief of Police. 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. November 1973: The Friday after Thanksgiving first became an official UAB holiday. September 7, 1991: The UAB football team played its first intercollegiate football game, losing 28-0 to Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. May 1, 2005: The Campus Recreation Center opened. May 27, 2018: The UAB Concert Choir, under the direction of Brian Kittredge, made its Carnegie Hall debut when the choir performed at the New York City venue as part of the 2018 Gotham SINGS! He is also the Chair of Neurology at Quiron Salud in Barcelona. February 17, 1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Dr. 1988: Dr. Max D. Cooper, a professor of pediatrics and microbiology, was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences. January 1, 2010: Dr. Rodney W. Nowakowski became interim dean of the School of Optometry. May 9, 2009: Due to the number of graduates and to better accommodate invited guests, UAB for the first time offered two commencement ceremonies. May 9, 2017: A record crowd of 5,344 saw the UAB Blazers Baseball team defeat number fourteen ranked Auburn Tigers 8-2 in a game at Regions Field. Dr. George A. Graham was named as first director of the Ethics and Values center. 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. Drs. Dr. Alan R. Dimick was the programs first director. Brian Wilson was the first drum major/field conductor; Clifford "Ski" Winter, an associate professor of music, was first director of bands. The College was located in the old Lunsford Hotel, a five-story building at 209-211 21st Street North. 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. April 3, 1986: The Geriatric Education Center was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. In 1996 the center received designation as a university-wide research center. September 1, 1978: The UAB Police Department assumed campus-wide responsibility for the enforcement of University parking rules and regulations.. December 13, 2018: Coach Bill Clark selected as the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America. The award honors a UAB investigator who leads/promotes interdisciplinary research and is named in honor of Dr. Richard B. Marchase, former vice president for Research and Economic Development and former interim president of UAB. 1982: Joe Davidson became the second head coach of the Men's Golf team. M.D., co-director of the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Program. May 2017 Erica Demers became the third head coach of the Women's Soccer team. October 24, 1997: Dr. Suzanne Oparil delivered the thirty-fourth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Academic Family Values, or Can This Marriage Be Saved?". September 5, 1969: Dr. Joseph F. Volker assumed the office as the first president of the newly autonomous University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB). Pittman Biomedical Research II, Conference Room 101. Birmingham, AL 35233. November 9, 1977: UAB joined the Sun Belt Conference. 1972: The UAB Center for Labor Education and Research was established. Control of the program remained with the schools independent governing board and no funding was forthcoming from the University. Emergency needs are addressed immediately as they become known. June 8, 1948: Carmen Margarita Sosa of Salinas, Puerto Rico, received a certificate in medical technology, the first international student to graduate from a program at the Medical Center in Birmingham. The Hospitalist program at UAB/Children's of Alabama was created in 1998 and transitioned to become the Division of Hospital Medicine with faculty that have expertise in clinical care, teaching, well-being, advocacy and clinical and QI research. 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 1978: Dr. John D. Jones became first vice president for Student Affairs. August 2000: The Carnegie I Research University designation was replaced with Carnegies new classification as a Doctoral/Research-extensive University.. 1979: The Blue Cross/Blue Shield Building on South 20th Street was acquired and reopened as the Community Health Services Building. July 1996: Dr. Eli Capilouto was named fourth dean of the School of Public Health after having served as interim dean since November 4, 1994. February 1992: The UAB Arena office towers opened. September 17, 2020: Michael Brock was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. During his career he served as a vice president for Birmingham's Medical Center East Hospital (1991-92); as administrator/CEO of St. Clair Regional Hospital in Pell City . September 2021: For the fiscal year of 2021, UAB received more than $848 million in extramural research grants and awards, a one-year increase of 33 percent. La mediacin cultural: mecanismos de porosidad para construir cultura May 18, 1969: The Occupational Rehabilitation Center was dedicated at 1616 6th Avenue South. The season record was 7-5. August 7, 2002: UAB's economic impact on the local community was announced as more than $2.5 billion for the 2001 fiscal year. Under the direction of the UAB Department of Psychiatry, members of the LGBTQ community will be seen in the clinic located on the third floor of the Callahan Eye Hospital Building. June 5, 1990: Groundbreaking was held for the Bevill Biomedical Research Building.