July 1, 2017: Dr. Pam Benoit became Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. She was elected in 2011 to membership on the U.S Council of Foreign Relations. 1984: Dr. Anthony C. L. Barnard named dean and co-director of the Graduate School. 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. UAB awarded degrees to 3,260 students. The SGAs constitution was ratified by a vote of the student body during the fall term. October 23, 1949: A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Medical Center for the Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital. 1997: UAB administrators established the University-Wide Interdisciplinary Research Center (UWIRC) Program to provide UAB funding for those research centers and institutes designated as a UWIRC entity. Dr. George A. Graham was named as first director of the Ethics and Values center. March 18, 2002: An open house was held in the newly renovated Spencer Honors House. November 2018: UAB reported a record $527 million in research grants and awards for the fiscal year ending October 2018. 1908: A laboratory for comparative anatomy, a one-story wooden structure, was constructed on the property of the Medical College of Alabama, just north of the main medical building. August 1999: Dr. Kirby I. 1969: Active extramural grants and contracts for the newly independent UAB totaled $18,190,620. October 18, 1948: Fifty-two freshmen, all veterans, began classes at the School of Dentistry. Dunn had previously served as head coach at Samford University. A pilot program she co-created is now UABs Institute for Arts in Medicine (AIM), a partnership between the ASC and UAB Medicine. 2012: The School of Education was removed from reporting to the College of Arts and Sciences and returned to an independent school with a direct report to the Office of the Provost. 1970: The UAB Burn Center was established with Dr. Alan R. Dimick as director. March 21, 1994: The Samuel Ullman Museum on 15th Avenue South opened as a UAB facility dedicated to Birmingham educational reformer and poet Samuel Ullman. September 1, 2008: Dr. William Ferniany became the fourth CEO of the UAB Health System, an appointment which had been announced in August. With a conference record of 7-0, the Blazers were also in first place in C-USA. October 2, 2021: UAB hosted Liberty University in the inaugural game held in the new Protective Stadium in the Uptown Neighborhood in downtown Birmingham. Current Members: J. Paul Jones Hospital - Camden, AL; Northwest Regional Health - Winfield, AL 1987: The UAB Research Foundation was formed as a non-profit corporation with the mission to identify, assess, and market commercially viable technology developed at UAB. The center received approval of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees on December 4, 1986. W. Stancil Starnes was elected president pro tempore of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. September 1, 1990: Dr. Virginia D. Gauld became second vice president for Student Affairs. 1962: Dr. W. Paul Brann was named assistant to the vice president for Health Affairs. Theatre department professor Lee Shackleford was founder and first director of the festival. February 2020: UAB announced that its public radio affiliate WBHM-FM Radio was partnering with three other stations, Mississippi Public Radio (Jackson), WNNO (New Orleans), and WPFK (Baton Rouge), to establish the collaborative Gulf States Newsroom. Mr. Blount divides his time between Miami Beach and Los Angeles. October 1, 1999: Tim L. Pennycuff became third University Archivist. August 1982: Dr. Joseph F. Volker, recently retired as chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System, returned to UAB as a distinguished professor. January 3, 1965: Effective on this date, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited segregation in any healthcare facility receiving Federal funds. August 2001: Classes began at UAB on a semester basis for the first time, the last university in the state of Alabama to convert from a quarter to a semester system. October 9, 1947: Alabama Act 678 appropriated funds of $750,000 for the operation of the University of Alabama School of Dentistry. She holds two honorary degrees (Doctor of Science, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College and Doctor of Philosophy, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico). 2004: For fiscal year 2003, UABs economic impact on the Birmingham metropolitan area reached a record high of $2.9 billion, with an impact on the state of Alabama of $3.2 billion. The first production of the newly renamed program was Martin Dubermans play In White America.. November 12, 2014: Dr. Kirby I. This was the first time UAB had more than 22,000 students. February 17, 1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Dr. April 1988: Dr. Robert Glaze became first vice president for Research Development. June 3, 1984: Regina M. Benjamin of Daphne, Alabama, graduated from the medical school at UAB. Elizabeth completed the coursework in TimeSlips, an engagement tool for people living with dementia. 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. "Bill" Ivey became the third head coach of the Women's Basketball team, after having served as interim coach for the previous year. The school was officially renamed as the University of Alabama School of Medicine. Her appointment had been announced in February. September 2013: John D. Jones was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1969: Dr. Keith D. Blayney was named administrator of University Hospital. 1980: The former Jefferson County Public Health Building was demolished. The University remained the largest single employer in the State of Alabama with over 23,000 employees. Andreoli completed degree requirements in March and was awarded her doctoral degree at the annual commencement ceremony. 1985: David L. Poehler became the head coach of Men's Tennis. 1958: Dr. George W. Campbell was named director of the Birmingham Extension Center. 1994: Thomas C. Thrasher became interim vice president for Financial Affairs. 2016: At the end of the calendar year, the UAB Capital Campaign had raised more than $771.8 million towards the goal of $1 billion. 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. May 1988: Kellie J. Isbell and David K. Thomas became the second and third UAB students named as Truman Scholars. The clinic was operated by the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Department of Family and Community Medicine. May 12, 2005: Dr. Eli Capilouto was named Provost after having served as acting Provost since 2002. November 22, 2014: Ameen Barghi, a double-major in the undergraduate neuroscience program, became the third UAB student to be named as a Rhodes Scholar. Dr. Hunt was the first female appointed to the medical school's full-time faculty. AEIVA was opened to the public on the following day. The acquisition included several 16th, 17th, and 18th century titles that were added to the library's collection of rare books. October 15, 1958: Dr. Richard T. Eastwood became executive director of University Affairs in Birmingham, reporting directly to President Frank A. November 2015: Dr. Sarah Parcak, an associate professor of anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was announced as the recipient of the 2016 TED Prize for her pioneering work using satellite imaging to make archaeological discoveries on earth. May 1997: UAB Genesis Center completed as the first of 25 buildings planned for the new 100-acre UAB Research Park at Oxmoor. The evaluation of University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital also includes data from UAB Highlands. September 1, 2017: Over 25,000 attended the UAB House Party in Birmingham's Uptown Entertainment District to hear a concert by recording star Sam Hunt. Rachael Tutwiler Fortune and Marsha Oliver have been appointed to Baptist Jacksonville's board, and Marcy Stoudt and Michael Ammiano joined Baptist South and Baptist Nassau's boards, respectively. 1978: UAB Pain Treatment Center was formally established as an official center although the program had originated in the late 1960s. July 1, 2022: A.J. 1969: For the first academic term of the newly independent UAB, the College of General Studies had eight full-time faculty members with international backgrounds. April 13, 1987: The first International Festival was held at UAB. 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 . August 1969: Medical Center Annex, formerly the Cullom Apartments, was demolished to build the Kahler Plaza Hotel. 1953: Milton Odean Otwell graduated from the University Hospital School of Nursing, becoming the first male graduate of the hospital's nursing program. August 1998: Dr. Shirley Salloway Khan named interim vice president for Development, Alumni, and External Relations. More than 670 hospital staff, 257 employed in Hillman Hospital and 419 in Jefferson Hospital, transitioned from Jefferson County employees to become university employees. February 2, 2007: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the UAB Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics. May 16, 1970: The first social sorority, Alpha Sigma Tau, was formally established at UAB as Beta Zeta chapter. 1975: Aura, UABs student literary arts review, debuted with an issue published during the fall. By giving to Rochester Regional Health, you ensure that every person in our region has access to quality care and the resources they need to get and stay well. November 18, 1999: The Women's Synchronized Swimming team debuted in an exhibition held in UAB's Bell Gym Aquatic Center. Dr. Charles E. Bugg was named as first director of the crystallography center, and Dr. Virgil Wooten was founding director of the Sleep/Wake center. September 25, 1986: Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Immunological Diseases, created in 1985 with funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was formally approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. November 19, 1939: Hillman Hospital Outpatient Clinic Building was dedicated. The College was located in the old Lunsford Hotel, a five-story building at 209-211 21st Street North. 6 among Southeastern universities. He also holds a M.Sc. October 30, 1987: Dr. Dan W. Urry delivered the twenty-fourth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Of Molecules, Motion, Man, and Machines.". June 5, 1988: UAB Commencement was held in the new UAB Arena, the first time a UAB graduation ceremony had been held on the universitys campus. Rose announced his resignation as president of The University of Alabama. November 9, 1949: The Alabama legislature approved plans for a joint medical college and dental school building. She has served as an advisor to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and as an invited participant in numerous Congressional hearings related to infectious diseases, anti-microbial resistance and biomedical research. August 7, 2002: UAB's economic impact on the local community was announced as more than $2.5 billion for the 2001 fiscal year. In 1992 he became interim vice president for Administration and Human Resources when the office was reorganized. 1947: Ralph E. Adams became the acting president of The University of Alabama and served until 1948. In return, the member pays a management fee or percentage of income. September 1970: Total student enrollment for the fall term in all schools for the second year of classes of the new UAB was 6,629, with 2,724 females. 1988: Dr. Terry L. Hickey named dean and co-director of the Graduate School. December 1959: Birmingham native Patricia "Pat" Neal (later renamed as Fannie Flagg) appeared in a Town and Gown Theatre production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." 10 worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings. January 4, 2008: Dr. Ray L. Watts, chair of neurology and president of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, became interim CEO of the UAB Health System. October 9, 1960: The Psychiatric Clinic was dedicated. June 4, 1973: Seven optometry students received the first O.D. UAB Nurses Share COVID-19 Experiences on the Front Lines . July 2019: Conference USA announced its new athletics Conference Hall of Fame. Hidges has been an active member of AWHONN since 1998 UAB School of Nursing Assistant Professor and Interim Assistant Dean for Graduate Clinical Programs Ashley Hodges, Ph.D., CRNP/Faculty, WHNP-BC, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Ne. posted today. Mary Heersink is an internationally known food safety advocate and the author of E.Coli0157: The True Story of a Mothers Battle with a Killer Microbe. 1973: UAB became Birmingham's second largest employer. For many years, Mrs. Battle worked in the health care industry, both in the clinical setting and for health care corporations that developed and managed physician provider networks, including the development of strategically significant relationships with payors, business and industry. July 1, 2017: Dr. Lynn Kirkland, chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, became interim dean of the School of Education. The inaugural faculty were Drs. October 13, 1893: With the start of the new school term, the Medical College of Alabama lengthened requirements for graduation from a two-year to three-year course. February 1972: Pi Kappa Alpha was chartered as the first social fraternity at UAB. For 5 years she worked as an art specialist for the eating disorder treatment center, Alsana. degree from the University of Louisville and a B.S. October 11, 2000: Dr. Larry J. DeLucas presented the thirty-seventh annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Space Exploration and NASA's Biotechnology Research Program.". 1945: Research grants at the Medical College of Alabama totaled $8,900. October 7, 2000: Herman Frazier became UAB's second Director of Athletics. 1970: The Graduate Student Association was chartered. October 2022: Three UAB faculty members were named to the National Academy of Medicine, Drs. She was the first African American female named as a head coach at UAB. January 1950: Dr. April 2016 It was announced that UAB anthropology professor Sarah Parcak, a space archaeologist, had likely discovered a Viking settlement located on the southern point of Newfoundland, Canada. 1980: The Occupational Health and Safety Educational Resource Center was created. 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. May 2012: The UAB Health System entered into an operational affiliation with Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston, Alabama. February 15, 2001: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the International Tuberculosis Center. June 5, 2004: William S. Sandy White became CEO of the UAB Research Foundation, succeeding acting director Lucy Hicks. September 17, 2021: Kenneth O. Simon was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. February 13, 2018: The six members of the Gold Team of the US Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST), based out of University Hospital at UAB, were awarded Bronze Star Medals for their actions during the units four-month 2016 deployment in the Middle East. He is also on the boards of Life Science Cares Bay Area and the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, for which he serves as chair of the Emerging Companies Section. 1984: Joann Beddow became the first head coach of the Women's Golf team. April 2013: UAB created an area at 850 8th Court South, near the universitys soccer field, where associates could grow their own vegetables in a program coordinated by the office of Sustainability. The new headquarters is a two-story, 28,000 square-foot facility. Dr. Arthur J. Tomisek was elected first president. He served until 1969. 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.. March 22, 1953: The Veterans Administration Hospital was dedicated in the Medical Center. The Point rises above an inlet on McMurdo Sound near McMurdo Station, the US Antarctic research center. October 1948: A separate library was established for the School of Dentistry. Dr. Holmes came to UAB from the University of Virginia. Dr. Benoit came to UAB from Ohio University. 1950: School of Practical Nursing, a nine-month program, was established at Jefferson-Hillman Hospital. . May 27, 1956: Howard C. Elliott, Jr., became the first man to receive a doctoral degree (in biochemistry) conferred through the Medical Center. Lynn Ford Alandt Civic Leader Stephanie W. Bergeron Vice Chair, Board of Directors Retired President, Walsh College Shari L. Burgess Chair, Health Alliance Plan of Michigan Vice President and Treasurer, Lear Corporation September 6, 1993: In a game against Troy State University, the UAB football team played its first game as a Division I-AA scholarship team. As Chief Investment Officerand Equity Analyst,Mr. Fitzpatrick leads a research team responsible for investing over $17 billion for a global client base. August 25, 2014: For the sixth consecutive year, fall enrollment at UAB set a record. Dr. Dana Keith, Senior Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, UA System. She has also been a STEM educator, teaching in Career Technical Education at the high school level. 1965: Dr. Joseph F. Volker assigned responsibility for research and grants administration to Dr. John B. Dunbar and for graduate studies to Dr. Samuel B. Barker. June 4, 1989: The UAB Mace, designed by local artist Cordray Parker, was first used during the universitys commencement. It was housed in the former Regions Bank branch location, located on the street level of the parking deck of The Kirklin Clinic. 1968: The Alabama Ballet, formerly known as the Alabama State Ballet, became an affiliate of UAB. 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. October 10, 2011: Dr. David B. Allison presented the forty-eighth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, The Fire of Life.. December 15, 1981: The Ambulatory Dialysis Home Training Center opened. March 13, 1991: Dr. Charles A. McCallum, Jr., announced that UAB would field an NCAA Division III football team. The building is one of the oldest structures remaining on the UAB campus. Mrs. Battle was named to the Arthritis Foundations National Board of Directors in September 2014, and chairs the Arthritis Foundation Advisory Board in its Birmingham market. He was the first new trustee elected to the board following the establishment of the extension center in Birmingham. Prior to Onyx, Dr. Love served as president, chief executive officer and chairman of Nuvelo, Inc., where he led growth of the company to a market capitalization of $1 billion. Deal became dean of the School of Medicine after having served as interim since April. Parks and Francois M. Booyse were named as center co-directors. April 8, 1997: Dr. William B. April 30, 1980: Twin Towers, a student residence hall, opened. November 5, 2021: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the renaming of UAB's on-campus soccer field as PNC Field. Independent Non-Executive Director; Mr. Abdulaziz Mubarak Al Hasawi. April 1979: The Division of Special Studies renamed UAB Special Studies. 1941: Space was so overcrowded at the Birmingham Extension Center that the university had to use a portion of the city's nearby Phillips High School for classes. March 1896: The Hospital of the United Charities was renamed Hillman Hospital in honor of benefactor Thomas T. Hillman, president of the TCI Railroad. April 23, 1989: The first artificial heart used in Alabama was implanted at University Hospital as a temporary measure while the patient awaited a heart transplant. May 31, 1952: The School of Dentistry graduated its first class. 1969: Ellen Gregg Ingalls Award was established for excellence in classroom teaching. Dawn Bulgarella, President and Chief Financial Officer, UAB Health System She earned her Ph.D. in microbiology from UAB and chaired its Department of Microbiology for 10 years, during which it ranked first in NIH research funding. Dr. Thomas came to UAB from the University of Georgia. Events were held on campus the week of April 23-27. 1964: First classes were held in the new Engineering Building adjacent to the Birmingham Extension Center. She had been a student athlete on the Blazer team. The patient was a five-year old boy from Alabama. July 1, 1960: Dr. Joseph F. Volker began a one-year leave-of-absence to direct the Arizona Medical School Study. September 1, 1973: Charles G. Jamerson was appointed to the faculty of the School of Business as an assistant professor in the Center for Labor Education and Research, becoming the first African American faculty member of the business school. 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. The campaigns original goal had been $250 million. May 1978: Dr. John D. Jones became first vice president for Student Affairs. Dr. William F. Bridgers became the new school's first dean. 1966: Richard Charles Dale and Samuel William Sullivan, Jr., became the first African American students of the Medical College of Alabama. 1969: For the first academic term of the newly independent UAB, the medical school at UAB had at least forty-one full-time faculty members with international backgrounds and thirteen part-time or clinical faculty members with international backgrounds. May 19, 2000: The Eppes-Durr Memorial Garden was dedicated at the WBHM-FM Radio Building. Institutional Effectiveness and Academic Planning, Research Development, Engagement and Partnerships, 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB competed with 450 choirs from 60 countries. Approximately 60 undergraduate and graduate students participated in the project with faculty advisor Dr. Hessam Taherian, assistant professor in the School of Engineering. August 15, 2007: Dr. Jean Ann Linney became the fourth dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. October 13, 1983: Drs. February 19, 1999: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Gene Therapy Center, which had been established in 1998. The five-year agreement began on April first. Jones would resign from the board in April 2017. Clyde G. Cox was the center's first director. July 25, 1964: Samuel Earle G. Hobbs was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Enrollment increased 4.88 percent from the previous year. August 20, 2012: Dr. Eric P. Jack, associate dean, was named as interim dean of the School of Business, to be effective October first. 2002: Ajay Kamireddi, a junior biology and philosophy major from Huntsville, Alabama, became the first UAB student to win a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. April 1987: Mickey Pizitz Memorial Pool opened as an addition to Spain Rehabilitation Center. March 1994: Samuel W. Jackson, Jr., was named first vice president for Financial Affairs and Administration. All mail correspondence should be addressed to: University Hospital Board of Directors Office 1954: Research grants at the Medical Center totaled $240,000. September 18, 1971: Dr. Fain A. Guthrie became first dean of the School of Education after serving as interim dean for one month. November 30, 1946: William H. Key, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 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. Sheri S. Cook currently serves as Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Altec Inc. January 1957: The Medical Center Bulletin was first published as the University of Alabama Medical Center News Bulletin. 1955: University Hospital and Hillman Clinic operating costs reached almost $3,500,000. December 10, 1983: Students, staff, and faculty in the arts and humanities held the first Madrigal Feaste in the newly opened University Center. November 9, 1984: Dr. Harriet P. Dustan delivered the twenty-first Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Alabama and The Golden Age of Medical Research. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. December 5, 1959: Ehney A. Mr. Lee currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Children's Hospital of Alabama and as a director of the Birmingham Business Alliance, as well as past president of the Vestavia Hills Parks Foundation and of the Auburn University Athletic Development Council. July 1, 1989: UAB's Dr. J. Dudley Pewitt, vice president for Administration, became the president of the Sun Belt Conference; he served until the end of June 1990. 2007: A small island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica was renamed Amsler Island in honor of UAB biologists Dr. Charles D. Amsler and Margaret O. Amsler who had studied the continent's marine biology for over three decades. January 23, 1986: The University of Alabama Hospitals was renamed as The University of Alabama Hospital; but it remained more commonly known as "University Hospital.". Dr. David Standaert was named director of the center. Welcome to UAB Hospital Medicine! December 20, 1944: The University of Alabama entered into a 99-year contract with Jefferson County for the use of Jefferson and Hillman Hospitals. 1999: The Alys Stephens Center held its inaugural Starlight Gala. 2016: UAB was ranked as the third largest US public academic medical center. June 10, 2017: Kyra Iannone became the head coach of Women's Beach Volleyball. There were also 14 paraprofessional graduates who received medical technology or radiological technology certificates during this first ceremony. 1950: Jefferson-Hillman Hospital School of Nursing, a three-year diploma program, received temporary accreditation from the National League for Nursing. Later that day, the UAB Green and Gold game was held at the universitys BBVA Compass Field. June 26, 2020: Terri Del Conte became the new head coach of Women's Beach Volleyball. Dr. Vickers, a native of Demopolis, Alabama, and a former member of the UAB surgery faculty, was chair of surgery at the University of Minnesota when his appointment was announced in August. Dr. Birrer, a specialist in gynecologic cancers, came to UAB from Harvard and the Massachusetts General Hospital. February 16, 1944: The Building Commission for the Four-Year Medical College adopted a resolution locating the new four-year medical school in Birmingham. October 8, 1945: Classes for freshmen and sophomore medical students began at the new, four-year Medical College of Alabama with the freshman class size limited to 52 students. This ceremony heralded a campus expansion westward from the Medical Center footprint. She also designed the worlds first electric helicopter and piloted it to a Guinness world record for speed, altitude and flight duration. August 1995: Paul Harbin became the first head coach of the new Women's Soccer team. 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. April 24, 1998: Brad Rollow was named interim CEO of VIVA Health, Inc. April 1998: Richard L. Margison became vice president for Financial Affairs and Administration. November 1, 2005: Dr. Doreen Harper became the fourth dean of the School of Nursing. 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