Enrollment increased 4.88 percent from the previous year. March 15, 2019: Lili Anderson became the first executive director of Visual and Performing Arts upon the administrative merger of the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center and the Abroms-Engels Institute for Visual Arts (AEIVA). 1986: Men's Volleyball and the Riflery teams were eliminated as team sports chiefly due to NCAA regulations for sports allowed per member institution. 800.UAB.8816, UAB Medicine | 500 22nd Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233. UAB IT named the supercomputer Cheaha in honor of the highest peak in Alabama. May 17, 1982: Wanda Hightower Jordan became the first UAB athlete to have a jersey retired. The University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB) became one of the three universities in the new three-campus system. August 1, 1988: UAB initiated an escort service through the UAB Police Department for any student, employee or visitor between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and midnight. Director of Interventional Cardiology & Cath Lab Birmingham, Alabama, United States . July 1, 2019: Dr. Andrew J. Butler became the fourth dean of the School of Health Professions. October 1, 1945: The unpacking and organization of the library of the medical college began. Dr. Virginia Gauld, Betty Jean Duff and Debra Strother received awards for administrator/staff. The programs, which were scheduled to begin in the fall, would lead toward a bachelors degree in business management (at the JSCC-Shelby campus) or a bachelors degree in early childhood education (at the JSCC-Jefferson campus). March 2011: The UAB Bioethics Team was named champions of the 2011 National Bioethics Undergraduate Conference held in Durham, North Carolina. The inaugural faculty were Drs. January 1, 1958: Succeeding Interim President James H. Newman, Dr. Frank A. 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. He will lead the way in creating a strong culture of safety on our campus, in our laboratories, and in UABs healthcare facilities.. 1936: Dr. Tom D. Spies established the Spies Nutrition Clinic within the Hillman Hospital upon the request of Dr. James S. McLester, physician-in-chief of the hospital. Birmingham enrollment accounted for 41.8% of the university's total extension enrollment throughout the state of Alabama. Dr. Volker reported directly to the president in Tuscaloosa. June 1, 1976: The Ambulatory Dialysis Center opened at 516 South 20th Street. 2000 6th Avenue South, Floor 4. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and currently serves as a Trustee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Hospital Association. 2000 Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society 1985: W. Grant Shingleton became UAB's third Sports Information director. 1993: UAB first presented its Outstanding Womens Award to several university administrators, faculty, staff and students. May 18, 1969: The Occupational Rehabilitation Center was dedicated at 1616 6th Avenue South. 1969: Regional Technical Institute for Health Occupations was established. UAB competition began in the fall. September 2012: For the fourth consecutive year, UAB had a record student enrollment with 17,999 students entering the fall term. October 1, 2011: Kristi Lamont Ellis became interim General Manager of WBHM-FM Radio upon the retirement of Mike Morgan. January 22, 2015: Dr. James J. Cimino was named as inaugural director of the Informatics Institute within the School of Medicine. MENU Schedule an Appointment. November 9, 1966: The Health Sciences Research Building was rededicated as the Lyons-Harrison Research Building. 5 in the Nation in Obstetrics & Gynecology by U.S. News & World Report on the 2022-2023 Best Hospitals list, we also recognize that healthy relationships last a lifetime. Dr. Thomas came to UAB from the University of Georgia. August 15, 2007: Dr. Jean Ann Linney became the fourth dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Over 68 percent of the freshmen class lived in on-campus housing. He is also the Assistant Section Chief for Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He received his BS in Spanish from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She was recruited to UAB from Baylor University. 1973: Dr. David M. Witten became the first president of The University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. 2008: The Southeast Biosafety Laboratory Alabama Birmingham Building (SEBLAB) was completed as UAB's level-3 biosafety facility. 1999: Paul W. Bryant, Jr., was elected to The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Dr. Manson-Hing was a native of British Guiana [Guyana] and Dr. Parfitt was a native of England. September 2018: UAB enrollment for the fall semester was 21,923, a record for the third consecutive year. The university's new song was included in the December 13 commencement ceremony. 2010: UAB became one of the first two civilian hospitals in the US to host a US Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST). August 13, 1946: President Harry S. Truman signed the Hill-Burton Hospital Survey and Construction Act, co-sponsored by Alabama Senator Lister Hill. Parks and Francois M. Booyse were named as center co-directors. May 1960: Progress Notes, the student yearbook for the Medical College of Alabama, was first published at the cost of $7.50 per copy. April 10, 1992: The Wallace R. Bunn Chair in Telecommunications in the School of Engineering was formally established by the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Joseph F. Volker and Roy R. Kracke decided to jointly fund and administer the basic science departments. September 7, 1991: The UAB football team played its first intercollegiate football game, losing 28-0 to Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. The $527 million was a $48 million (10 percent) increase from fiscal year 2017. Also, she is Director of the Pediatric Lipid Clinic at the Children's of Alabama, Co-Director of the multi-disciplinary Pediatric Metabolic Bone clinic, and an Associate Director of the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center. Dale A. September 27, 1989: A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Center for Psychiatric Medicine. June 15, 1980: Dr. Lee R. Summerlin became interim dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. January 23, 1997: Dr. Michael A. Geheb, director of UAB Health Systems, was named chief executive officer of the UAB Health System Managing Board. The college opened for instruction that fall. December 8, 2010: Dr. Edward E. Partridge delivered the forty-seventh Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Civil War, Civil Rights and the New Moral Imperative: Leadership of a Different Color.. 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. Dr. Hunt was the first female appointed to the medical school's full-time faculty. June 1, 2000: Bert Brouwer became dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. 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. Resumen. October 1, 2012: Dr. James A. Bonner became the president of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. December 1987: UAB South opened in an International Park office building. February 2001: Bob Lonergan was named chief executive officer of the UAB affiliated Southern Research Institute. Marsha N. Swanson and Donald C. Fletcher were named co-directors of the center. UAB had enrollment decreases for undergraduate and master's students, but had an increase of 4.15 percent for doctoral students. Dr. Gregory Pence was the faculty sponsor for the team. July 7, 2002: The first set of sextuplets (four boys and two girls) born in Alabama was born at University Hospital. May 1, 1970: Dr. Samuel B. Barker became first dean of the newly established UAB Graduate School. UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. There were also three international faculty with part-time appointments, one was from Spain and two were from India. 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. 2014 Outstanding Teacher Award in the Division of Nephrology The following are some of the services provided by the HVAC/R systems group: Nat Lovoy, Hospital Maintenance Engineer Phone: 205-934-WORK (9675) February 5, 2000: A celebration held as part of alumni weekend marked the renovation of the School of Dentistry Building. April 1988: Dr. Robert Glaze became first vice president for Research Development. The medical school had more than $156.3 million and moved up from 31st to 26th in NIH funding. The new fields are home to all of UABs outdoor intramural and club sports. Warren, Knight, and Davis was the buildings architectural firm and F. R. Hoar & Son the construction company. May 17, 1957: The Medical Center's chapter of Sigma Xi was installed in ceremonies held in the University Hospital Auditorium. 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. Originally, it had been established in 1991 as an endowed professorship. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. 1999: The AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Unit (AVEU) became the first evaluation unit to enter a Phase III trail of an AIDS vaccine. April 1997: UAB's Bartow Arena served as the location of the 49th National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. Provides executive leadership for the Information Systems & Telecommunication . November 24, 1981: Dr. Robert B. Karp headed the University Hospital team that performed the first heart transplant at UAB. Thompson came to UAB from the University of Notre Dame. October 1964: At the start of the academic year, 44 African American students were enrolled at the Birmingham Extension Center. January 2022: The UAB Health System entered into a management relationship with Northwest Regional Health in Winfield, Alabama. April 1974: A symbolic groundbreaking was held for the Lurleen B. Wallace Cancer Hospital. Written by Reporter Staff. She also became the first Blazer, male or female, to win a collegiate Grand Slam event. December 12, 1996: Center for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Cooperative Research Center was renamed the UAB Center for Social Medicine and Sexually Transmitted Diseases by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. James K. Kirklin and David McGiffin headed the team which performed UAB's 500th heart transplant. An endowed professorship was established from this gift in 1991. September 7, 2016: An open house served as the formal opening of the UAB Institute for Human Rights. June 3, 1979: E. Karen King became the first African American female graduate of the School of Optometry. March 7, 1894: The Birmingham Dental College held its first commencement ceremony at Seal's Music Hall. Tinsley R. Harrison and Champ Lyons were named Distinguished Professors by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees, the first such designations given to a member of the Alabama faculty. In 1986 the center was renamed in honor of Gregory Fleming James, the late son of Governor Fob James. 1976: The entering class size of the School of Medicine was increased to 165. Dr. Glenn H. Hughes was named as first director of the center. He . UAB Medicine. January 2014: Bailey Coleman became the second head coach of Women's Beach Volleyball. March 18, 2002: An open house was held in the newly renovated Spencer Honors House. July 1962: Spain Rehabilitation groundbreaking ceremony was held. October 11, 1897: Following an announcement of Governor Joseph F. Johnston, the Medical College of Alabama in Mobile became the Medical Department of the University of Alabama (in Tuscaloosa). Each Congressional district went from one member to two members; the district containing Tuscaloosa went from two members to three. March 26, 2020: UAB announced the indefinite extension to its Limited Business Model due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. July 1, 2022: A.J. March 1970: The Greater Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (GASP) held its first meeting with over 50 attendees. March 27, 1973: Dr. J. Garber Galbraith delivered the tenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Perspectives in Neurosurgery.". November 5, 1979: T. Massey Bedsole was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. October 1, 2010: Dr. Ray L. Watts became Senior Vice President for Medicine and dean of the School of Medicine. April 19, 2002: The Comprehensive Youth Violence Center was approved by the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. April 2, 1987: Dr. Cordell Wynn and George S. Shirley were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. November 10, 1982: William H. Mitchell, Jr., and Dr. Sandral Hullet were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. This $30 million is the largest single gift in the history of UAB. Executive Director of Oncology Services at MedStar . January 28, 1969: Dr. Frank A. Total enrollment increased to 18,698 students. May 22, 2014: UAB Medicine Urgent Care was opened at 125 South 20th Street, on the street level of the Cityville apartment complex adjacent to Birmingham's Railroad Park. Location: Five Points South, AL, 35233. Dr. Thomas J. Boll was later named as the center's first director. March 25, 2006: Mike Anderson, head coach of men's basketball, left UAB when he was hired as coach at the University of Missouri. August 1977: Fran Sharp Merrell became the first head coach of the new Women's Basketball team. October 8, 1906: Dr. Rhett Goode became the third dean of the Medical College of Alabama. 1971: UAB's central administrative offices opened in the 7-11 Building. September 1, 1984: Ken Letson became UAB's second Sports Information director. August 2017: Amanda Ellis became the second head coach of Softball. August 29, 1970: UABs second commencement ceremony was held in the Exhibition Hall at the Birmingham Municipal Auditorium for 173 graduates, including 59 who received advanced degrees. 1945: Research grants at the Medical College of Alabama totaled $8,900. June 7, 1986: The first five students graduated from the UAB Honors Program. December 12, 1996: The UAB Laser and Photonics Research Center (later renamed as the Center for Optical Sensors and Spectroscopies) was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The Board also approved the recommendation of President Joseph F. Volker that UABs school colors would be green and gold. 1894: The first class of three students graduated from the Birmingham Dental College after a one-year term. Clyde G. Cox was the center's first director. 1986: Antoinette Toni Nordan became curator of the UAB Visual Arts Gallery. 2005: The UAB Health System entered into an operational affiliation with Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, Alabama. September 22, 1978: Dr. Marie L. O'Koren delivered the fifteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Nursing: Past Realities and Future Imperatives.". 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. September 1971: Dr. Jerry D. Young became first dean of the School of Business. May 2019: Best Colleges named UAB as the best college for LGBTQ students in the state of Alabama. December 1, 1943: D. Lonnie Noojin was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. UNC-Charlotte defeated the Blazers 86-72. 1981: Dr. Paul Spence, director of the Mervyn H. Sterne Library, acquired the inventory of three bookstores in New York City, getting over 250,000 volumes for UAB's library collection. July 2020: Joe Guthrie became the fourth head coach of Softball. January 25-27, 1979: During basketball season, UAB celebrated its first Homecoming festivities. 2003: Birmingham native David McNeeley's composition of the Alma Mater was selected by a UAB committee comprised of students, faculty, and alumni. 1970: A master's degree in Business Administration was initiated in the Division of Business, the first graduate program to begin in the College of General Studies. 1984: Dr. Theodore M. Benditt named fourth dean of the School of Humanities. David C. McGiffin and David Laskow. January 1, 2010: Dr. Rodney W. Nowakowski became interim dean of the School of Optometry. "For a long time, we have had all these different pieces of the puzzle, but this was the final piece in becoming the region . UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, Lister Hill Library at University Hospital, 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham. 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. Undergraduate and freshman enrollment both rose about 3.6 percent and graduate and advanced professional student enrollment grew 4.6 percent. August 21, 1966: North Wing of University Hospital was dedicated. March 1998: Odessa Woolfolk Community Service Award established and first awarded to Associate Professor Linda W. Goodson. 1956: The Women's Club of the University of Alabama School of Dentistry was organized with Mrs. E. E. Evans as first president. The new 55,000-square-foot UAB Heart and Vascular Center, a $33 million facility, occupies nearly an entire floor of UAB Hospital, features 13 state-of-the-art procedural labs, including labs for pediatric cardiology patients, and 26 private rooms for post procedure recovery. 1992: Nancy W. Clemmons became acting director of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. The program had been in operation briefly between 1981 and 1983. July 1997: Dr. W. Jack Duncan became interim dean of the School of Business. 1974: The Veterans Administration Regional Medical Education Center established as one of only three such centers in the nation. Bland presented the fifty-first Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Evolution of Evidence-Based Science and Education at UAB.". Composed by community business and civic leaders, the council was charged with advising the president on matters related to the advancement of the university. Dr. Harold T. Dodge was the first director. February 8, 2013: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees selected Dr. Ray L. Watts as the seventh president of UAB. May 17, 1991: University Center was renamed and rededicated as the Hill University Center in honor of UAB's second president, Dr. S. Richardson Hill, Jr. May 22, 1991: Dr. Joan F. Lorden received the first Carolyn P. and Charles W. Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction and presented a lecture titled "Behavior: The Organizing Principle for the Nervous System.". June 1920: Dr. Daniel T. McCall, Sr., became acting dean of the Medical College of Alabama. September 20, 2002: Finis E. St. John, IV, and Vanessa Leonard were elected to The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Welcome to "UAB Hospital Laboratories LabSource" . June 21, 1963: The University Hospital and Medical Center Heliport opened when a helicopter operated by the National Guard landed in a field between South 15th and 16th Streets, just a few blocks from the hospital complex. January 1, 1990: Effective on this date, all buildings, grounds, offices, parking lots, and parking decks at UAB became smoke free. October 11, 2007: Dr. Dale J. Benos presented the forty-fourth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Science, Publications and Society: What Have You Done For Me Lately?". 1945: The Cullom Apartments located at the corner of South 20th Street and 8th Avenue South were acquired for use as student dormitories and as faculty housing. Librarians and Cancer Center staff shared work hours in the second floor library. The new team was organized that year and began competition in the fall of 1985. 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. Chronology maintained by Tim L. Pennycuff and last updated 15 February 2023. September 1, 1987: Effective on this date, all indoor public areas of the UAB Medical Center became smoke free. September 1, 1990: Dr. Virginia D. Gauld became second vice president for Student Affairs. 1989: Jose-Luis Jamarillo became the interim head coach of the Men's Soccer team. 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. Open 24 Hours. Elizabeth Hale of Birmingham was the program's first graduate. Download a detailed, printable version of the org chart. 2011: Dr. Wendy Gunther Canada became the third chair of the UAB Commission on the Status of Women. The freshman class, the largest in school history, grew to 2,021 students, an increase of 24.7 percent from the previous year. 1985: Ken Cain became the head coach of the Men's Volleyball team. June 1968: Barbara Walker Mitchell became the first African American graduate of the University Hospital School of Nursing. Find a physician or specialist at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. 2011: Paul W. Bryant, Jr., was elected president pro tempore of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Ray L. Watts, M.D. November 1973: The Friday after Thanksgiving first became an official UAB holiday. Dr. Bahl sees patients daily at the Kirklin Clinic at UAB and twice a month at the UAB 1917 Clinic. April 1969: Alabama Act 91, passed by the state legislature during a special session on education, appropriated funding for a new School of Optometry at UAB. 2011 Hugh Jackson Morgan Best Fellow Teacher Award: Awarded by Housestaff August 1, 1959: Groundbreaking was held for a psychiatric clinic made possible by a gift from Joseph S. and Bertha Pizitz Smolian. March 7, 1860: The first class of 15 graduated from the Medical College of Alabama after a one-year term. The number of graduate students increased by 6 percent to 7,512 students. March 20, 1998: John H. England, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. October 14, 1994: School of Optometry Building was renamed the Henry B. Peters Building in honor of the school's founding dean. 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. She later went on to become the fourth runner up in the Miss America pageant in September in Atlantic City, New Jersey. January 30, 1860: Act No. Theatre department professor Lee Shackleford was founder and first director of the festival. The orchestra's first performance was in April. May 9, 2019: UAB President Ray L. Watts became the interim Chief Executive Officer of the UAB affiliated Southern Research Institute. Jefa del Servicio de Medicina Interna Equina (Director) at Hospital Clnic Veterinari De La UAB. M.D., co-director of the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Program. 1910: Dr. Edgar Poe Hogan became the first Hillman Hospital administrator, serving in a part-time capacity until 1930. Later, these buildings were the beginning of what today is called University . October 1998: UAB awarded $750,000 as part of the Fannie Mae Foundation's 1998 University-Community Partnership Program, one of the largest non-medical grants in University history. Cranford had been a student athlete on the inaugural Blazer tennis team. March 1, 1999: Amy O'Donnell became the first head coach of the new Women's Synchronized Swimming team after having served as advisor to the developing program since 1998. The school's first endowed lectureship had been established earlier in the year with a donation from Don and Carrie Marshall of Birmingham. Dr. Richard G. Allen served as the first director of the center. The reagent they developed was licensed to Calbiochem for US and international sales. July 24, 1978: Upon the retirement of Sarah Cole Brown, Richard B. Fredericksen became second director of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. The "Wonders of Alabama" collection contains over 265 oil, watercolor, and mixed media artworks collected by Energen between 1999 and 2015 as part of its juried art competition showcasing Alabama artists. 1969: Rust Research Center, which housed the university's computer center, opened. Published: February 28th, 2023. Later, in 1982, it would be renamed as Directions. Leo M. Hall and James E. Myrick obtained the first license from UAB for manufacture and sale of an invention produced at the university. Drs. March 1970: Because of the completion of the new exit ramp to the interstate, the City of Birmingham eliminated parallel parking along Eighth Avenue South [University Boulevard]. April 19, 1996: The Center for Metabolic Bone Disease and the Center for Radical Free Cell Biology were approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The event was held in the auditorium of the Engineering Building and was sponsored by the UAB group Students for Greater Awareness. jason sadler. He was also named as the CEO of the new UAB Health System/Ascension St. Vincent's alliance. August 1, 1990: Dr. William A. Sibley became first vice president for Academic Affairs. 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. She was the first female lecturer. September 23, 2000: The UAB Blazer Football team earned its first win over a Southeastern Conference (SEC) team with a 13-10 victory over Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers and Coach Nick Saban during the LSU homecoming game in Baton Rouge.

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