July 1, 1970: Dr. Paul H. Spence became librarian of the College of General Studies. The patient was from Arab, Alabama. July 1967: A groundbreaking was held for the Center for Developmental and Learning Disorders. September 1969: Intramural athletic teams were organized by Dr. James Sharman. 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. June 22, 1990: UAB Vaccine Center was established. 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. Dr. George W. Campbell was named as the interim Vice President for University College. 1966: The Division of Allied Health Sciences, comprised of University Hospital's paramedical training programs, was established in the College of General Studies. June 27, 1988: The first heart-lung transplant in Alabama was performed at University Hospital by a team headed by Drs. 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. The Board approved a $91 million system-wide budget for the three universities, over $53.7 million (59%) of the total budget was for UAB. September 19, 2014: Karen Phifer Brooks was elected president pro tempore of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. June 1947: In the immediate post-war years, total enrollment at the Birmingham Extension Center had surged to over 2,000 students. November 15, 2018: UAB broke ground for a new student residence hall, to be located on 10th Avenue South on the site of the demolished Smolian International House and Sorority Square Building. "RMC's Board is excited to take this next step to improve local access to the best healthcare," said Jay Jenkins, Chair of the RMC Board of Directors in UAB's press release. June 7, 1970: Richard Charles Dale and Samuel William Sullivan, Jr., became the first African American graduates of the School of Medicine. December 10, 1983: Students, staff, and faculty in the arts and humanities held the first Madrigal Feaste in the newly opened University Center. October 18, 1959: Luther Leonidas Hill Heart Center was dedicated. February 17, 1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Dr. 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. September 1888: The Daughters of the United Charities established a hospital board and began plans for The Hospital of the United Charities. 1969: University Hospital General Services Building opened at 1809 5th Avenue South. 3, and the university's new library. The Board of Directors, acting as a single entity, is responsible for all activities of the organization. The endoscope was developed by Dr. The Board of Directors is supported by the following committees: Audit Committee Executive Appointment and Remuneration Committee Directors Andrew McKirgan Chief Officer for Out of Hospital Services Andrew started his NHS career as a graduate on the NHS Financial Training Scheme in September 1992. 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 hospital board of directors is often sourced from local business leaders, lawyers, private sector leaders, doctors, nurses, and government leaders. The center received approval of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees on December 4, 1986. Helene Taylor, Visual ArtsHelene was a pre-school teacher for 10 years, led a parent-infant group, and taught in many after-school programs; including her own Art in the Park- a community art program in Avondale. Born in Florida, he grew up in rural Silverhill, Alabama, and did his undergraduate work at North Park College and the University of Alabama before attending medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine (now UAB Heersink School of Medicine). Valerie Hanks, Art TherapistValerie received her Associates of Applied Arts Degree in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Houston and her Bachelors Degree in Psychology with a minor in Studio Art from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. August 1999: Dr. Kirby I. March 22, 1953: The Veterans Administration Hospital was dedicated in the Medical Center. The building is one of the oldest structures remaining on the UAB campus. October 1973: The Division of Special Studies was established to coordinate non-credit courses, workshops, seminars, and conferences. February 28, 1986: The UAB student chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) received its charter. The system includes clinics, an eye hospital and affiliations with other . Hunt. November 2, 1990: The Gay/Lesbian Student Union was recognized as an official student organization by vote of the Student Government Association. The class graduated in 1969 and the school was eliminated. 1978: Howard G. Hawk became the first UAB student named as a Truman Scholar. Dr. Glenn H. Hughes was named as first director of the center. He was the first trustee elected following the establishment of UAB and the three-campus University of Alabama System. Ohl-Picket had been a student athlete on the Blazer team. September 22, 1996: Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center officially opened with Leonard Slatkin conducting the National Symphony Orchestra. June 27, 1945: With the Newton Bill, Alabama Act 207, the state legislature created The University of Alabama School of Dentistry but appropriated no funds for its operation. October 1, 2012: Dr. James A. Bonner became the president of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. December 15, 1981: The Ambulatory Dialysis Home Training Center opened. September 21, 1976: Dr. S. Richardson Hill, Jr., delivered the thirteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Endocrinology Revisited.". Dr. Craig A. Elmets was named first director of UAB's newest center. Carpenter graduated from UAB in 2010 with a double major in accounting and economics. November 1, 1987: Dr. Rachel Z. Booth became third dean of the School of Nursing. 2020: During the fall, UAB students in the Science and Technology Honors Program, in conjunction with the UAB Sustainability office, created a monarch butterfly waystation at the corner of 10th Avenue South and 14th Street adjacent to the university's new Honors Hall. Dr. Henning Birkedal-Hansen was first director of the center. April 7, 2006: Mike Davis became the fourth head coach of the men's basketball team. February 1969: Sarah Louise Fisher became the first African American graduate of the School of Nursing. May 1977: Dr. J. Dudley Pewitt became third vice president for Administration. She has Bachelors (Communications Studies, Summa Cum Laude), JD (Order of the Coif) and MBA degrees from UCLA, which in 2018 awarded her its highest recognition, the UCLA Medal, as well as a Ph.D. in Medical Ethics from the Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry. 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. He has also played an important role in the evaluation of the third-generation rotavirus vaccine in a pivotal study funded by the Gates Foundation in India. Warren, Knight, and Davis was the buildings architectural firm and F. R. Hoar & Son the construction company. 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 December 1991: The street outside of UAB's Clark Memorial Theatre was renamed Hatcher Place in honor of James F. Hatcher, Jr., the founding director of the UAB Town and Gown Theatre. The annual UAB holiday event would remain on the university calendar for many years. 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. Thomas Michael Goodrich was born in Milan, Tennessee, and moved to Birmingham in 1948. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. 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. May 27, 1977: The UAB Mini Park was dedicated. October 24, 1964: Drs. May 13, 1998: Dr. Mary Lynn Capilouto was named sixth dean of the School of Dentistry after having served as interim dean since March 1997. The team was stationed at University Hospital, the states only adult Level-1 Trauma Center, in order to develop their medical and teamwork skills. 1950: School of Practical Nursing, a nine-month program, was established at Jefferson-Hillman Hospital. 1970: The Graduate Student Association was chartered. (This film was also called Gangland). February 1, 2016: UAB President Ray L. Watts announced the increase in the minimum wage to $11.00 per hour for all UAB and UAB Medicine employees, above the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour. January 2, 1995: Watson Brown was named as the second head coach of the UAB football team. Initially, 65 plots were made available to students, faculty and staff and the program had a 75-person waiting list. He is active in the LGBT community as a human rights and AIDS awareness activist. September 2005: Anne Fadimans The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down was used as the inaugural campus-wide discussion book. 1964: The Alabama Journal of Medical Sciences began publication with Dr. Emmett B. Carmichael as editor. October 12, 2009: Dr. Suzanne M. Michalek presented the forty-sixth annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture, UAB and Mucosal Immunology: Past, Present and Future.. The new facility, which had opened to the campus community in December 2015, replaced UAB's former student services building. January 1988: In response to the growing AIDS epidemic, the 1917 Clinic was opened at UAB. August 15, 2001: Dr. Linda C. Lucas became the fifth dean of the School of Engineering. Mr. Davenport is an Elder at the First Presbyterian Church of Alexander City. 1966: Cardiovascular Research and Training Center established with grant from the National Heart Institute. Drs. It was the first off-campus facility the University had constructed anywhere in the state specifically for extension work. She was the first female department head at the Medical Center. August 1, 2013: Dr. J. Iwan D. Alexander became the sixth dean of the School of Engineering. March 1969: Delois Skipwith became the first African American faculty member in the School of Nursing and the first tenure-track African American faculty member at UAB. Nambayan was from the Philippines. UAB became one of about 30 institutions nationwide to reach that amount in annual license income. June 14, 1970: Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center established in the Department of Psychiatry. 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. October 19, 1971: Sarah Cole Brown, who had served as chief librarian since 1955, became first director of the new Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. 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. Copyright: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. November 17, 2000: The UAB Center for Palliative Care was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Classically trained in ballet her expertise in creative movement and dance fundamentals has enabled her to teach all ages and abilities. March 12, 1947: Groundbreaking was held at the Medical Center for the Jefferson County Public Health Building. April 1, 1976: Dr. William F. Bridgers was named to develop public health efforts at UAB. January 13, 1978: In a campus-wide election, students, faculty, and staff voted to name all intercollegiate athletic teams the UAB Blazers. August 22, 2008: Krissy S. Hall became the eighth head coach of the Women's Tennis team. May 27, 1964: The first Medical Student Research Day was held preceding the Honors Convocation of the Medical College of Alabama. January 21, 1984: The Business and Engineering Complex was dedicated. October 30, 1992: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved renaming the UAB Medical Center as the UAB Academic Health Center. April 21, 2000: The Center for Research on Child and Adolescent Development was approved by the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The new headquarters is a two-story, 28,000 square-foot facility. June 3, 2014: Dr. Shannon Blanton was named as the inaugural dean of the UAB Honors College. November 2014: In the newly renovated Comprehensive Cancer Center, two new rooms were dedicated in honor of the first two directors of the Center, the John R. Durant, MD, Educational Facility and the Albert and Rita LoBuglio Board Room. 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. September 7, 1991: The UAB football team played its first intercollegiate football game, losing 28-0 to Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. December 31, 1963: The independent Eye Foundation Hospital was opened following dedication ceremonies on December 8, 1963. Total enrollment increased to 18,698 students. April 3, 1986: The Lister Hill Center for Health Policy and the Center for Nuclear Imaging Research were established by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 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. 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. June 1971: Six students received their Bachelor of Science degrees in Physiological Optics becoming the first graduates of the School of Optometry. July 15, 2015: Dr. John R. Jones, III, became vice president for Student Affairs. Control of the program remained with the schools independent governing board and no funding was forthcoming from the University. This appointment became effective on January 1, 2010. 1974: Drs. March 8, 1971: Dr. Walter B. Frommeyer delivered the eighth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "A Physician's Prayer.". July 1, 1973: Dr. James A. Pittman, Jr., became dean of the School of Medicine. 2014: The UAB Bioethics Team won its second national championship at the National Bioethics Bowl in Tallahassee, Florida. October 1968: For the fall term, history faculty member Dr. Jack D. L. Holmes offered a course in African American history. A production of Best Foot Forward, with music and lyrics by Ralph Blane and Birmingham native Hugh Martin, featured Tommy Dix. November 2, 1996: The weekly NPR show "WhadYa Know?" 1989: The Smolian House and the Friendship House were sold by UAB. October 10, 2011: Dr. David B. Allison presented the forty-eighth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, The Fire of Life.. September 25, 1986: The Center for Reproductive Health and Genetics was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. April 6, 2019: The UAB Bioethics Team won its third national championship at the National Bioethics Bowl held in Mobile, Alabama. September 2022: William Dahlberg became the executive director and General Manager of WBHM-FM Radio after having served in an interim capacity. The event was funded by the student government and graduate student associations. Drs. He had been named director in August but took office only after the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. August 20, 2012: Dr. Eric P. Jack, associate dean, was named as interim dean of the School of Business, to be effective October first. Basil I. Hirschowitz. Health Professions (Andrew Butler) Honors (Shannon Blanton) Libraries (Kasia Gonnerman) Heersink School of Medicine (Anupam Agarwal) Nursing (Maria Rodriguez Shirey) Optometry (Kelly Nichols) Public Health (Paul Erwin) Vice Provost, Enrollment Management Bradley Barnes 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. An affiliation with UAB will help ensure we can continue to meet the healthcare needs of our friends, family, and neighbors in Northeast Alabama for years to come.. January 1996: Dr. Charlotte G. Borst became first executive director of UAB Historical Collections, comprised by the Reynolds Historical Library, the Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences, and the UAB Archives. Despite Damions ultimately victory over E. coli 0157, Mrs. Heersink found her confidence in our food safety systems shaken. 2000: Melinda Claiborne became the fourth head coach of Women's Volleyball. Ritchie was a former student athlete on the Blazer team. May 5, 2015: UAB officially introduced Mark Ingram as the university's fifth Director of Athletics. May 2006: The Bishop and University Optometric Group buildings were demolished in order to construct UAB's new biosafety building, the SEBLAB. January 16, 1995: The first simultaneous heart-kidney transplant in the Southeast was performed at UAB by Drs. June 3, 1986: Cudworth Hall was renamed the UAB Continuing Education 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. September 5, 2014: A new statue of Blaze the Dragon was installed in front of Bartow Arena. Erica Herskowitz is a known American sportscaster and professor working for WFAN as a sports anchor since 1998. In 2003 she was inducted into the Alabama Hall of Fame for women business owners. May 1955: Dr. Robert C. Berson was appointed first vice president for Health Affairs and dean of the Medical College of Alabama. June 4, 1996: Dedication ceremonies were held for the UAB Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Laboratory. 1980: The former Jefferson County Public Health Building was demolished. 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. August 1999: Dr. Shirley Salloway Kahn named first vice president for Development, Alumni and External Relations. Her own personal journey of adopting older orphan children internationally has given new insight and desire to explore the healing and therapeutic power of creative expression to reach individuals and families through art therapy. January 15, 1971: Dr. Keith D. Blayney became dean of the School of Community and Allied Health Resources. May 1965: The U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare toured University Hospital and found it in compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. August 1, 1974: Groundbreaking was held for the Monday Morning Quarterback Tower. April 1970: South Wing of University Hospital opened. March 20, 2020: UAB alumnus Andy Kennedy became the seventh head coach of the men's basketball team. Dr. Alexander, whose selection had beenannounced in February, came to UAB from Case Western Reserve University. February 26, 1977: Dr. Edwin G. Waldrop, a member of the Class of 1946, was awarded the first Distinguished Alumnus Award by the University of Alabama School of Medicine Alumni Association. Dr. John H. Grant, III, was named first director of the center. 1979: Dr. Carl E. Dukes completed an internal medicine residency program and service as the first African American selected as UAB's chief medical resident. May 3, 1991: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Teaching and Learning Center. October 30, 2006: Dr. Jack E. Lemons presented the forty-third Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Celebration of Opportunities: Evolution of Surgical Implant Devices.. A native of Goodwater, Alabama, she earned her bachelors degree in microbiology at the University of Alabama where, in 1993, she was selected as one of the top 31 female graduates of the Universitys Centennial of the admission of female students. May 3, 2008: UAB held its first green and gold commencement ceremony, with all graduates dressed in green robes accented with gold. The first bachelor's degree was awarded to Charlene Powell Ackerson from the School of Nursing. 1966: The Alabama legislature commissioned the firm of Booz, Allen, and Hamilton to study the expansion of medical education in Alabama. June 26, 1986: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the UAB Injury Control Research Center with Dr. P. Russ Fine as first director. September 1972: University Hospital Outpatient Services Clinic was closed. April 1979: The Division of Special Studies renamed UAB Special Studies. 1941: Dr. George H. Denny became president of The University of Alabama -- for a second time -- and served until the following year. 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. December 4, 1999: Neelaksh "Neel" Varshney, a senior electrical engineering major from Madison, Alabama, became the first UAB student chosen as a Rhodes Scholar. May 1971: Bracie Watson, Jr., a senior in health physics and a biology major, became the first African American elected president of the UAB student government association. Clark had been a student athlete on the Blazer team. March 27, 1973: Dr. J. Garber Galbraith delivered the tenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Perspectives in Neurosurgery.". The inaugural faculty were Drs. January 31, 1999: Researchers Drs. Balaji Govindaswami Secretary, VMC Foundation, Board of Directors. Ehsan was formerly an assistant coach for the Blazers. Mrs. Heersink has served on the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. 2011: Kimberley Michelle Everett became the ninth UAB student named as a Truman Scholar. That culture as well as some strategic planning helped the company experience sustained growth throughout its history. August 1, 2005: The UAB Health System took over management of the HealthSouth Medical Center while a $33 million sale of the center in Birminghams Southside remained pending. Marsha N. Swanson and Donald C. Fletcher were named co-directors of the center. 1994: Dr. Suzanne Oparil became the fifth Medical Center physician to become president of the American Heart Association. 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