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. May 12, 2005: Dr. Eli Capilouto was named Provost after having served as acting Provost since 2002. 1972: The Extension Library of Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences opened in the Hillman Hospital building. Welcome to UAB Hospital Medicine! The annual UAB holiday event would remain on the university calendar for many years. July 2017: Dr. Keith A. Ranked No. December 13, 2018: Coach Bill Clark selected as the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America. January 9, 1963: The Birmingham chapter of the American Association of University Professors was organized in a meeting at the Medical Center. 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]. September 17, 1999: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Center for Injury Sciences and the Mercedes-Benz CIREN (Crash Injury Research Engineering Network) Center. Stone graduated from Purdue University with Bachelor of Science and Indiana University with a masters degree. Dr. Hullet, who had earned a masters degree from the UAB School of Public Health, became the first African American elected to the governing board of the three campus University of Alabama System. April 7, 2004: Audra Smith, an assistant coach at the University of Virginia, was named as the fifth head coach of the Women's Basketball team. September 12, 1975: The School of Optometry Building was dedicated. September 1, 1977: Dr. Charles A. McCallum, Jr., became vice president for Health Affairs. December 1, 2004: Dr. Michael R. Waldrum became chief operating officer for University Hospital, with responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the hospital. Although Malone and Hood enrolled at the main campus in Tuscaloosa, they were the first African American students admitted to the University, its medical center in Birmingham, or its extension division programs throughout the state. September 1, 2002: Dr. Carol Z. Garrison became the sixth president of UAB. December 1988: Dr. Dick D. Briggs became the third president of The University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. Director of Policy Management - Policies and Standards - Days (001) - 6754576637. February 15, 2002: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the management agreement between the UAB Health System and Bessemer-Carraway Medical center, which was later renamed UAB Medical West. June 26, 1998: The Center for Community Outreach Development and the Southeast Center for Excellence in Geriatric Medicine were approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1995: Harold L. Abroms became interim vice president for University Advancement, a newly established administrative office. September 15, 1978: Dr. James H. Woodward, Jr., became second dean of the School of Engineering. Arnett, chair of the Department of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, was the first epidemiologist selected for the presidency of the AHA. 1981: The entering class size of the School of Medicine was decreased to 150. March 2011: UAB announced the establishment of the first two endowed deanships at the university, the James C. Lee, Jr., Endowed Chair for the Dean of the School of Medicine and the Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair for the Dean of the School of Nursing. 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. April 8, 1902: Esther Turner Colston received a PhG degree from the pharmacy program of the Medical College of Alabama in Mobile. 2007 Ben Friedman Award for Excellence in Teaching by an Intern Award May 1986: UAB acquired the Mary Lewis Convalescent Home, a 45-bed facility. Interim Chancellor John T. Oliver, Jr., introduced Paul Hardin as interim president of UAB. 1995: New Co., a limited liability company directed by Jim Little, was formed to establish a network of primary-care physicians in Alabama. 4. November 10, 1999: A Midsummer Nights Dream opened as the first Department of Theatre production to be held in the new Sirote Theatre. January 22, 1987: Parkinson's Disease Association Information and Referral Center, established in 1986, was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. August 1969: Medical Center Annex, formerly the Cullom Apartments, was demolished to build the Kahler Plaza Hotel. Dr. Gregory Pence was the faculty sponsor of the team. October 29, 1996: The Frank and Kathleen Ellis Ryals School of Public Health Building was dedicated. Dr. William H. Anderson was the school's first dean. January 21, 1981: The Cystic Fibrosis Research Center was established at UAB with Dr. Roy Curtiss III as first director. February 2009: W. Davis Malone, III, Ronald W. Gray, and William Britt Sexton were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Today, UAB is a comprehensive urban university with a nationally recognized academic health center. 1939: The University of Alabama added four full-time faculty members at the Birmingham Extension Center: Dr. Adrienne S. Rayl, Dr. Richard T. Eastwood, Marguerite Matlock Butler, and Quinton Dabbs. The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital - UAB Medicine September 1, 1989: Dr. Philip E. Austin became third chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. May 28, 1920: Ten graduates received M.D. Dr. Gregory Pence was thefaculty sponsor of the team. Krontiras named director of UAB surgical oncology. December 1966: Senator Lister Hill announced original grant funding for the Alabama Regional Medical Program. La Ctedra Santander de Emprendimiento Universitario, en el marco de las XXIII Jornadas de Emprendimiento e innovacin, organiza una mesa redonda con el ttulo Experiencias emprendedoras de proximidad con ex-alumnos UdL.La mesa redonda contar con la participacin de Arnau Bresol Farr, graduado en ADE por la UdL, doble mster en Business Administration (EAE - UAB) y mster en . September 1959: A groundbreaking ceremony was held for Fort Mortimer H. Jordan Alabama National Guard 109th Evacuation Hospital Armory. Graduate degrees were awarded during an online-only ceremony on Friday the first, undergraduate degrees were awarded during an online-only ceremony on Saturday the second. Ronald T. Acton received a Ph.D. in Microbiology, becoming the first person to receive a degree from UAB. department of medicine; June 5, 2004: William S. Sandy White became CEO of the UAB Research Foundation, succeeding acting director Lucy Hicks. 2006 Gold Humanism Honor Society, University of Alabama School of Medicine Joseph F. Volker and Roy R. Kracke decided to jointly fund and administer the basic science departments. April 2, 1951: The Department of Biochemistry received approval to offer the first doctoral program at the Medical Center. September 1, 1990: Dr. Virginia D. Gauld became second vice president for Student Affairs. 1969: Regional Technical Institute for Health Occupations was established. May 27, 1964: The first Medical Student Research Day was held preceding the Honors Convocation of the Medical College of Alabama. There were two full-time instructors, 16 part-time instructors, and three staff. April 17, 1972: Dr. Charles A. McCallum, Jr., delivered the ninth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Challenge of Service.". 1910: The Birmingham Medical College merged with the Birmingham Dental College (which had opened in the fall of 1893) and was renamed the Birmingham Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical College. The UAB Color Guard also debuted at the same home game. December 1945: Highlights of Jefferson-Hillman Hospital, a news sheet for hospital staff, was first published. January 1, 1993: At the start of the calendar year, new NCAA regulations required that any university operating other sports at the Division I level must also operate football as either a Division I-A or a Division I-AA team. August 1954: The Report of the Special Survey Committee, called the "Duckett Jones Report" for its chief author, was released. 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. This was Flagg's first experience working in a theatrical production. Hospital Medicine Faculty. She was the first female selected to oversee the health system. September 15, 2017: Ronald W. Gray was elected president pro tempore of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. January 1, 2004: Dr. Huw F. Thomas became the seventh dean of the School of Dentistry. Three cases were heard by Chief Justice C. C. Torbert, Jr., and the other eight members of Alabamas highest court. January 1, 2011: Dr. Deborah L. Voltz became fifth dean of the School of Education. May 8, 1968: Dr. Arnold G. Diethelm successfully performed the Medical Center's first kidney transplant. The Legion lost 2-0 to the Bethlehem Steel before a standing-room only crowd of 5,807. 1981: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees expanded from eight to fifteen members. June 25, 1999: Sidney L. McDonald was elected president pro tempore of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. June 4, 1945: Twenty-two juniors registered for classes in Jefferson-Hillman Hospital for the new four-year Medical College of Alabama. He and his wife are relocating to Alabama from Indiana. Department of Neurology. Dr. Robert L. Goldenberg was named as the center's first director. October 1, 1993: Dr. J. Claude Bennett assumed office as the fourth president of UAB. 1976: The Center for Aging was established. 1922: Josiah Nott Hall was completed on the Tuscaloosa campus as a home to the two-year basic sciences medical program. April 27, 1989: UAB celebrated $100 million in active grants and contracts. September 1, 1984: Ken Letson became UAB's second Sports Information director. May 2, 1991: UAB held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Bertha and Joseph Smolian International House on 10th Avenue South. James T. Crutcher, formerly pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, became the first African American named as a full-time chaplain at University Hospital. Steve Nixon, a junior management major, was editor of the first yearbook. September 20, 2002: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation. 1979: UAB National Alumni Society was chartered. Hospital Medicine Faculty. March 25, 2006: Mike Anderson, head coach of men's basketball, left UAB when he was hired as coach at the University of Missouri. October 27, 1978: The Center for Advanced Medical Studies (CAMS) was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees as an official UAB Center. 2010 Present, American Society of Nephrology February 2, 1952: Anna Jane Reid became the first woman to receive a graduate degree (in biochemistry) awarded through the Medical Center. degrees from the Medical College of Alabama in the last commencement ceremony held in Mobile. June 5, 1990: Groundbreaking was held for the Bevill Biomedical Research Building. April 1970: South Wing of University Hospital opened. Dr. Alexander, whose selection had beenannounced in February, came to UAB from Case Western Reserve University. April 21, 1995: The Stroke Research Center renamed Comprehensive Stroke Research Center. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. 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. 1991: Vice presidents Dr. John R. Durant and Dr. William A. Sibley became acting deans and co-directors of the Graduate School. 1939: The University of Alabama's Birmingham Extension Center had an enrollment of 365 students. October 12, 2009: Dr. Suzanne M. Michalek presented the forty-sixth annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture, UAB and Mucosal Immunology: Past, Present and Future.. June 16, 1969: Dr. Joseph F. Volker was named first president of UAB. EPSCoR stands for Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. 1994: UAB became the first Alabama university to achieve Research University I status in the Carnegie Foundation classification. 7 Eric Molina in the ninth round in Bartow Arena at UAB. February 5, 2021: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the closure of seventeen research centers and institutes at UAB. James F. Hatcher, Jr., was appointed as the administrator for the ballet program in addition to his duties as director of Town and Gown Theatre. 1990: Alabama's first use of single-fiber arthroscope for monitoring the treatment of arthritis occurred at University Hospital. 2004: Raymond E. Butler became president of the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital. July 15, 2015: Dr. John R. Jones, III, became vice president for Student Affairs. November 19, 1999: The UAB Acute Chest Pain Center and the UAB Heart Center were approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Im excited to pair my experience in laboratory and research safety with the experience of the team members already on the ground to grow the culture of safety on campus.. She had one line of dialogue in her speaking debut. December 21, 2018: Jeff Kinney named as the fifth head coach of the Men's Soccer team. June 4, 1989: The UAB Mace, designed by local artist Cordray Parker, was first used during the universitys commencement. February 3, 2012: Dr. Kenneth L. Vandervoort, Sr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The electric systems group is responsible for the inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of Hospital buildings' electrical, emergency generator, fire alarm system, etc. October 25, 2002: Dr. Eric Hunter presented the thirty-ninth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Why Birmingham, Alabama?". September 1, 1957: Dr. Walter B. Frommeyer, Jr., became physician-in-chief and chair of the Department of Medicine. May 8, 1956: An untitled student newspaper was published at the Birmingham Extension Center, it was later named the Center Scope. May 29, 1955: Ruth Stillman Hare received the first doctoral degree (in pharmacology) conferred through the Medical Center. UAB Medicine is unique in that our organizational structure includes a dedicated leader to advocate for APPs, help grow service lines and individual practices, provide oversight and supervision of scope of practice, and support recruitment, quality, credentialing, and privileging. May 27, 1977: The UAB Mini Park was dedicated. 2014: The UAB Bioethics Team won its second national championship at the National Bioethics Bowl in Tallahassee, Florida. Associate Director of Food and Nutrition at St. Vincent's Hospital. 1964: First classes were held in the new Engineering Building adjacent to the Birmingham Extension Center. July 2016: Gene Fambrough became the interim director of bands, including the UAB Marching Blazers. UAB Hospital Interim Chief Nursing Officer Terri Poe, who earn. January 6, 1996: UAB's new mascot -- the university's fourth official mascot -- Blaze the dragon made its first public appearance during a basketball game at the UAB Arena. October 24, 1997: Dr. Suzanne Oparil delivered the thirty-fourth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Academic Family Values, or Can This Marriage Be Saved?". June 30, 1970: Dr. Florence A. Hixson retired as first dean of the School of Nursing. 1989: Dr. Harold M. Fullmer delivered the twenty-sixth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Dental Research from Antiquity to the Present.". UAB had announced his recruitment in February. A dedication ceremony would be held the following year. June 3, 1979: Kathleen G. Andreoli became the first graduate of the School of Nursings DSN program, which had been instituted in 1975. 1967: Dr. John W. Kirklin, chair of the Department of Surgery, initiated the Surgeons Assistant Program, the first formalized education program in the United States to train surgeon's assistants. He will join UAB March 1. Dr. Edward W. Hook III was named first director of the center. UAB Medicine. Both student centers were named in honor of Dr. S. Richardson Hill, Jr., UAB's second president. 1974: University of Alabama Medical Center Foundation, a non-profit corporation, was renamed the UAB Medical and Educational Foundation. 1959: Research grants, training grants, and fellowships at the Medical Center exceeded $1,000,000. 2007: Dr. Sarah Parcak, associate professor of anthropology, established the UAB Laboratory for Global Observations. degree in Medicine from The University of Alabama, thus becoming the first female to graduate from the medical school. December 1, 2018: In the Conference USA Championship held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the UAB Blazers defeated Middle Tennessee (MTSU) 27-25 to win the university's first conference football championship. December 29, 2010: Harold Warren became the second head coach of the Women's Soccer team. Written by Reporter Staff. UAB is the only public, four-year degree granting university in the state's largest metropolitan area. Dr. Holmes came to UAB from the University of Virginia. October 1, 2005: Dr. Ray L. Watts became the sixth president of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. October 7, 2000: Herman Frazier became UAB's second Director of Athletics. UAB students who had graduated during virtual-only ceremonies in 2020 were invited to participate. Since becoming faculty, his research has been focused on eliminating geographic and socioeconomic barriers which prevents patients from accessing specialized care. November 29, 1940: Brewer Dixon was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. January 20, 2016: The Hill Student Center was officially dedicated. 2016: Ashley Hardee became the interim head coach of the Women's Beach Volleyball team. 2013: Alan Murray became the sixth head coach of the Men's Golf team. 1954: Matthew F. McNulty, Jr., was appointed administrator of Jefferson-Hillman Hospital. The universitys freshman class increased 14 percent to a record total of 2,299 students. It was renamed the "University of Alabama School of Medicine Huntsville Program.". October 15, 1986: International House was rededicated in honor of Joseph S. and Bertha Pizitz Smolian. June 9, 1974: Jimmie Walker, Jr., and Wilson Wright, Jr., became the first African American graduates of the School of Dentistry. Hospital Maintenance. September 3, 1997: Drs. poliomyelitis). Dr. April 6, 2006: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Mucosal HIV and Immunobiology Center. Prior to its acquisition by HealthSouth, the facility had been named the South Highlands Hospital and had been founded in 1910 as the South Highlands Infirmary. June 6, 1976: Janice G. Jackson became the first African American female to graduate from the School of Dentistry. December 2, 2022: Trent Dilfer became the sixth head coach of the Blazer football team. She later went on to become the fourth runner up in the Miss America pageant in September in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Dr. Arthur H. Wuehrmann served as acting dean of the dental school during Volker's absence. July 1, 2018: Dr. November 2018: Birmingham's Energen Company donated its "Wonders of America" art collection to UAB upon the energy company's merger with an out-of-state company. 5 opened. March 25, 1982: "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, was the inaugural production held in the theater of the new Husley Center for the Arts. November 7, 1980: Dr. John R. Durant delivered the seventeenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "People I Have Known.". May 1967: The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded UAB a grant to establish a Regional Technical Institute for Health Occupations. September 4, 1950: The entering freshman class of the University Hospital School of Nursing included six male students, the first in the history of the hospital's nursing program. 1985: Ken Cain became the head coach of the Men's Volleyball team. Welcome to "UAB Hospital Laboratories LabSource" . May 3, 2022: Dr. Casey Weaver, a professor of pathology, was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences, the third UAB faculty member to be so honored. March 23, 2001: The SEC Gymnastics Championship was held in UAB's Bartow Arena, a neutral site location. November 2018: UAB announced its Capital Campaign had reached the campaign target of $1 billion and had surpassed the goal by over $2 million. 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. May 1-2, 2020: Due to the university's Limited Business Model implemented because of the COVID-19 pandemic, UAB provided virtual only commencement ceremonies for graduating students. Power for the school was vested with a board of trustees comprised by Newton St. John, J. C. Dubose, Robert A. Baker, William D. Dunn, A. R. Manning, Duke W. Goodman, H. T. Smith, C. R. Foot, Murray F. Smith, Samuel G. Battle, Theophilus L. Toulmin, John Little Smith, Charles Labaron, N. H. Brown, and John Forysth. Fabry Disease and other rare genetic kidney disease His appointment had been announced on September 13. Named for UAB benefactors Hal and Judy Abroms and Marvin and Ruth Engel, the striking new facility houses the university's art galleries, administrative and faculty offices, and the Department of Art and Art History. (Tony) Jones, M.D.Chief Physician Executive, Kierstin Kennedy, M.D., MSHAChief Medical Officer, Jean Ann Larson, Ph.D.Chief Leadership Development Officer, Patricia PritchettExecutive Vice President for Ambulatory and Administrative Services, Susan JenningsInterim Chief Financial Officer, Keith A. Walker had served as chief-of-staff for King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Later that day, the UAB Green and Gold game was held at the universitys BBVA Compass Field. April 28, 2018: The first six students to complete their Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre graduated from UAB. Kelsey went above and beyond by performing lifesaving procedures at a Liked by Jean-Claude LeBlanc Davis worked at UAB from 1965 until her retirement in 1981. He joined Children's of Alabama in 1992, having previously served as budget director and director of physician recruitment and development for Brookwood Medical Center. With a conference record of 7-0, the Blazers were also in first place in C-USA. October 15, 2013: Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers became Senior Vice President for Medicine and dean of the School of Medicine. 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. February 1, 1997: Dr. Peter V. O'Neil became interim provost, and Dr. Michael J. Neilson became acting dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. May 20, 2011: Dr. Michael S. Reddy was named as interim dean of the School of Dentistry, to be effective on June 6, 2011.
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