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September 19, 2003: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Center for Heart Failure Research. 2014: The UAB Bioethics Team won its second national championship at the National Bioethics Bowl in Tallahassee, Florida. Home Dialysis March 8, 2022: The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved the sale of the engineering division of the UAB-affiliated Southern Research Institute (SRI) to Kratos, a national aerospace company headquartered in Delaware. ProfessorDirector, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular TherapyHolt A. McDowell, Jr., M.D. October 30, 2006: Dr. Jack E. Lemons presented the forty-third Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Celebration of Opportunities: Evolution of Surgical Implant Devices.. May 1960: Progress Notes, the student yearbook for the Medical College of Alabama, was first published at the cost of $7.50 per copy. July 15, 1903: Hillman Hospital was dedicated. 1986: Men's Volleyball and the Riflery teams were eliminated as team sports chiefly due to NCAA regulations for sports allowed per member institution. July 2014: The UAB Concert Choir won three medals out of three entered competitions at the Interkultur World Choir Games in Riga, Latvia. 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. November 2, 1990: The Gay/Lesbian Student Union was recognized as an official student organization by vote of the Student Government Association. The total extramural research grant awards received at UAB for the fiscal year was over $430 million. August 1995: Paul Harbin became the first head coach of the new Women's Soccer team. February 1966: Dr. Joseph F. Volker, Arthur Garikes, E. Todd Wheeler, and Dr. George W. Campbell produced the Expansion and Land Utilization Study-UAB. September 20, 2002: The UAB Center for Development of Functional Imaging was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. January 30, 1860: Act No. UAB awarded degrees to 3,260 students. Dawn Bulgarella. 1977: Urological Rehabilitation and Research Center established at UAB with Dr. L. Keith Lloyd as director. September 18, 2006: John A. 2007: Entering freshmen in the School of Dentistry began their studies under a revised vertically integrated curriculum, where students are exposed to clinical training almost from the start and receive instruction and mentoring from faculty and upper classmen. She was the first female selected to oversee the health system. 1985: UAB's former home of the Alabama Ballet became home to the new honors program and was renamed as the UAB Honors House. July 1, 1973: Dr. James A. Pittman, Jr., became dean of the School of Medicine. March 15, 1989: Dr. John M. Lyons became first vice president for Planning and Information Management. February 1977: UAB first celebrated Black History Month with a series of campus events, including lectures, film screenings, and dances. February 1, 1941: Charles R. Skelton, a 43-year old carpenter from Ensley who had helped lay the foundation for the hospital, became the first patient admitted to Jefferson Hospital. 1996: The 4,000th kidney transplant was performed at University Hospital. November 5, 2004: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute and the Institute of Oral Health Research as official research centers at UAB. October 14, 2009: President Carol Z. Garrison and Provost Eli Capilouto announced plans to merge four schools into a new College of Arts and Sciences effective January 1, 2010. 1974: University of Alabama Medical Center Foundation, a non-profit corporation, was renamed the UAB Medical and Educational Foundation. January 31, 1956: The Louis V. Clark Memorial Theatre was officially dedicated as the home to Town and Gown Theatre. March 4, 1997: The Harry "the Hat" Walker Press Box was officially dedicated at the Jerry D. Young Memorial Field. February 14, 1955: "Candles in the Canebrake" was the first Town and Gown production held in its new home on South 26th Street. 1868: The building of the Medical College of Alabama was returned to the ownership of the college's governing board. May 16, 1999: A performance of "Cabaret" ended the 49-year run of UAB Town and Gown Theatre and the university's use of the Clark Memorial Theater on Hatcher Place. The programs were developed by and are being led by UAB and the Alabama Department of Public Health and are being supported by funding obtained through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). May 27, 1964: The first Medical Student Research Day was held preceding the Honors Convocation of the Medical College of Alabama. April 30/May 1, 2021: Because of the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, UAB held outdoor commencement ceremonies at Birminghams Legion Field, the first time at that venue and the first outdoor ceremony in UAB history. September 12, 2006: A formal dedication ceremony was held for the new Blazer Hall and for the Commons on the Green, UAB's new campus dining facility. He is also the Assistant Section Chief for Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 2017: UABs economic impact on the Alabama economy was reported at $7.15 billion annually, with the university supporting 64,292 jobs throughout the state. Clyde G. Cox was the center's first director. 1971: UAB was accredited as an independent institution of higher education by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The awarding ceremony was held in UAB hospital. December 1, 1972: A symbolic groundbreaking was held for the School of Optometry Building. 11 at the corner of University Boulevard and South 12th Street. April 27, 1965: Dr. 1201 11th Avenue South, Floor 4, Birmingham, AL 35205 (Map) 205-930-8300. August 20, 2012: Dr. Eric P. Jack, associate dean, was named as interim dean of the School of Business, to be effective October first. He is an active participating member of the medical staff with the Neurology Service for UAB Hospital and an Associate Scientist in the Neuro-oncology Program at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. September 1, 1990: Dr. Virginia D. Gauld became second vice president for Student Affairs. September 14, 1994: Construction began on a major expansion of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. Staff Council. Dr. Clifton K. Meador was named as the center's first director. Dr. Hubert H. Harper, associate professor of English, was the first Ingalls recipient. Faculty Division Director. February 1969: Sarah Louise Fisher became the first African American graduate of the School of Nursing. Mike Wilson of the UAB ROTC Program became the new team's first head coach. Shot partially in Birmingham the previous year, some scenes had been filmed in UABs Woodward House. 1954: The Hill-Burton Act was expanded to include nursing homes, treatment centers, rehabilitation facilities, and chronic disease facilities. Join to view profile University Hospital-UAB . Shaia, the first person elected to the Board with an undergraduate degree from UAB, later removed her name from consideration by the Alabama legislature. 2004: Akofa A. Bonsi became the seventh UAB student named as a Truman Scholar. 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. April 2021: Two small beehives complete with two queen bees and some 40,000 worker bees were installed in the UAB Gardens to increase pollination in the campus and Southside area. October 1, 1999: Tim L. Pennycuff became third University Archivist. Spies, a noted researcher from the University of Cincinnati (later from Northwestern University), would maintain the independent clinic within the hospital until his death in 1960. March 12, 1947: Groundbreaking was held at the Medical Center for the Jefferson County Public Health Building. 2011: Hal Messersmith became the inaugural head coach of the new Women's Beach Volleyball team. 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. 500 22nd Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233. May 1969: Gloria S. Goldstein (later Gloria Goldstein Howton) was named as the first director of Public Affairs with oversight into the university's public relations efforts. June 2003: Dr. John F. Amos became the fourth dean of the School of Optometry. December 2014: With over $225 million in research funds for the fiscal year, UAB ranked 10th in the nation in funding provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Planned for completion in 2020, UAB's new proton therapy center is a collaborative effort between UAB and Proton International. June 1, 1958: James P. Bryan graduated from the baccalaureate nursing program -- then located on the campus in Tuscaloosa -- becoming the first male graduate of the School of Nursing. 10 worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings. September 19, 2014: In order to reflect new alignments and campus streamlining efforts, the University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the closure or merger of numerous research centers and institutes at UAB, including those in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Schools of Business, Dentistry, Medicine, and Nursing. 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. They were the first international faculty named as chairs of academic departments at the Medical Center in Birmingham. November 19, 1939: Hillman Hospital Outpatient Clinic Building was dedicated. Dr. Burt Nabors, III, MD - Mobile, AL - UAB Medicine 1997: Research grants and extramural funding in the School of Optometry exceeded $27 million, the largest amount for any optometry school or college in the world. Search . James K. Kirklin and George L. Zorn, Jr. June 1988: Dr. Dick D. Briggs became acting president of The University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. 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. It was also reported that UAB generated $25 for every $1 received in state funding. October 13, 1983: Drs. The garden was funded by the son of Mrs. Eppes. The contract also conveyed to the university the land on which the hospitals were located. She later went on to become the fourth runner up in the Miss America pageant in September in Atlantic City, New Jersey. November 2002: The Department of Genetics was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees as a merger of the existing departments of Human Genetics and of Genomics and Pathobiology. July 1, 1989: Dr. L. Clark Taylor, Jr., became administrator of University Hospital. 2008: The Southeast Biosafety Laboratory Alabama Birmingham Building (SEBLAB) was completed as UAB's level-3 biosafety facility. April 2018: A renovation project began on the BBVA Compass Field to expand the facility to 4,000 seats and to add a new video board and permanent ticket booths, concession stands, and restrooms. UAB competed with 450 choirs from 60 countries. Dr. Lolley, a member of the faculty of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, had previously served as hospital president from 2013 until 2015. January 1, 1997: Paul Hardin became interim president of UAB. 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. October 26, 2001: Dr. Robert L. Goldenberg delivered the thirty-eighth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "A to Z: Alabama to Zambia.". At the ceremony, 3,338 degrees and certificates were awarded. September 8, 1981: The first bone marrow transplant at UAB was performed. October 1, 2004: Dr. Robert R. Rich became the dean of the School of Medicine and vice president for Medicine. 1995: Lori L. Goodwin became the head coach of UAB's co-ed Riflery team. January 2022: The UAB Health System entered into a management relationship with Northwest Regional Health in Winfield, Alabama. The 39-member College Senate included elected faculty, staff, and students as well as administrators appointed by the dean. 1897: The state legislature confirmed the charter of the Birmingham Medical College. Several UAB facilities, including the newly opened Sorority Square Building, received damage in the bombing, and the portion of the university campus surrounding the building was closed for days. The management transition for the Cooper Green hospital will take place in 2020. 2016: The State of Alabama became the first state in the country to host institutions receiving five EPSCoR Track II grants, four of which were awarded to UAB. January 23, 1985: First baby was born as a result of the UAB In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) program. October 1961: The Psychiatric Clinic was named in honor of Medical Center benefactors Joseph S. and Bertha Pizitz Smolian. The Blazers ended with a program record 11-3 season, its first conference championship, and its first bowl victory. March 15, 1976: Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr., became second dean of the School of Humanities. May 1, 2018: Dr. Michelle A. Robinson became interim dean of the School of Dentistry. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. A native of what was then Czechoslovakia, Lazansky was the first international named as a divisional director at the Medical Center in Birmingham. February 8, 2013: Harris V. Morrissette was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. May 30, 1954: Claudia Holcombe Heard and Ruth Ehricke became the first female graduates of the School of Dentistry. July 1, 2020: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the creation of the UAB Health System Authority. March 15, 1989: Dr. Kenneth J. Roozen became first vice president for University Affairs. Anupam Agarwal, MD - Vice Chair. 1978: UAB Ambassadors corps formed with 10 students and two alternates in order to provide student hosts at official university functions. Armstrong was a political science major and a UAB Ambassador. Dr. Henning Birkedal-Hansen was first director of the center. October 9, 1947: Alabama Act 678 appropriated funds of $750,000 for the operation of the University of Alabama School of Dentistry. 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. Elizabeth Hale of Birmingham was the program's first graduate. September 1972: University Hospital Outpatient Services Clinic was closed. February 16, 1944: The Building Commission for the Four-Year Medical College adopted a resolution locating the new four-year medical school in Birmingham. 1996: With a new $2.3 million five-year grant, UAB became one of the nation's four Oral Cancer Research Centers. Written by Reporter Staff. The funds were split between the Collat School of Business and the Department of Criminal Justice. November 10, 1999: A Midsummer Nights Dream opened as the first Department of Theatre production to be held in the new Sirote Theatre. October 2, 1997: Ground was broken for the Richard M. Scrushy Building, future home of the School of Health Related Professions. 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. June 3, 2021: Justin DeSanto became the head coach of Men's Tennis. 2010: UAB became one of the first two civilian hospitals in the US to host a US Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST). September 19, 2014: Barbara M. Humphrey was elected to The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. January 5, 2019: At a ceremony in San Jose, California, UAB Coach Bill Clark accepted the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award from the Football Writers Association of America. November 1868: Classes that had been suspended during the Civil War resumed at the Medical College of Alabama in Mobile. "For a long time, we have had all these different pieces of the puzzle, but this was the final piece in becoming the region . December 12, 2009: For the first time, the UAB commencement ceremony was streamed live via the internet. Medical Director for Neurology, University Hospital Division Director, Memory Disorders. . 1957: For the fall term, total enrollment at the Birmingham Extension Center was 1,856 students. October 15, 1986: International House was rededicated in honor of Joseph S. and Bertha Pizitz Smolian. 1982: Laboratory for Special Cancer Research opened at 550 South 11th Street. Logue had been a student athlete member of the Blazer team. October 1, 1993: Dr. J. Claude Bennett assumed office as the fourth president of UAB. Bettye G. Wilson, associate professor in the School of Health Professions, was the associations first president. September 17, 1997: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the name change of the Center for the Advancement of Developing Industries to the Office for the Advancement of Developing Industries Technology Center. February 1972: Pi Kappa Alpha was chartered as the first social fraternity at UAB. August 1, 1971: Effective on this date, the College of General Studies was reorganized as University College, an academic entity consisting of four academic schools: Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, and Engineering. September 1, 1962: Dr. Charles A. McCallum, Jr., became second dean of the School of Dentistry. Men's games were held at the Legacy Arena at the BJCC and women's games started in UAB's Bartow Arena before moving to Legacy Arena for the semifinals and finals. His lecture was titled "Fiberoptics: Retrospect and Prospect.". 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. Mrs. K. Lemone Yeilding elected as the club's first president. October 1958: Maria N. Rada of Columbia received a diploma from the University Hospital School of Nursing, the first international student to graduate from the hospital nursing school. Kaitrin Parris, DNP, RN, CNE Assistant Professor The state constitution stipulates that the Tuscaloosa district have one more board member than other Congressional districts. February 17, 1995: Specialized Caries Research Center was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. April 1, 2017: Dr. John R. Jones, III, vice president for Student Affairs, became UAB's interim provost. April 15, 1974: Dr. Elizabeth C. Crosby delivered the eleventh Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Our Curious Cortex." May 29, 1954: John A. Caddell was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. February 6, 1998: Martin C. Nowak became interim executive director of University Hospital. An Alabama native and former head coach at the University of Indiana, Davis brought to UAB a 115-79 record as Indiana's head coach. Director of Program Development at University Hospital-UAB Odenville, Alabama, United States. Dr. Richard J. Whitley was the center's first director. Demolition of the building later began in the fall of 2007. 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). February 1990: Jean Vaughn became the sixth head coach of the Women's 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. Thompson came to UAB from the University of Notre Dame. Event Type. 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. 2000: Melinda Claiborne became the fourth head coach of Women's Volleyball. The first production of the newly renamed program was Martin Dubermans play In White America.. March 7, 1860: The first class of 15 graduated from the Medical College of Alabama after a one-year term. June 16, 1999: UAB alumnus Larry Giangrosso became the third head coach of the Men's Baseball team. The class graduated in 1969 and the school was eliminated. October 30, 1987: Dr. Dan W. Urry delivered the twenty-fourth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Of Molecules, Motion, Man, and Machines.". May 1, 1970: Dr. Samuel B. Barker became first dean of the newly established UAB Graduate School. November 11, 2004: Dr. William J. Koopman presented the forty-first Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Leadership in Academic Medicine.. 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. She was the first female vice president at UAB. September 24, 1976: The UAB Report, the weekly faculty and staff newspaper, was first published. October 24, 1975: The Reynolds Historical Library was rededicated within the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. UAB Medicines obstetrics & gynecology program ranked No. July 12, 1902: Cornerstones were laid for the Birmingham Medical College and the Hillman Hospital. August 2000: The Carnegie I Research University designation was replaced with Carnegies new classification as a Doctoral/Research-extensive University.. "Catch the Spirit" was the theme for the week's festivities. 1973: The Diabetes Research and Training Center was established with Dr. William J. Reddy as first director. April 5, 1859: The Probate Court of Mobile County granted a charter for a medical school with power vested in a board of trustees originally comprised by Drs. September 1965: Sarah Louise Fisher became the first African American student in The University of Alabama School of Nursing, then located on the campus in Tuscaloosa. January 1978: Gladys McQueen, supervisor of keypunch services in the Central Computing Facility, was named UABs first Employee of the Month. At the time, McQueen had 24 years of service. May 9, 2009: Due to the number of graduates and to better accommodate invited guests, UAB for the first time offered two commencement ceremonies. He was the first new trustee elected to the board following the establishment of the extension center in Birmingham. November 19, 1999: The UAB Acute Chest Pain Center and the UAB Heart Center were approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Deaf Service/TDD: 934-4642. The UAB student body is one of the most diverse in the nation, with 39.7 percent minority for the total student enrollment and 40.5 percent minority for the freshman class. At this first graduation, 478 students received degress from the new university. Herbert Chen, M.D., FACS, is an internationally recognized surgeon-scientist and medical educator. December 1954: The former Birmingham Little Theater building on South 26th Street was donated to The University of Alabama by the family of General Louis V. Clark. February 21, 2010: UAB opened the new Women and Infants Center and five babies were born in the new facility its first day. 1987: Center for Reproductive Health and Genetics opened in renovated Byrd Building. This appointment took effect in September . May 11, 2015: UAB was named as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, the first hospital in the state to receive such certification.
