2015: For the fall term, the largest-ever number of students lived on the UAB campus, a total of 2,486 students representing 21 countries. March 1, 1996: A UAB Health Center opened in Homewood. Dr. Kurt M. W. Niemann was the first director. There were two female members of the part-time faculty: Drs. Dr. Volker reported directly to the president in Tuscaloosa. September 18, 2006: John A. March 15, 1980: Dr. Milly E. Cowles became second dean of the School of Education. Deborath Sutherland was the first director of the cheer and dance teams. 2008: Dr. Donna K. Arnett became the second chair of the UAB Commission on the Status of Women. 1910: Dr. Edgar Poe Hogan became the first Hillman Hospital administrator, serving in a part-time capacity until 1930. January 1978: Patricia P. Farmer was named as first curator of Art Collections at UAB and as curator of the UAB Visual Arts Gallery. 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. February 17, 1995: Specialized Caries Research Center was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. He had been named director in August but took office only after the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. 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. A search to name an interim dean of the College was initiated. 1955: Research and training grants at the Medical Center totaled $312,000. October 1, 1996: UAB Health System, a nonprofit entity, established in a joint operating agreement between The University of Alabama Board of Trustees and the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. Dr. William C. Fleming was the center's first director. April 1998: UAB announced that the men's track and field program would be eliminated at the end of the current academic year due to Title IX regulations requiring equity in men's and women's programs. 1988: Tony Ianuzzi became the head coach of the Men's Tennis team. 1962: The General Clinical Research Center was established at the Medical Center with a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). January 17, 1992: Dr. Lionel M. Bargeron, Jr., delivered the twenty-eighth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Remembrance of Things Past.". Formerly the offensive coordinator at the University of Arkansas, the Oklahoma native had been a quarterback at the University of Oklahoma. Senior medical student J. Patrick Daugherty was the first to present a research paper before the new student organization. Apply . March 27, 1973: Dr. J. Garber Galbraith delivered the tenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Perspectives in Neurosurgery.". 1974: Drs. UAB supports 61,025 jobs and generates $302.2 million in tax revenue to state and local governments. His lecture was titled "Fiberoptics: Retrospect and Prospect.". He served until 1969. 1982: The Alabama Legislature and the voters of Alabama approved a constitutional amendment increasing the membership on the University of Alabama Board of Trustees from eight to fifteen, with the aim to provide diversity and better representation on the governing board of the three campus University of Alabama System. October 1, 1995: UAB assumed administrative responsibility of the School of Primary Medical Care and the University Medical Clinics of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Louis J. Dell'Italia and Ahsan Hussain were named co-directors of the new center. August 10, 1954: Eris F. Paul was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. April 1978: Bill Herron hired as the first head coach of Men's Tennis, a team scheduled to begin competition during the 1979 calendar year. 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. August 1995: Paul Harbin became the first head coach of the new Women's Soccer team. 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. February 11, 2020: Dr. Gregg H. Gilbert presented the fifty-sixth Distinguished Faculty Lecture. 1989: The Smolian House and the Friendship House were sold by UAB. 1922: Josiah Nott Hall was completed on the Tuscaloosa campus as a home to the two-year basic sciences medical program. February 12, 2000: UAB's new Division I softball team defeated Samford University 2-0 in their inaugural home game, held at George Ward Park. May 23, 1938: Thomas S. Lawson was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. September 1959: A groundbreaking ceremony was held for Fort Mortimer H. Jordan Alabama National Guard 109th Evacuation Hospital Armory. Dr. Craig A. Elmets was named first director of UAB's newest center. October 9, 1899: Entering freshmen at the Medical College of Alabama were required to attend the college's new four-year course. June 5, 1971: Dr. Bengt E. Gustafson, a noted scientist from Sweden, received the honorary Doctor of Science degree, the second honorary degree awarded by UAB. Awards . Director, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for International Nursing SCHOLARS@UAB PROFILE. June 8, 1942: As part of the national defense effort during World War II, the medical school in Tuscaloosa instituted an accelerated training program of year-round school containing four sessions of study within a three-year curriculum. September 2012: For the fourth consecutive year, UAB had a record student enrollment with 17,999 students entering the fall term. June 24, 1994: The Environment Awareness Research Technology and Health (EARTH) Center was established with Melinda M. Lalor serving as interim director of the new center. September 14, 1936: The University of Alabama opened its Birmingham Extension Center in an old wood-frame two-story house at 2131 6th Avenue North. Schedule an Appointment Find a Provider UAB Medicine Wayfinder. October 1957: Birmingham native Patricia "Pat" Neal (later renamed as Fannie Flagg) volunteered her services as the spotlight operator for the Town and Gown production of "Pal Joey." The University of Alabama at Birmingham welcomes Lee Stone as the executive director of UAB Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) following a national search. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) traces its roots to the 1859 founding of the Medical College of Alabama and the 1936 opening of the Birmingham Extension Center of the University of Alabama. Dr. Hunt was the first female appointed to the medical school's full-time faculty. 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. September 1995: UAB celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Academic Health Center. The new fields are home to all of UABs outdoor intramural and club sports. March 12, 1947: Groundbreaking was held at the Medical Center for the Jefferson County Public Health Building. Basil I. Hirschowitz. Michael A. Catalano, the Institutes vice president, was also named as the interim chief operating officer. July 1, 1985: William A. January 1, 1984: Dr. James H. Woodward, Jr., became third vice president for University College; he served until June 1989 when the office was renamed Academic Affairs. 1995: Physical Sciences Building was renamed the Chemistry Building. Mar 2012 - Jun 20153 years 4 months. January 1, 2011: Dr. Deborah L. Voltz became fifth dean of the School of Education. August 1, 1944: Dr. Roy R. Kracke became first dean of the four-year Medical College of Alabama. The patient was a five-year old boy from Alabama. February 1, 1950: Construction began on the Medical and Dental Basic Science Building and Dental Clinic. June 12, 2006: Brian Shoop became the fourth head coach of the Men's Baseball team. Meet Our New UAB Medicine Nurse Managers - UAB Medicine News. 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. December 9, 1988: The Center for AIDS Research was formally approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Drs. 1897: The state legislature confirmed the charter of the Birmingham Medical College. April 8, 1997: Dr. William B. 1831: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees was created by the Alabama legislature. of Pediatrics. August 2010: For the fall term, total enrollment at UAB increased by almost 4 percent over last year up to 17,543. January 17, 1976: The Medical and Dental Basic Science Building and Dental Clinic was rededicated as the School of Dentistry Building. 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham. 205-934-3411. May 1921: The first two graduates received B.S. August 10, 1998: Alan V. Kaufman became the fifth head coach of the Men's Golf team. 1979: Tim Hamer became the first head coach of the new Men's Soccer team. September 17, 2021: Kenneth O. Simon was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1970: Dr. J. Durwood Bradley was named full-time chief-of-staff at University Hospital. 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. She was the first African American enrolled in any programs in the Medical Center. 1946: The four-year medical school in Birmingham had 58 full-time faculty, seven of whom were women and one of whom was chair of a department. March 22, 1953: The Veterans Administration Hospital was dedicated in the Medical Center. Miss Michigan Nancy Fleming was selected Miss America for 1961. January 1950: Dr. A production of Best Foot Forward, with music and lyrics by Ralph Blane and Birmingham native Hugh Martin, featured Tommy Dix. October 9, 2006: Anthony B. Purcell became the fifth Chief of Police. The space at Legion Field would be used for three years until football operations were moved to an on-campus site. Updated weather information will be announced via:uab.edu/emergencyWBHM FM 90.3UAB Bad Weather hotline: 934-2165, CH19 445 - 1720 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35294. UAB Medicine. October 1, 1999: Dr. Michael J. Froning became interim dean of the School of Education. The center had been established earlier in the year following the receipt of a $26.9 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health. 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. October 13, 1970: An organizational meeting was held for the Black Affairs Committee of the Student Government Association (SGA). Founded as a 10-bed hospitalist service dedicated to the inpatient care of UAB Prime-Care patients only, the group and the practice of Hospital Medicine have evolved significantly over the past two decades broadening to an average daily census of ~250 general medicine and subspecialty patients, consultative . 2014: The UAB Bioethics Team won its second national championship at the National Bioethics Bowl in Tallahassee, Florida. January 13, 1978: In a campus-wide election, students, faculty, and staff voted to name all intercollegiate athletic teams the UAB Blazers. Foster Watkins became president of UAB Walker College. UAB Hospital has added a senior vice president of inpatient services position to its operational structure and has named former UAB Hospital Interim CEO Anthony Patterson to the position. The Legion lost 2-0 to the Bethlehem Steel before a standing-room only crowd of 5,807. 1992: Dr. John N. Whitaker became the fourth president of The University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. August 1977: Fran Sharp Merrell became the first head coach of the new Women's Basketball team. September 4, 2003: In the first home football game to be broadcast nationally (on ESPN television), the Football team was defeated by Southern Mississippi 17-12. 2005 Larry Mayes Scholarship for Study of Tropical Medicine This research center was located within the School of Medicine. September 1, 2014: Lisa Tamiris Becker became the first director of the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA). Dr. McMahon, a professor of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology and the Jarman F. Lowder Professor of Neuroscience at UAB, became dean on the first of October. 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. June 2021: Casey Dunn was named as the fifth head coach of the Men's Baseball team. At least a dozen of the faculty were Tuscaloosa Campus Faculty who regularly traveled to and from Tuscaloosa to teach in Birmingham. October 18, 1945: The Iota Chapter of the Phi Chi Medical Fraternity held a dance to welcome freshman and sophomore students to the new school in Birmingham. June 1947: Laboratory facilities of the Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company were made available to engineering metallurgy students from the Birmingham Extension Center. Davis, of Dothan, was a double major in Political Science and Public Relations. September 7, 1965: Barbara Walker became the first African American student in the University Hospital School of Nursing, the hospital-based diploma program. 500 22nd Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233. 1999: The AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Unit (AVEU) became the first evaluation unit to enter a Phase III trail of an AIDS vaccine. September 1, 1957: Dr. Walter B. Frommeyer, Jr., became physician-in-chief and chair of the Department of Medicine. September 1, 1999: Bert Brouwer became interim dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. The clinic was the first patient area in the hospital to be named for a registered nurse. January 18, 1993: UAB first observed Martin Luther King, Jr., Day as an institutional holiday. Janet Cash received the award for students. Dr. Lawrence E. Mays was named as first director of the center. 1989: Jose-Luis Jamarillo became the interim head coach of the Men's Soccer team. April 15, 1985: UAB's first International Food Festival was held in the Mini Park. He serves as chair of the Department of Surgery at The University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine and surgeon-in-chief of UAB Hospital. October 19, 1979: Dr. J. Claude Bennett delivered the sixteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Bench and the Bedside.". . June 7, 1970: In a commencement ceremony held at the Birmingham Municipal Auditorium, UAB awarded its first degrees as an autonomous university. September 1970: Dean Henry B. Peters announced the appointment of the first academic faculty for the one-year old School of Optometry. September 20, 2002: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation. The event was funded by the student government and graduate student associations. 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. Ray L. Watts, M.D. April 1974: A symbolic groundbreaking was held for the Lurleen B. Wallace Cancer Hospital. 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. 1989: The UAB National Alumni Society celebrated its 10th anniversary with a sold-out Homecoming Gala featuring music by the Tams, a group that had played the first ever Student Government Association-sponsored dance in 1967. 1941: Space was so overcrowded at the Birmingham Extension Center that the university had to use a portion of the city's nearby Phillips High School for classes. January 1930: Dr. R. F. Lovelady was named the first full-time superintendent of Hillman Hospital. March 24, 1982: Elizabeth, a narrative film shot entirely on location in UABs Spain Rehabilitation Center, was broadcast nationally on the PBS network. 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. UAB Medicine physician Ratings & Reviews features star ratings and comments from patients surveys about their office visit experiences. UAB Hospital. David Hoffman was the centers executive director. May 5, 2017 The first 18 students graduated from the Innovate Birmingham Workforce program, a coalition of business leaders in Birmingham led by UAB. Dr. T. Joseph Reeves served as the center's first director. January 1, 2002: William E. Smith, Jr., became the second chair of the UAB Health System Managing Board. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. 1966: The catalog for the fall term of the newly established College of General Studies included 47 full-time faculty, 14 of whom are female. 2022 UAB Health System, All rights reserved. April 8, 1972: Yetta G. Samford, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. February 1, 1964: The separate Hillman Emergency and University Emergency Clinics were merged to form one combined University Hospital Emergency Clinic. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. 1991: Vice presidents Dr. John R. Durant and Dr. William A. Sibley became acting deans and co-directors of the Graduate School. 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. 1868: The building of the Medical College of Alabama was returned to the ownership of the college's governing board. August 1999: Caron Van Gilder Thornton, founding director, was reappointed director of the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center. 1987: World's first genetically engineered mouse-human monoclonal antibody was used at University Hospital in the treatment of cancer. 1966: Robert W. Holters was named interim administrator and later administrator of University Hospital. After much public outcry, the Viking-inspired mascot was dropped within six months. May 27, 1964: The first Medical Student Research Day was held preceding the Honors Convocation of the Medical College of Alabama. Dr. Donna J. Peterson was the center's first director. Womens bowling would begin in the fall of 2011 and womens beach volleyball in the spring of 2012. ", November 15, 1984: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the change of UAB's name from the "University of Alabama in Birmingham" to the "University of Alabama at Birmingham.". 1963: The medical school's Division of Continuing Medical Education first offered continuing education courses to Alabama physicians. 2006 Alpha Omega Alpha May 20, 1973: Dedication ceremonies were held for a new University College campus containing University College Building No. December 2011: John Fields, adjunct instructor in the Department of Art and Art History and a UAB alumnus, became interim director of the UAB Visual Arts Gallery. October 1, 2020: Dr. Michelle A. Robinson of the School of Dentistry became interim dean of the School of Education. June 2006: Tina Rogers became the interim chief executive officer of the UAB affiliated Southern Research Institute. September 1945: Mildred R. Crowe became second librarian of the Medical College Library. June 1, 2014: Dr. J. Fred Olive, a long time member of the library faculty, became interim director of the Mervyn Sterne Library upon the retirement of Dr. Jerry W. Stephens. Dr. Thomas E. Terndrup was the center's first director. All rights reserved. April 6, 2019: The UAB Bioethics Team won its third national championship at the National Bioethics Bowl held in Mobile, Alabama. January 31, 1999: Researchers Drs. July 30, 1968: Symbolic groundbreaking was held for Medical Center Library, School of Nursing, and Basic Health Sciences buildings. October 28, 1988: William Jack Edwards, III, was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. October 2, 1997: Ground was broken for the Richard M. Scrushy Building, future home of the School of Health Related Professions. July 1, 1973: Dr. James A. Pittman, Jr., became dean of the School of Medicine. October 20, 2005: Dr. Jay M. McDonald presented the forty-second Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Survival on the Mission to Mars: Columbus had it Easy.. June 5, 1988: UAB Commencement was held in the new UAB Arena, the first time a UAB graduation ceremony had been held on the universitys campus. September 12, 1975: The School of Optometry Building was dedicated. 1898: Dr. Benjamin L. Wyman, Sr., became the second dean of the Birmingham Medical College. September 10, 1983: Cleophus Thomas, Jr., and Frank H. Bromberg, Jr., were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. August 21, 1995: Dr. Michael A. Geheb became first director of the UAB Health Systems with oversight and coordination of the UAB Hospital, Health Services Foundation, Triton, and clinical activities of the faculty. 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. March 15, 1989: Dr. John M. Lyons became first vice president for Planning and Information Management. August 17, 2018: Dr. Michael Saag, director of the UAB Center for AIDS Research, received the inaugural Marchase Award. February 1992: The UAB Arena office towers opened. 1968: Dr. Joseph F. Volker was named executive vice president of UAB. Fourth year student Myron A. Levine was editor of the yearbook. March 5, 2012: The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama System selected Dr. Robert E. Witt as thesixth chancellor of the three-campus university system. February 3, 2012: Dr. Kenneth L. Vandervoort, Sr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. October 1, 1990: UAB Campus Taxi began as a service to the UAB community. May 17, 1957: The Medical Center's chapter of Sigma Xi was installed in ceremonies held in the University Hospital Auditorium. About. 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. March 7, 1894: The Birmingham Dental College held its first commencement ceremony at Seal's Music Hall. January 29, 1998: The New Woman All Women Clinic, a private facility located adjacent to the UAB campus at 1001 South 17th Street, was bombed. May 1978: Dr. John D. Jones became first vice president for Student Affairs. November 1, 2006: The Kirklin Clinic Patient Resources Library opened as a partnership between The Kirklin Clinic, the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. 1984: Dr. Theodore M. Benditt named fourth dean of the School of Humanities. National television and a half-time performance of Birmingham native and American Idol Ruben Studdard drew a crowd of 44,079 to Legion Field for the game; the largest crowd ever for a UAB Blazer home game. December 1, 1972: A symbolic groundbreaking was held for the School of Optometry Building. September 19, 2014: Barbara M. Humphrey was elected to The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1966: The Alabama legislature commissioned the firm of Booz, Allen, and Hamilton to study the expansion of medical education in Alabama.