September 1970: Dean Henry B. Peters announced the appointment of the first academic faculty for the one-year old School of Optometry. Hospital Medicine Faculty. April 17, 1997: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees delegated full authority of Triton Health Systems and its VIVA Health HMO subsidiary to the UAB Health System Managing Board. May 2012: The UAB Health System entered into an operational affiliation with Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston, Alabama. May 21, 1983: UAB held its first telephone student registration in a pilot program sponsored by the Office of Registration and Academic Records. July 2015: UAB acquired the Paula Building at 728 Richard J. Arrington, Jr., Boulevard. 2002: Kimberly K. Wilcox became the head coach of the Women's Golf team. 1946: The Birmingham Extension Center had an enrollment of over 500 students. 1973: The Diabetes Research and Training Center was established with Dr. William J. Reddy as first director. October 9, 1991: The Bone Marrow Transplant Program was reactivated at UAB with Dr. William P. Vaughan as head. January 11, 1980: John J. Sparkman Center for International Public Health Education was dedicated. The campaigns original goal had been $250 million. August 1, 1944: Dr. Roy R. Kracke became first dean of the four-year Medical College of Alabama. January 1, 2010: Dr. Rodney W. Nowakowski became interim dean of the School of Optometry. December 1993: Drs. July 2020: Reid F. Jones became the new Chief Executive Officer of UAB Medicine. October 2, 1997: Ground was broken for the Richard M. Scrushy Building, future home of the School of Health Related Professions. 1993: UAB's economic impact on the Birmingham region was estimated at more than $1.5 billion per year. May 6, 1992: UAB unveiled new office space for the Blazer Football coaches and staff in a section of Birminghams Legion Field. Dr. Deborah L. Voltz was named director of the new center. December 26-30, 1940: Jefferson Hospital was dedicated. June 13, 2015: A crowd of 9,347 attended a World Heavyweight Championship match in Birmingham as world-title holder and Alabama native Deontay Wilder knocked out No. Basil I. Hirschowitz selected as the twenty-fifth Distinguished Faculty Lecturer. UAB Medicine physician Ratings & Reviews features star ratings and comments from patients surveys about their office visit experiences. February 15, 2001: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the International Tuberculosis Center. September 27, 1989: A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Center for Psychiatric Medicine. Stone will report to Jolene King, assistant vice president of Facilities Administration and Environmental Health & Safety, who says she looks forward to Stones leadership in bringing the relevant safety groups together. He was the chief of the UAB Police department. June 17, 1987: The Center for Research in Oral Biology superseded the Institute of Dental Research. 2009: The UAB National Alumni Society hosted the first Uncork Education event, a food, wine, and beer event that raised funds for student scholarships. 1978: Ayda G. Nambayan received a full-time faculty appointment as assistant professor of nursing, the first international appointed to the nursing school faculty. Dr. T. Joseph Reeves served as the center's first director. 6 among Southeastern universities. Basil I. Hirschowitz became the first director of the Division of Gastroenterology. October 30, 2006: Dr. Jack E. Lemons presented the forty-third Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Celebration of Opportunities: Evolution of Surgical Implant Devices.. Dr. Wu, who had a long and distinguished career in his native China, remained in Birmingham until his retirement in 1952. Later that day, the UAB Green and Gold game was held at the universitys BBVA Compass Field. June 23, 1967: The Committee on Optometry, a joint state legislative committee chaired by Representative Hugh D. Merrill, found there was a need for a school of optometry to be located in the State of Alabama and recommended that it be placed at an existing state university.". She was the first African American enrolled in any programs in the Medical Center. March 7, 1894: The Birmingham Dental College held its first commencement ceremony at Seal's Music Hall. January 1988: In response to the growing AIDS epidemic, the 1917 Clinic was opened at UAB. 1966: Cardiovascular Research and Training Center established with grant from the National Heart Institute. May 17, 1991: University Center was renamed and rededicated as the Hill University Center in honor of UAB's second president, Dr. S. Richardson Hill, Jr. May 22, 1991: Dr. Joan F. Lorden received the first Carolyn P. and Charles W. Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction and presented a lecture titled "Behavior: The Organizing Principle for the Nervous System.". James K. Kirklin and David McGiffin headed the team which performed UAB's 500th heart transplant. June 2006: Tina Rogers became the interim chief executive officer of the UAB affiliated Southern Research Institute. Jones, a long-time UAB employee and UAB alumnus, retained his position as COO of UAB Hospital. October 2017: UAB announced the expansion of its campus supercomputer to 450 teraflops, making the universitys supercomputer the fastest in the state of Alabama and one of the five fastest at an academic institution in the Southeast. Dr. Lawrence E. Mays was named as first director of the center. September 17, 2020: Michael Brock was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. December 3, 1983: Oliver H. Delchamps, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. August 1971: Geraldine W. Bell became the first African American member of the faculty of the University College Library (later the Mervyn H. Sterne Library), receiving the appointment of instructor and reference bibliographer. 1973: Dr. David M. Witten became the first president of The University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. September 2021: For the fiscal year of 2021, UAB received more than $848 million in extramural research grants and awards, a one-year increase of 33 percent. Dr. Gerald M. Pohost was named director of the nuclear imaging center. December 1, 1972: A symbolic groundbreaking was held for the School of Optometry Building. Dr. Oestenstad then joined the school's faculty. April 9, 1980: The Physical Education Facility was renamed in honor of former Alabama governor George C. Wallace. His lecture was titled "Fiberoptics: Retrospect and Prospect.". The event was sponsored by the International Student Association and association president Khalil Jarrar. March 15, 2019: Lili Anderson became the first executive director of Visual and Performing Arts upon the administrative merger of the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center and the Abroms-Engels Institute for Visual Arts (AEIVA). September 9, 1972: The Psychiatric Day Treatment Center was renamed in honor of benefactor William P. Engel. 1979: Dr. James Rachels was named third dean of the School of Humanities after serving as interim since 1978. February 2, 1982: UAB Synopsis was first published for the medical and dental staff of University Hospital; Dr. Richard McElvein was first editor. Twenty centers were closed and six other centers were merged into existing UAB centers. April 1996: Murry Bartow became the second head coach of the Men's Basketball team. Leo M. Hall and James E. Myrick obtained the first license from UAB for manufacture and sale of an invention produced at the university. February 14, 1955: "Candles in the Canebrake" was the first Town and Gown production held in its new home on South 26th Street. March 27, 1973: Dr. J. Garber Galbraith delivered the tenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Perspectives in Neurosurgery.". June 2019: For the second consecutive year, Times Higher Education ranked UAB as the top Young University (50 years or under) in the United States. Clyde G. Cox was the center's first director. Dr. George W. Campbell was named first dean of the new College. June 22, 1990: James D. Loftin and T. Michael Goodrich were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. September 1, 1988: Virginia L. Algermissen became third director of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. Dr. William H. Anderson returned as dean. Several of the schools initial faculty held primary appointments in the medical school but also taught basic science courses to the first dental students. Director of Interventional Cardiology & Cath Lab Birmingham, Alabama, United States . Meador, who was the dean of the library at SUNY Binghamton, became the university's first library dean in August. August 29, 2018: A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the new Intramural and Club Sport Field Complex at 1101 5th Avenue South, directly across the street from the Football Operations Center. September 1, 1990: Dr. Virginia D. Gauld became second vice president for Student Affairs. May 12, 2005: Dr. Eli Capilouto was named Provost after having served as acting Provost since 2002. September 12, 1979: Vision Science Research Center was dedicated as the only NEI funded center located in an optometry school. 1989: Dr. Harold M. Fullmer delivered the twenty-sixth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Dental Research from Antiquity to the Present.". 1994: Thomas C. Thrasher became interim vice president for Financial Affairs. April 7, 1950: An installation banquet was held for the Alabama Alpha Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national honorary medical society. November 9, 1990: Dr. Juan M. Navia delivered the twenty-seventh Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "On the Idea of a University: Personal Reflections.". He was recruited to UAB from the city force of Lansing, Michigan. Later, the center was renamed in honor of Dr. James A. Pittman, Jr. October 1978: Dr. Joel P. Hearn, a post-graduate student in endodontics, composed the new UAB Fight Song. April 9, 1906: The graduating class at the Medical College of Alabama included international student Tawfik Lutaif of Syria. November 29, 1978: The School of Public and Allied Health was renamed the School of Community and Allied Health, Dr. Keith D. Blayney remained as dean. November 24, 1985: Birmingham's Visitors and Information Center at UAB was dedicated at 1201 University Boulevard. February 19, 1975: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved plans for UAB to establish a non-commercial, educational FM radio station for the campus. May 1986: Upon the retirement of Harry "the Hat" Walker, assistant coach Pete Rancont was named as the second head coach of Men's Baseball. She was the first faculty member to have served as an interim dean of two academic schools at UAB. 1996: Dr. Albert W. Niemi, Jr., became third dean of the School of Business. October 24, 1997: Dr. Suzanne Oparil delivered the thirty-fourth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Academic Family Values, or Can This Marriage Be Saved?". Dr. Florence A. Hixson, founding dean, remained in that position following the move. October 1983: The University Center opened. September, 1994: Active extramural grants and contracts totaled $167,546,543. degree becoming the School of Optometry's first female graduate. August 2002: Dr. Mary G. Nash became the third Executive Director of University Hospital, the first woman and the first person with a nursing background to be named hospital director. His faculty appointment was in the School of Business. Anupam Agarwal, MD - Vice Chair. Dr. Mona N. Fouad was the first chair of the CSW. 4. 205-996-6374. August 23, 1994: Dr. J. Claude Bennett announced plans for the UAB football team to advance to NCAA Division I-A play in 1996. A native of South Africa, Dr. Hirschowitz was the first international named as divisional director at the Birmingham medical school. April 11, 1938: The cornerstone was laid -- after construction began -- on the Hillman Hospital Outpatient Clinic Building. January 25, 1998: The Sorority Square Building, the renovated former Van Corr Building, officially opened to provide housing suites for five UAB sororities. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a keynote address by Rev. 1962: The University Hospital School of Nursing Residence opened. June 1, 2014: Dr. Kelly K. Nichols, from the University of Houston, became the sixth dean of the School of Optometry. 1931: Dr. Allan Walker Blair, a Canadian-born pathologist, received a full-time faculty appointment as an assistant professor of Pathology. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. He served until the school was moved to Birmingham in 1945. 2010 Present, American Society of Nephrology At this first graduation, 478 students received degress from the new university. December 17, 1957: Amendment No. 2013 C. Glenn Cobbs, Edwin A Rutsky Award for Clinical Excellence for Top 10 Clinicians in the Department of Medicine Dr. William F. Bridgers was the center's first director. The UAB student body was 42 percent minority. January 13, 2020: Proton International at UAB, the states first proton therapy center, was opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Dr. Kenneth G. Saag was named director of the new center. March 26, 1970: Dr. Sidney B. Finn delivered the seventh Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "In Pursuit of the Elusive.". Welcome to "UAB Hospital Laboratories LabSource" . June 14, 1977: Dr. S. Richardson Hill, Jr., announced that UCLA Coach Gene Bartow would become UAB's new Athletic Director and head coach of the Men's Basketball team. Over 10,000 packed the arena to an over-capacity crowd. 1913: Hillman Hospital Annex was completed. 1952: Dr. Lawrence Reynolds, an Alabama native practicing radiology in Michigan, agreed to donate his personal library and collection of rare medical texts and manuscripts to the medical school in Birmingham. September 1, 1997: The UAB Genesis Center was renamed the OADI Technology Center. The old building on 6th Avenue North could not handle all of the students and instructors, so the University leased space in several buildings in the city's downtown. 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. January 23, 1985: First baby was born as a result of the UAB In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) program. 1972: By vote of faculty and students, the UAB student theater was officially renamed as UAB Commedia. 2000 Volunteer of the Year Award, Bread and Roses Homeless Shelter for Women The award honors a UAB investigator who leads/promotes interdisciplinary research and is named in honor of Dr. Richard B. Marchase, former vice president for Research and Economic Development and former interim president of UAB. 1937: Dr. Richard C. Foster became president of The University of Alabama and served until 1941. Dr. Medina was from Cuba. 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. John D. S. Davis, William E. B. Davis, William H. Johnston, Benjamin L. Wyman, Sr., Russell M. Cunningham, John C. LeGrande, B. G. Copeland, J. H. McCarty, and Lewis G. Woodson were the original stockholders of the medical school. Emergency Information. Dr. Harold T. Dodge was the first director. Associate VP for Public Safety and Chief of Police Anthony Purcell. Rose. August 1, 1950: Dr. Tinsley R. Harrison became acting dean of the Medical College of Alabama and chair of the Department of Medicine. June 26, 2020: Terri Del Conte became the new head coach of Women's Beach Volleyball. May 1955: Dr. Robert C. Berson was appointed first vice president for Health Affairs and dean of the Medical College of Alabama. November 2011: UAB alumnus Joshua Carpenter became the universitys second recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship award. March 15, 2012: Dr. Michael S. Reddy became the eighth dean of the School of Dentistry. By working together, these groups will ensure the safest experience for our faculty, staff, students and visitors.. In 2009 Dr. Benjamin would become the third Alabamian appointed as Surgeon-General of the United States. For the first term, 116 students enrolled. November 12, 1982: Dr. Max D. Cooper delivered the nineteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Of Mice, Men, and Chickens.". 1967: The Myocardial Infarction Research Unit, later renamed the Specialized Center for Research in Ischemic Heart Disease, was established. September 1, 1962: Dr. S. Richardson Hill, Jr., became dean of the Medical College of Alabama. 1885: Dr. George A. Ketchum became the second dean of the Medical College of Alabama. September 1995: Caron Van Gilder became first director of the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center. 1952: The Dentala, a student yearbook for the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, was first published. September 1, 1962: Dr. Charles A. McCallum, Jr., became second dean of the School of Dentistry. September 19, 1949: Alabama Act 596, the Wright-Boutwell Bill, which created The University of Alabama School of Nursing, was signed by Governor James E. Folsom. July 14, 1983: Aaron M. Aronov and Garry Neil Drummond were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. He completed his residency training at UAB as well after which he served as Chief Medical Resident. April 15, 1974: Dr. Elizabeth C. Crosby delivered the eleventh Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Our Curious Cortex." The contract also conveyed to the university the land on which the hospitals were located. A native of what was then Czechoslovakia, Lazansky was the first international named as a divisional director at the Medical Center in Birmingham. November 19, 1939: Hillman Hospital Outpatient Clinic Building was dedicated. She is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics. December 1938: Groundbreaking was held for Jefferson Hospital. 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. Vaughn had been a student athlete member of the team. 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. The UAB Color Guard also debuted at the same home game. April 25, 1965: The process of desegregating University Hospital was reported as 100 percent complete. Medical Director for Neurology, University Hospital Division Director, Memory Disorders. Dr. Robert L. Goldenberg was named as the center's first director. The only female in the class, Virginia Dare Hamilton, became the first woman to receive the MD degree. December 2020: UAB adopted the Okanagan Charter, becoming the first higher education institution in the US to adopt the charter and become a member of the Health Promoting Campuses Network. The established chapter of the medical-social fraternity had been moved from the campus in Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. 2016: UAB installed the largest solar-energy system in Birmingham atop the Campus Recreation Center. February 8, 2013: Harris V. Morrissette was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. December 1, 1944: Dr. Roger Denio Baker became the medical school's first full-time faculty member and the first departmental chair (pathology) appointed by Dean Roy R. Kracke. February 11, 1897: The state legislature chartered Hillman Hospital and vested its management in the Board of Lady Managers. Faculty Division Director. She had previously served as an assistant coach and as the interim head coach. 1954: Matthew F. McNulty, Jr., was appointed administrator of Jefferson-Hillman Hospital. February 19, 1999: The Center for Join Replacement, which had been established in 1998, was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. January 23, 2016: The Men's Basketball team defeated North Texas 78-57 in Bartow Arena to set a UAB school record of consecutive wins (at 14). 1999: The AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Unit (AVEU) became the first evaluation unit to enter a Phase III trail of an AIDS vaccine. August 2006: Hixson Hall, an on-campus residence that had opened in 1962, was closed while the future of the building was being determined by UAB administrators. September 15, 1966: The Birmingham Extension Center programs were elevated to the four-year College of General Studies, which remained as a branch of The University of Alabama. 1969: Active extramural grants and contracts for the newly independent UAB totaled $18,190,620. March 15, 1989: Linda Flaherty-Goldsmith became University Treasurer. The plumbing systems group provides inspection, testing, maintenance and repair functions relating to plumbing and piping systems. June 4, 1945: Twenty-two juniors registered for classes in Jefferson-Hillman Hospital for the new four-year Medical College of Alabama. January 28, 1989: ESPN televised the mens home basketball game against UNC-Charlotte, the first national athletics broadcast from the UAB campus. 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. Provides strategic oversight of patient operations for 5 UAB facilities totaling 1500 beds, 63 . 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. of Energys 2017 Solar Decathlon in Denver, Colorado. October 29, 1999: Dr. Albert D. Pacifico presented the thirty-sixth annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Early Days.".