Tim M. Townes and Josef T. Prchal were named as co-directors of the center. January 1, 2011: Dr. Deborah L. Voltz became fifth dean of the School of Education. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. 2003: Lucy E. Jones became the sixth UAB student named as a Truman Scholar. July 2019: Dr. Russell S. Taichman became the ninth dean of the School of Dentistry. 1998: Dr. Danny Doyle, second director of the UAB Marching Blazers, composed the Blazer Victory March, later renamed as the Blazer Victory Song. December 1966: Senator Lister Hill announced original grant funding for the Alabama Regional Medical Program. 1978: UAB Pain Treatment Center was formally established as an official center although the program had originated in the late 1960s. Dr. Blanton came to UAB from the University of Memphis. Deal became dean of the School of Medicine after having served as interim since April. June 7, 1986: The first five students graduated from the UAB Honors Program. For the first term, 116 students enrolled. Each Congressional district went from one member to two members; the district containing Tuscaloosa went from two members to three. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. July 1, 1970: Ground was broken for the Diabetes Research and Education Hospital. Drs. May 18, 1969: The Occupational Rehabilitation Center was dedicated at 1616 6th Avenue South. April 14, 1971: A National Honor Society chapter was first organized at the College of General Studies. August 7, 2002: UAB's economic impact on the local community was announced as more than $2.5 billion for the 2001 fiscal year. Members of the Board of Directors include: During the meetings of the Board of Directors, rules shall apply to all public comment. Drs. 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. Institutional Effectiveness and Academic Planning, Research Development, Engagement and Partnerships, 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham. July 1962: The Medical Center Apartments opened. Dr. Joshua Carpenter, president of SRI, explained to the board that the sale would allow SRI to "narrow our focus to life sciences, an abiding strength of UAB. July 12, 1902: Cornerstones were laid for the Birmingham Medical College and the Hillman Hospital. 2014: The UAB Bioethics Team won its second national championship at the National Bioethics Bowl in Tallahassee, Florida. June 1981: Eight Avenue South was renamed University Boulevard. April 1, 1969: Dr. Keith D. Blayney became director of the School of Health Services Administration. 1991: First UAB Outdoor Sculpture Display competition was held. March 6, 1907: The Mobile medical school dissolved its own board of trustees, and The University of Alabama Board of Trustees gained sole control over the Mobile program. UAB was one of 418 institutions to score the maximum in the areas of: LGBTQ patient-centered care; LGBTQ patient services and support, employee benefits, and policies; and LGBTQ patient and community engagement. 1985: David L. Poehler became the head coach of Men's Tennis. 1996: President J. Claude Bennett was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences becoming the second UAB physician to be so honored. 1951: Various Medical Center libraries were consolidated into one Medical Center Library under the direction of Chief Librarian Mildred R. Crowe. Three were natives of Cuba, the others were natives of Canada, England, Poland, South Africa, and Wales. June 2018: Jimmy Kolaitis became the third head coach of Softball. May 8, 1968: Dr. Arnold G. Diethelm successfully performed the Medical Center's first kidney transplant. 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. She also is serving or has served on Boards of Directors for numerous nonprofit and civic organizations in the Dothan area, including Boys and Girls Clubs of Dothan, the Wiregrass Museum of Art, Houston Academy, and Landmark Park. August 1, 1988: UAB initiated an escort service through the UAB Police Department for any student, employee or visitor between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and midnight. April 8, 2002: Norman A. Reilly, Jr., became UAB's fourth Sports Information officer. President Frank A. 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. In 2018, she received a Master of Accounting degree from UABs Collat School of Business. There were also three international faculty with part-time appointments, one was from Spain and two were from India. January 31, 1956: The Louis V. Clark Memorial Theatre was officially dedicated as the home to Town and Gown Theatre. She was the first African American female named as a head coach at UAB. October 28, 1901: Ullman School opened. 2003: The theatre department first presented its Festival of 10-Minute Plays to highlight plays written, directed and performed by UAB students, staff and faculty. October 13, 1983: Drs. March 14, 2015: The UAB Blazers defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 73-60 to win the C-USA men's basketball championship, UAB's first Conference USA basketball title. The UAB team finished in fifth place. January 1884: A group of Birmingham women met at the First Methodist Episcopal Church South and formed the Daughters of the United Charities. 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. February 16, 2016: UAB space archaeologist Dr. Sarah Parcak announced at the TED conference in Vancouver, Canada, that her $1 million TED prize would be used to build an online, crowd-sourced citizen science platform to allow anyone across the globe to help discover and protect new historical sites. June 7, 1973: The School of Arts and Sciences was disestablished and its three divisions were elevated to three separate academic schools: Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Brent H. Morgan was the magazines first editor. Sam Hunt was the quarterback of the Blazers in 2006 and 2007. 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. February 4, 2005: Marietta M. Urquhart, Karen Phifer Brooks, and Joe H. Ritch were elected to The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. October 10, 1977: Engineering Building was renamed Cudworth Hall in honor of James R. Cudworth. 1895: A one-story annex to the main building, housing the microscopy and pathology laboratories, was completed at the Medical College of Alabama. 2001: The UAB Health System and the Children's Health System announced the approval of a joint operating agreement that covered all pediatric and inpatient women's services and created the nonprofit entity, CWH. The complex may also be reserved for official UAB groups and organizations. June 14, 1970: The Psychiatric Day Treatment Center was dedicated. 1982: Tom Seals became the first head coach of the new Riflery team. October 1, 1990: UAB Campus Taxi began as a service to the UAB community. May 1, 1999: UAB Health Center in Moody opened. Sheri S. Cook currently serves as Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Altec Inc. October 1948: A separate library was established for the School of Dentistry. 1970: A master's degree in Business Administration was initiated in the Division of Business, the first graduate program to begin in the College of General Studies. February 1960: Frank E. and Margaret Cameron Spain gave $500,000 for the construction of new rehabilitation center. March 19, 2005: UAB's run in the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament ended in the second round when the Blazers lost 63 to 85 to the Wildcats of Arizona. UAB had enrollment decreases for undergraduate and master's students, but had an increase of 4.15 percent for doctoral students. Under the direction of the UAB Department of Psychiatry, members of the LGBTQ community will be seen in the clinic located on the third floor of the Callahan Eye Hospital Building. June 1, 2013: Dr. Robert E. Palazzo became the second dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, after having served as interim since October 2012. March 5, 2018: Dr. Victor Darley-Usmar presented the fifty-fourth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Who Moved My Electron?". 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 25, 2015: UAB awarded 2,724 degrees in several commencement ceremonies. 1954: The School of Dentistry's dental hygiene program, directed by Dr. Marjorie Houston, became the first nationally accredited training program in the Southeast. 2, University College Building No. Her appointment had been announced in February. June 5, 2004: William S. Sandy White became CEO of the UAB Research Foundation, succeeding acting director Lucy Hicks. This appointment became effective on January 1, 2010. Welcome to UAB Hospital Medicine! poliomyelitis). July 2020: Joe Guthrie became the fourth head coach of Softball. After graduating from Auburn University in 1970, he spent a year working with Pepsi-Cola Company, then joined Buffalo Rock Company on a full-time basis in 1971.Corporate and personal community involvement is a Lee family tradition. September 2021: UAB reported a fall enrollment of 22,000 students and a record first-time student class of 2,415 freshmen. Dr. Benoit came to UAB from Ohio University. April 2013: UAB created an area at 850 8th Court South, near the universitys soccer field, where associates could grow their own vegetables in a program coordinated by the office of Sustainability. 1945: The Cullom Apartments located at the corner of South 20th Street and 8th Avenue South were acquired for use as student dormitories and as faculty housing. January 27, 1979: UAB gained full membership as an NCAA Division I athletics program. 1967: A Faculty Women's Club of UAB was organized as a campus-wide organization that combined other such campus clubs (medical, dental, etc.). Drs. While UAB was not in the storm's direct path, the university campus was affected by the Friday storm. October 30, 1981: Groundbreaking was held for the University Center. 1993: Dr. Kenneth J. Roozen was named executive vice president. March 3, 2018: The Women's Basketball team defeated UT-San Antonio 74-66 to win their first Conference-USA regular season championship. He had been named director in August but took office only after the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. 1922: Hillman Hospital received its first accreditation. Dr. Manson-Hing was a native of British Guiana [Guyana] and Dr. Parfitt was a native of England. 1990: Alabama's first use of single-fiber arthroscope for monitoring the treatment of arthritis occurred at University Hospital. It was later renamed the Center for Health Services Continuing Education. She is a New Economy Coalition Climate Solutions Fellow and an advocate for environmental and restorative justice in rural Alabama. January 1, 1998: Dr. Shirley Salloway Kahn became interim vice president for Financial Affairs and Administration. Martha Johnson and Barbara Tapla were the art class instructors. September 1, 1973: Charles G. Jamerson was appointed to the faculty of the School of Business as an assistant professor in the Center for Labor Education and Research, becoming the first African American faculty member of the business school. October 2022: Three UAB faculty members were named to the National Academy of Medicine, Drs. April 1, 1976: Dr. William F. Bridgers was named to develop public health efforts at UAB. Mr. Crowder started his professional career as a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas Gibbs Gee, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Judicial Circuit. September 1888: The Daughters of the United Charities established a hospital board and began plans for The Hospital of the United Charities. He received the Brewer/Torbert Public Service Award from Alabama Appleseed Center in 2011. Dr. Lisa M. Guay-Woodford was named director of the new center. May 1988: Kellie J. Isbell and David K. Thomas became the second and third UAB students named as Truman Scholars. June 4, 1972: Virginia Baxley, long-time registrar of the medical school, became the first female awarded an honorary degree by UAB. June 25, 1999: Sidney L. McDonald was elected president pro tempore of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. It was the first off-campus facility the University had constructed anywhere in the state specifically for extension work. 2007: A small island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica was renamed Amsler Island in honor of UAB biologists Dr. Charles D. Amsler and Margaret O. Amsler who had studied the continent's marine biology for over three decades. 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. October 8, 1945: Classes for freshmen and sophomore medical students began at the new, four-year Medical College of Alabama with the freshman class size limited to 52 students. August 2017: Amanda Ellis became the second head coach of Softball. August 10, 1998: Alan V. Kaufman became the fifth head coach of the Men's Golf team. August 1965: University of Alabama Medical Center Foundation was created as a non-profit corporation. January 15, 2014: The Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA) was formally dedicated. Dr. Irshad H. Chaudry was named as the center's first director. The company built and operates from the worlds largest site zero carbon footprint building (the Unisphere), and is repeatedly selected as one of the best medium-size companies at which to work. 1972: The UAB Center for Labor Education and Research was established. 1970: The Afro-American Association was approved as an official student organization. In 2003 the FBI would arrest an individual for the bombing of the clinic and for the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1996. June 1976: Dr. Joseph F. Volker was named the first chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. September 1969: Intramural athletic teams were organized by Dr. James Sharman. 1969: The Woodward House atop Red Mountain was acquired by the university as the official residence for the UAB president. October 18, 1948: Fifty-two freshmen, all veterans, began classes at the School of Dentistry. August 1954: The Report of the Special Survey Committee, called the "Duckett Jones Report" for its chief author, was released. September 23, 1984: The Tinsley Harrison Tower was dedicated. ", 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.". Dr. Robert L. Goldenberg was named as the center's first director. November 24, 1978: Before a crowd of over 14,800 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, the UAB men's basketball team competed in its first game, losing to Nebraska by a score of 55 to 64. 1947: Ralph E. Adams became the acting president of The University of Alabama and served until 1948. The event was sponsored by the International Student Association and association president Khalil Jarrar. He is a memberoftheAmerican Enterprise Institutes (AEI) National Council,serves as Co-Chair ofthe Alabama Council ofAEI, and is a member of the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF). The patient was from Arab, Alabama. Clyde G. Cox was the center's first director. 1898: Dr. Benjamin L. Wyman, Sr., became the second dean of the Birmingham Medical College. 1991: Vice presidents Dr. John R. Durant and Dr. William A. Sibley became acting deans and co-directors of the Graduate School. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. A son, Barton Head, passed away in 1983. September 8, 1981: The first bone marrow transplant at UAB was performed. May 30, 1954: Claudia Holcombe Heard and Ruth Ehricke became the first female graduates of the School of Dentistry. April 8, 1972: Yetta G. Samford, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Dr. Greenberg is the author of more than 300 peer-reviewed publications addressing seminal discoveries in viral genetics, immunology, immunopathogenesis, clinical epidemiology and vaccinology. May 20, 2011: Dr. Michael S. Reddy was named as interim dean of the School of Dentistry, to be effective on June 6, 2011. 1942: In the fall term, E. A. Lowe became the second director of the Birmingham Extension Center. November 16, 1989: Dr. Victor J. Matukas was named interim dean of the School of Dentistry. 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