Geldmacher, David S., M.D., FACP - Neurology | UAB 1949: Dr. Hsien Wu became a member of the full-time biochemistry faculty with the appointment as a Visiting Professor. December 1959: Birmingham native Patricia "Pat" Neal (later renamed as Fannie Flagg) appeared in a Town and Gown Theatre production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." November 22, 1975: The UAB Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society was chartered. July 2020: Joe Guthrie became the fourth head coach of Softball. Walter C. Andrews, Jr., was the first of the fifty graduates. Director, Local Governmental Relations David Dada. Through the ESMWT, the University of Alabama's extension division served "individuals engaged in the war industry" and aided in their effectiveness in "speeding up the production of goods and materials for the war.". September 24, 2009: In honor of the fortieth anniversary of UAB, President Carol Z. Garrison and Provost Eli Capilouto hosted a university-wide convocation at the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center as part of the inaugural University Day celebration. Wyatt Tee Walker. Champ Lyons to the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine. Formerly the offensive coordinator at the University of Arkansas, the Oklahoma native had been a quarterback at the University of Oklahoma. About. 1996: The 4,000th kidney transplant was performed at University Hospital. June 10, 2017: Kyra Iannone became the head coach of Women's Beach Volleyball. 2015: The School of Medicine established the Alabama chapter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship following the Medical Education Committees decision to incorporate service learning as a standard part of the medical school curriculum. Also, she is Director of the Pediatric Lipid Clinic at the Children's of Alabama, Co-Director of the multi-disciplinary Pediatric Metabolic Bone clinic, and an Associate Director of the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center. October 5, 1974: The Silver Anniversary Celebration of the UAB Town and Gown Theatre was the inaugural theatrical event held at the citys new Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center. Fifteen people received treatment at the hospital and autopsies were done on the bodies of the four young victims of the bombing. Join to connect UAB Hospital. 1976: The entering class size of the School of Medicine was increased to 165. December 9, 1988: The Center for AIDS Research was formally approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1869: Following the resumption of the school, five students graduated from the Medical College of Alabama after a one-year term. All rights reserved. (Tony) Jones, M.D.President and Chief Physician ExecutiveUniversity of Alabama Health Services Foundation, C. Seth Landefeld, M.D.Professor and Spencer Chair in Medical Science LeadershipChair, Department of Medicine, Vanessa LeonardOwnerLeonard Mitchell Consulting, Tim LewisPresident and CEOTALA Professional Service, Charles D. Perry, Jr.Founder and Principal (retired)Highland and Associates. Logue had been a student athlete member of the Blazer team. Dr. Marshall Brewer, a surgery resident, was first president and Henry H. Stebbins, Jr., was executive director of GASP. July 1998: Dr. Jane F. Milley was named interim dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. 1956: Research grants at the Medical Center totaled $459,000. 1977: The Multipurpose Arthritis Center, later renamed the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center, was created. March 2011: Dr. Rodney W. Nowakowski was named asthe fifth dean of the School of Optometry. 1984: Dr. Jay Goldman named third dean of the School of Engineering, succeeding Dr. Edmond Miller who had served as interim. 1967: The Myocardial Infarction Research Unit, later renamed the Specialized Center for Research in Ischemic Heart Disease, was established. 1979: Dr. James Rachels was named third dean of the School of Humanities after serving as interim since 1978. October 23, 1981: Dr. James A. Pittman, Jr., delivered the eighteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Progress.". A morning ceremony was held for the graduates of the Schools of Arts & Humanities, Education, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, and Social & Behavioral Sciences. The walk-in clinic will be open seven days a week for non-life-threatening illnesses. October 25, 2013: UAB announced the largest philanthropic campaign in university history, The Campaign for UAB: Give Something, Change Everything, with a goal of raising $1 billion by the end of 2018. February 1957: University Hospital's Beacon was first published. December 21, 2018: Jeff Kinney named as the fifth head coach of the Men's Soccer team. 1965: Extramural grants and awards at the Medical Center totaled $4,445,900. Dr. Henry N. McCarl was named as the center's first director. 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. September 20, 2002: The UAB Minority Health and Research Center was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. April 3, 1986: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees formally approved the UAB Epilepsy Center, which had been initiated in 1981. April 2003: The UAB Health Sciences bookstore location on South 20th Street was closed and the bookstore was relocated to the Hill University Center. At least a dozen of the faculty were Tuscaloosa Campus Faculty who regularly traveled to and from Tuscaloosa to teach in Birmingham. About; Experience; Reviews; Book Appointment. The freshman class, the largest in school history, grew to 2,021 students, an increase of 24.7 percent from the previous year. Medical Director, Telehealth; Co- Director, Home Dialysis, Co-Director, UAB Home Dialysis, Telehealth September 1, 2008: Dr. William Ferniany became the fourth CEO of the UAB Health System, an appointment which had been announced in August. April 25, 1965: The process of desegregating University Hospital was reported as 100 percent complete. Three were natives of Cuba, the others were natives of Canada, England, Poland, South Africa, and Wales. May 26, 1977: R. Lee Walthall became first vice president for Institutional Advancement and Legal Affairs. When SMU lost the following day, UAB became the school with the nation's longest active winning streak at 14 games. July 30, 1968: Symbolic groundbreaking was held for Medical Center Library, School of Nursing, and Basic Health Sciences buildings. Drs. The following buildings are divided into these blocks: Steve Doss, Major System Supervisor Electrical Dr. J. Claude Bennett was the center's first director. 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. The project, which is due to be completed by the end of the year, was initiated because UAB and the United Soccer League (USL) have agreed for the Birmingham Legion, the citys new professional soccer team, to begin play at the UAB facility starting in March 2019. June 16, 1999: UAB alumnus Larry Giangrosso became the third head coach of the Men's Baseball team. December 15, 1981: The Ambulatory Dialysis Home Training Center opened. Drs. 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. March 15, 1976: Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr., became second dean of the School of Humanities. (Tony) Jones, M.D.Chief Physician Executive, UAB Medicine Enterprise, Don LillyChief Network and Affiliates Officer, 500 22nd Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233. In 1986 the center was renamed in honor of Gregory Fleming James, the late son of Governor Fob James. 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. July 1, 1989: Dr. L. Clark Taylor, Jr., became administrator of University Hospital. A tree fell on a portion of the gymnasium at Ullman-Bell and several buildings had roof damage. Jul 2021 - Present1 year 9 months. 1986: Men's Volleyball and the Riflery teams were eliminated as team sports chiefly due to NCAA regulations for sports allowed per member institution. The group was headquartered at UAB in the Baptist Student Union building at 807 South 20th Street [Cullom Apartments]. March 1976: Ground was broken for University College Building No. June 2003: Dr. John F. Amos became the fourth dean of the School of Optometry. 1951: Dr. Richard T. Eastwood became the fourth director of the Birmingham Extension Center. Over 600 UAB volunteer students, staff, and faculty spent more than 2,400 work hours to clean and prepare the meadow as an outdoor classroom. The SGA operated the coffee shop until it was closed in the winter of 1972. January 8, 1980: A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Hulsey Center for Arts and Humanities. In 2016 the workforce program received a $6 million grant to train un- or under-employed young adults for high-demand information technology careers. 1978: Peter N. Derzis, Jr., became UAB's first Sports Information director. 1972: The Extension Library of Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences opened in the Hillman Hospital building. The plumbing systems group provides the following as regular maintenance jobs or projects: Joey Morgan, Major System Supervisor HVAC/R 2016 Present, Southern Society of Clinical Investigation (SSCI) Dr. Michael Windle was named first director of the center. 1969: The Woodward House atop Red Mountain was acquired by the university as the official residence for the UAB president. The contract also conveyed to the university the land on which the hospitals were located. Jones would resign from the board in April 2017. June 1, 2015: Six months after announcing the elimination of the UAB bowling, rifle, and football teams, UAB President Ray L. Watts announced that his decision was being reversed and the three teams would be reinstated. October 1970: Jean-Paul Sartres No Exit was performed by UAB students, the first time that students had taken complete responsibility for a theatrical production. December 8, 1989: Center for Community Health Resources Development was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. May 21, 1983: UAB held its first telephone student registration in a pilot program sponsored by the Office of Registration and Academic Records. May 5, 2017 The first 18 students graduated from the Innovate Birmingham Workforce program, a coalition of business leaders in Birmingham led by UAB. 1970: The Afro-American Association was approved as an official student organization. 1928: Dr. Stuart Graves became the second dean of the University of Alabamas two-year medical school in Tuscaloosa. October 22, 1994: UAB first celebrated Homecoming during the fall. 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. Dr. Virginia Gauld, Betty Jean Duff and Debra Strother received awards for administrator/staff. and Ms. UAB.. June 14, 1970: The Psychiatric Day Treatment Center was dedicated. The Board also approved the recommendation of President Joseph F. Volker that UABs school colors would be green and gold. Emily Simmons - Director of Program Development - University Hospital October 1989: Denise Picard, a junior business major, became the first female at UAB to be named as cadet battalion commander, the highest ranking cadet in the Army ROTC Program. Dr. Mona N. Fouad was the first chair of the CSW. Previously, festivities had been held in conjunction with the basketball season. 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. June 23, 1995: Cell Adhesion and Matrix Research Center was established. April 14, 1971: A National Honor Society chapter was first organized at the College of General Studies. August 11, 1956: Ernest G. Williams was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. May 16, 1971: Eastern Annex of Ullman High School was rededicated as the Bell Building in honor of George C. Bell, the former principal of the Ullman High School. The programs, which were scheduled to begin in the fall, would lead toward a bachelors degree in business management (at the JSCC-Shelby campus) or a bachelors degree in early childhood education (at the JSCC-Jefferson campus). September 14, 1991: The UAB football team played its first home game at Legion Field but the Blazers lost 28-10 to Evangel College. January 1957: The Medical Center Bulletin was first published as the University of Alabama Medical Center News Bulletin. August 15, 2001: Dr. Linda C. Lucas became the fifth dean of the School of Engineering. July 1968: Dr. Herschell Lee Hamilton received a clinical appointment in the Department of Surgery and became the first African American board-certified general surgeon at University Hospital. 2009: Robert Cofield became the interim president of the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital. September 1970: Total student enrollment for the fall term in all schools for the second year of classes of the new UAB was 6,629, with 2,724 females. February 2002: The UAB Safe Zone, which was developed by Dr. Glenda Elliot from the School of Education, was first offered as a campus-wide program. The Center's library had 50 books. 1976: Dr. Rosalie Andrews Scripa received an appointment as assistant professor of Engineering, the first female with a full-time faculty appointment in the engineering school. 1967: A Faculty Women's Club of UAB was organized as a campus-wide organization that combined other such campus clubs (medical, dental, etc.). June 6, 1954: The new University of Alabama Extension Center Building was completed adjacent to the Medical Center and opened in official ceremonies. Dr. Eric Wallace, MD - Birmingham, AL - UAB Medicine It was commissioned by Dr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Barker. The University of Alabama at Birmingham welcomes Lee Stone as the executive director of UAB Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) following a national search. Leadership | Children's of Alabama 1996: In a survey by the National Research Corporation, University Hospital was named one of the most preferred hospitals in the nation for overall health-care services. UAB Medicine will be the official sponsor for medical services during the World Games. 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. 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. Dr. David T. Curiel was named as the first director of the center. The Hospital engineering group provides inspection, testing, maintenance and repair functions relating to sterilization and pneumatic tube systems. 1911: Dr. Eugene DuBose Bondurant became the fourth dean of the Medical College of Alabama. UAB is the only public, four-year degree granting university in the state's largest metropolitan area. December 1988: Dr. Dick D. Briggs became the third president of The University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. 1, University College Building No. 1987: World's first genetically engineered mouse-human monoclonal antibody was used at University Hospital in the treatment of cancer. June 2018: UAB was ranked the top young university in the US and No. January 3, 1965: Effective on this date, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited segregation in any healthcare facility receiving Federal funds. Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine - Pediatrics | UAB December 1, 1981: Dr. Robert Glaze became first vice president for Research and Institutional Advancement after having served as acting vice president since 1980. July 8, 1973: First patients were admitted to the Diabetes Research and Education Hospital. 2013 Directors Award: Best Home Dialysis Unit in Davita Southland Division Senior Vice President for Medicine and Dean, UAB Heersink School of Medicine. Warren T. Jones and David A. Conner were named as center co-directors. April 15, 1920: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees voted to order the removal of the medical school from Mobile to Tuscaloosa where the program would be reopened as a two-year preclinical school on the campus of the University. 1959: Research grants, training grants, and fellowships at the Medical Center exceeded $1,000,000. November 14, 1859: The Medical College of Alabama opened in Mobile in a rented building. 1978: Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences contained 188,000 volumes and 2,877 journal subscriptions. Dean Thomas M. Allen presented diplomas to the college's first three graduates: Drury C. Cosby, John H. Rice, and William P. Stinson. May 1971: A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a classroom for the humanities (Humanities Building) and a library (Sterne Library). 2020: During the fall, UAB students in the Science and Technology Honors Program, in conjunction with the UAB Sustainability office, created a monarch butterfly waystation at the corner of 10th Avenue South and 14th Street adjacent to the university's new Honors Hall. July 2, 2020: Betsy Freeburg became the head coach of Women's Volleyball. That same week, Coach Clark was also selected as Coach of the Year by Sporting News and as the National Coach of the Year by CBS Sports, the first time CBS Sports had selected the same coach in consecutive seasons. Faculty Division Director. June 1968: Barbara Walker Mitchell became the first African American graduate of the University Hospital School of Nursing. May 1, 1970: Dr. Samuel B. Barker became first dean of the newly established UAB Graduate School. March 15, 1989: Dr. John M. Lyons became first vice president for Planning and Information Management. May 1978: Alabama native Harry "the Hat" Walker became the first head coach of the new Men's Baseball team. John Cline was later named interim CEO of VIVA Health. October 12, 1979: UABs new heliport was dedicated on the western edge of campus. 1981: Center for Communications Research was established with Dr. John W. Wittig as director.
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