The new facility, which had opened to the campus community in December 2015, replaced UAB's former student services building. March 12-13, 1993: The Blizzard of 1993, the so-called Storm of the Century, dumped a record 13 inches of snow on Birmingham, with some areas in the metro receiving up to 17 inches. 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. (This film was also called Gangland). 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. March 11, 1971: The Center for Developmental and Learning Disorders was named in honor of former Alabama governor Chauncey Sparks. 1966: The University Hospital School of Nursing, a diploma program, admitted its last class. 2004: The UAB Commission on the Status of Women established with a goal of maintaining a positive, equitable environment for all women at the university. Vaughn had been a student athlete member of the team. 1974: Dr. M. Gene Newport became second dean of the School of Business. The group was headquartered at UAB in the Baptist Student Union building at 807 South 20th Street [Cullom Apartments]. July 1, 1985: The university launched the first Capital Campaign with a goal of $25 million. June 1968: Barbara Walker Mitchell became the first African American graduate of the University Hospital School of Nursing. Social Worker at UAB Hospital, Center for Psychiatric Medicine School Counselor at Altapointe Health System Hospitals And Medical University of Alabama December 1, 2004: Dr. Michael R. Waldrum became chief operating officer for University Hospital, with responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the hospital. 1969: Rust Research Center, which housed the university's computer center, opened. 1996: Mary Ritchie became the head coach of the Women's Golf team. August 1, 2022: Dr. Daryl Green became the sixth Chief of Police. October 30, 1981: Groundbreaking was held for the University Center. The three facilities were the Baptist Medical Center South (454 licensed beds), Baptist Medical Center East (150 beds), and Prattville Baptist Hospital (85 beds). 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. 1948: The Medical Center was awarded $30,000 in research and training grants. October 27, 1995: T. Scott Plutchak became fourth director of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. He was recruited to UAB from the city force of Lansing, Michigan. December 5, 1976: WBHM-FM Radio broadcast for the first time as the 200th affiliated station of National Public Radio. June 21, 1963: The University Hospital and Medical Center Heliport opened when a helicopter operated by the National Guard landed in a field between South 15th and 16th Streets, just a few blocks from the hospital complex. November 1, 2021: Dr. Lisa Schwiebert from the Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, became the interim dean of the UAB Graduate School. Hospital Medicine Faculty. 1987: The movie, The Verne Miller Story, was released. July 6, 2015: In a non-scientific online poll, UAB affiliates voted overwhelmingly to reinstate the name of Gang Green for the Official Student Fan Club of UAB Athletics. From routine OB/GYN visits and the birth of a baby to menopause, we are with you every step of the way. 2005: The UAB Health System entered into an operational affiliation with Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, Alabama. 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. January 1993: Dr. Harold J. Fallon became dean of the School of Medicine. April 24, 1998: Brad Rollow was named interim CEO of VIVA Health, Inc. April 1998: Richard L. Margison became vice president for Financial Affairs and Administration. Compensation : Pay Range: $85,600.00 - $139,100.00 / year - Benefits available for eligible positions include:. October 23, 1965: Daniel T. McCall, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1970: The UAB Burn Center was established with Dr. Alan R. Dimick as director. September 1, 1969: Dr. Henry B. Peters arrived on campus as the first dean of the new School of Optometry. November 1, 2017: Dr. Peter M. Ginter became interim dean of the School of Public Health. March 15, 1989: Dr. Kenneth J. Roozen became first vice president for University Affairs. UAB Hospital is home to the only accredited geriatric ED in Alabama, the first one in the Southeast and the 17th Level 1 geriatric ED in the world. Dr. Ada Long received the award for faculty. 1996: David L. Abrams became interim president of UAB Walker College. July 1970: Dr. John B. Dunbar became the first vice president for Student and Community Affairs. Dr. Rayl, a long-time member of the Birmingham faculty, was a professor of Mathematics. 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. November 16, 1984: The Basic Health Science Education and Research Building was dedicated. The UAB Callahan Eye Hospital & Clinics management team includes Rett Grover (Chief Executive Officer), Lacinda Riesland (Executive Director, IT Infrastructure), and Rett Grover (Chief Executive Officer). Ninety-one members from across the UAB campus were initiated into ODK; Dr. Aaron L. Lamar, Jr., became the first faculty advisor. 1969: For the first academic term of the newly independent UAB, the College of General Studies had eight full-time faculty members with international backgrounds. Lecture: "Towards an understanding of severe influenza and bacterial super-infections". June 1997: HealthSouth CEO and UAB alumnus Richard M. Scrushy agreed to donate $2 million for construction of a new building for the School of Health Related Professions. April 13, 2017: The new INTO UAB Center, housed on the second floor of the Mervyn H. Sterne Library, was officially dedicated. July 2017: Dr. Keith A. July 1999: Dr. James B. McClintock was named third dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. May 29, 1981: UAB Department of Public Health was designated the School of Public Health by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. June 7, 1986: The first five students graduated from the UAB Honors Program. September 17, 2021: Kenneth O. Simon was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. June 9, 1894: The Birmingham Medical College was organized as a proprietary school and incorporated by the state legislature. January 14, 1977: The Radiation Therapy and Tumor Institute was dedicated as Phase I of the Lurleen B. Wallace Memorial Hospital and Tumor Institute. 1955: Dr. Joseph F. Volker was appointed director of Research and Graduate Studies and continued as dean of the dental school. 1948: Drs. September 1, 1971: Ballet House opened in the renovated Second Presbyterian Church building on 10th Avenue South. May 1978: Dr. John D. Jones became first vice president for Student Affairs. Patrick Cather was the first editor and Melinda Hidle, who gave the paper its name, served as co-editor. Clyde G. Cox was the center's first director. UAB Medicine continues restructuring, new role for Anthony Patterson 2011: Kimberley Michelle Everett became the ninth UAB student named as a Truman Scholar. 1962: The University Hospital School of Nursing Residence opened. December 1945: Highlights of Jefferson-Hillman Hospital, a news sheet for hospital staff, was first published. November 1999: The university launched a Capital Campaign with a goal of $250 million. 1975: UAB acquired the Medical Center Plaza Building and renamed it University College Building No. 1980: The Center for International Programs was established with Robert W. French as director. August 1, 1999: UAB Health Center in Hoover opened. August 1983: The UAB Conference Center was renamed the Carrie D. and Don V. Marshall Conference Center. December 20, 1944: The University of Alabama entered into a 99-year contract with Jefferson County for the use of Jefferson and Hillman Hospitals. The Annual Report was focused more toward the College of General Studies since the dental, medical and nursing schools already had their own discrete yearbooks. August 1, 2005: The UAB Health System took over management of the HealthSouth Medical Center while a $33 million sale of the center in Birminghams Southside remained pending. May 1978: Alabama native Harry "the Hat" Walker became the first head coach of the new Men's Baseball team. May 2012: Dr. Louise T. Chow, a professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics, was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences, the second UAB faculty member to be so honored. 2016 Present, American Telemedicine Association, UAB Medicine physician Ratings & Reviews features star ratings and comments from patients surveys about their office visit experiences. The walk-in clinic will be open seven days a week for non-life-threatening illnesses. March 25, 1982: "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, was the inaugural production held in the theater of the new Husley Center for the Arts. Jun 2021 - Present1 year 9 months. March 17, 2005: The UAB Blazers defeated the LSU Tigers by the score of 82 to 68 in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament. May 5, 2015: UAB officially introduced Mark Ingram as the university's fifth Director of Athletics. 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). October 12, 2009: Dr. Suzanne M. Michalek presented the forty-sixth annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture, UAB and Mucosal Immunology: Past, Present and Future.. 1966: The Division of Allied Health Sciences, comprised of University Hospital's paramedical training programs, was established in the College of General Studies. January 1992: James A. Lee was named acting administrator of University Hospital. February 3, 2023: After having served in an interim capacity, Dr. Anupam Agarwal became Senior Vice President for Medicine and dean of the Heersink School of Medicine. The Commission had been authorized in 1943 by the Jones Bill (Alabama Act 89) and its nine members had been appointed by Governor Chauncey Sparks. 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. January 17, 1976: The Medical and Dental Basic Science Building and Dental Clinic was rededicated as the School of Dentistry Building. January 6, 2020: Dr. Barry P. Sleckman of the Weill Cornell Medicine assumed duties as new director of the ONeal Comprehensive Cancer Center. October 2, 1960: Fort Mortimer H. Jordan Alabama National Guard 109th Evacuation Hospital Armory was dedicated at the Medical Center. January 1, 1994: Walker College, an independent school in Jasper, Alabama, was acquired and renamed UAB Walker College. 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. 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. 205-996-6374. June 27, 1950: Dr. Roy R. Kracke, medical dean, died. August 1975: School of Nursing received approval for the first nursing doctoral program in the Southeast. 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. November 10, 1999: A Midsummer Nights Dream opened as the first Department of Theatre production to be held in the new Sirote Theatre. October 18, 1996: Dr. Gail H. Cassell delivered the thirty-third Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Emerging Infections: A Global Threat.". The weeklong celebration was sponsored by the University College Student Government Association. February 17, 1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Dr. Shot partially in Birmingham the previous year, some scenes had been filmed in UABs Woodward House. October 1999: The Eye Foundation Hospital at UAB was renamed the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital at UAB in honor of founder Dr. Alston Callahan. When SMU lost the following day, UAB became the school with the nation's longest active winning streak at 14 games. Sign in. He was the chief of the UAB Police department. 1885: Dr. George A. Ketchum became the second dean of the Medical College of Alabama. March 1998: Odessa Woolfolk Community Service Award established and first awarded to Associate Professor Linda W. Goodson. January 23, 1986: The University of Alabama Hospitals was renamed as The University of Alabama Hospital; but it remained more commonly known as "University Hospital.". November 1988: UAB Travel Center opened in the Burleson Building. She had been a student athlete on the Blazer team. A comprehensive chronology of the history of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and its predecessor entities is found below. The inaugural faculty were Drs. November 12, 2019: The Jefferson County Commission voted to approve UAB's University Healthcare Authority plan, allowing the UAB Health System to assume the daily management of the county-operated Cooper Green Mercy Health Services. 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. October 10, 2012: Dr. Stephen Barnes presented the forty-ninth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Science, Collaborations, Alternatives, and the Future.. 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. 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. 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. September 25, 1986: The Center for Reproductive Health and Genetics was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. December 2, 2022: Trent Dilfer became the sixth head coach of the Blazer football team. January 2014: Bailey Coleman became the second head coach of Women's Beach Volleyball. August 1995: Paul Harbin became the first head coach of the new Women's Soccer team. She was the first female lecturer. Previously, festivities had been held in conjunction with the basketball season. September 1970: The first three African American students matriculated in the School of Dentistry. June 1, 2000: Bert Brouwer became dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. June 1, 2000: Dr. Linda C. Lucas was named interim dean of the School of Engineering. June 4, 1989: National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar Michael Jordan headlined a Slam Dunk Contest at the UAB Arena as a benefit for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham. 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. September 18, 2006: John A. Dr. Edward W. Hook III was named first director of the center. November 8, 2004: Dr. Albert D. Pacifico performed the first surgery in the new surgical suites in University Hospitals North Pavilion. January 2023: Dr. Scott Snyder, a member of the faculty and the school's associate dean for Research, became the interim dean of the School of Education. 2013: Alan Murray became the sixth head coach of the Men's Golf team. March 1, 2008: Dr. David R. Klock became fifthdean of the School of Business. 1966: School of Health Services Administration was established with Matthew F. McNulty, Jr., as dean. Hunt. 2016 Present, Southern Society of Clinical Investigation (SSCI) University Hospital Division Director, Memory Disorders. August 7, 2002: UAB's economic impact on the local community was announced as more than $2.5 billion for the 2001 fiscal year. February 1, 1964: The separate Hillman Emergency and University Emergency Clinics were merged to form one combined University Hospital Emergency Clinic. 2010: UAB became one of the first two civilian hospitals in the US to host a US Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST). January 1, 2000: Dr. C. Michael Brooks became interim dean of the School of Health Related Professions. Dr. Harold T. Dodge was the first director. April 1982: Charlie Badger became the second head coach for the Women's Tennis team. October 24, 1975: The Reynolds Historical Library was rededicated within the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. Dr. Gregory Pence was the faculty sponsor for the team. March 18, 1967: Dr. Thomas E. Hunt delivered the fourth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Tricky Business of Teaching.". 2005 Larry Mayes Scholarship for Study of Tropical Medicine December 1971: Dr. Joseph Appleton was named first dean of the School of Engineering after having served as interim dean since August. 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. September 1, 1987: Effective on this date, all indoor public areas of the UAB Medical Center became smoke free. January 18, 2023: Lisa Mann became the fourth head coach of Women's Soccer. August 25, 1982: UAB alumna Barbara Crozier, Miss Wheelchair Alabama, was selected as the 1983 Miss Wheelchair, USA. The annual UAB holiday event would remain on the university calendar for many years. August 1977: Fran Sharp Merrell became the first head coach of the new Women's Basketball team. August 2, 2020: Returning from the International Space Station (ISS), the SpaceX Dragon capsule carried two UAB freezers on its return to earth. Games for the UAB Blazers were played at Birmingham's historic Rickwood Field since there were no on-campus facilities available. October 1948: A separate library was established for the School of Dentistry. May 11, 1973: A tornado struck downtown Birmingham in the area of 6th Avenue North. Dr. Irshad H. Chaudry was named as the center's first director. Im excited to pair my experience in laboratory and research safety with the experience of the team members already on the ground to grow the culture of safety on campus.. 1949: Dr. Hsien Wu became a member of the full-time biochemistry faculty with the appointment as a Visiting Professor. March 15, 2020: Due to the growing global pandemic of COVID-19, UAB announced a Limited Business Model for all campus operations except for essential services through the end of the month of March. January 31, 1999: Researchers Drs. September 1, 2016: C. Ray Hayes became the seventh chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. January 25-27, 1979: During basketball season, UAB celebrated its first Homecoming festivities. 1989: The UAB National Alumni Society chartered its first international chapter in the nation of Thailand. September 6, 2018: A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the expanded School of Nursing Building. January 1988: In response to the growing AIDS epidemic, the 1917 Clinic was opened at UAB. 1972: By vote of faculty and students, the UAB student theater was officially renamed as UAB Commedia. The school was officially renamed as the University of Alabama School of Medicine. Dr. Benoit came to UAB from Ohio University. June 28, 1996: The journal Science named three UAB faculty, Drs. "Bill" Ivey became the third head coach of the Women's Basketball team, after having served as interim coach for the previous year. The complex may also be reserved for official UAB groups and organizations. Vincent had served as Clark's assistant head coach. January 16, 1995: The first simultaneous heart-kidney transplant in the Southeast was performed at UAB by Drs. October 1961: The Psychiatric Clinic was named in honor of Medical Center benefactors Joseph S. and Bertha Pizitz Smolian. 1964: The Medical Rehabilitation Research and Training Center was established with Dr. William C. Fleming as director. News Archive | UAB Five of the 18 faculty members were female. Undergraduate and freshman enrollment both rose about 3.6 percent and graduate and advanced professional student enrollment grew 4.6 percent. A search to name an interim dean of the College was initiated. January 6, 2014: The Blazer Express Transit System, UAB's new campus-wide bus and shuttle system, launched with six routes available at no cost to UAB students, staff, and authorized campus visitors. July 1, 1986: Dr. Richard R. Ranney became the fourth dean of the School of Dentistry. He is married and has three adult children. The building occupied the center of a square bounded by St. Anthony, Lawrence, Cedar, and State streets. 1983: Dr. Sara Ruiz de Molina was named acting dean of Special Studies. 1976: The UAB Jazz Ensemble was organized in the fall as a performing group open to UAB students, staff, and faculty. UAB received a gold medal in the Mixed Youth Choir category and silver medals in the Sacred Music with Accompaniment and Spiritual categories. November 9, 1990: Dr. Juan M. Navia delivered the twenty-seventh Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "On the Idea of a University: Personal Reflections.". Dr. Lisa M. Guay-Woodford was named director of the new center. August 1, 2013: Dr. J. Iwan D. Alexander became the sixth dean of the School of Engineering. . 1972: Air Force ROTC first became available to undergraduate students through a cooperative program with Samford University. 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. February 9, 2021: Forbes named UAB as the best large employer in the nation. September 21, 2013: The Alys Stephens Performing Arts center hosted the world premiere of A More Convenient Season, a multi-media orchestral work composed by Yotam Haber and commissioned by Tom Blount to commemorate the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham and the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church on September 15, 1963. December 11, 1992: Sidney L. McDonald was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The university's new song was included in the December 13 commencement ceremony. May 1971: Bracie Watson, Jr., a senior in health physics and a biology major, became the first African American elected president of the UAB student government association. March 1970: Because of the completion of the new exit ramp to the interstate, the City of Birmingham eliminated parallel parking along Eighth Avenue South [University Boulevard]. October 18, 1995: Blaze the dragon was unveiled as the new UAB mascot, the university's fourth. For the first term, 116 students enrolled. September 1888: The Daughters of the United Charities established a hospital board and began plans for The Hospital of the United Charities. February 28, 1982: Men's Basketball team won their first Sun Belt Conference title in a championship tournament hosted by UAB and held in Birmingham. November 1992: UAB Archives formally established as a campus-wide unit. With a conference record of 7-0, the Blazers were also in first place in C-USA. August 1999: Dr. Kirby I. June 1971: Six students received their Bachelor of Science degrees in Physiological Optics becoming the first graduates of the School of Optometry. 1992: Nancy W. Clemmons became acting director of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. March 26, 1983: Phyllis Pope, a pre-dentistry major from Olympia Field, Illinois, selected as the first Miss UAB. Roy Wood was choral director. 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. February 15, 2001: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the International Tuberculosis Center. Nambayan was from the Philippines. September 24, 1974: The Edward M. Holmes, Jr., Pavilion of the Spain Rehabilitation Center was dedicated. 1868: The building of the Medical College of Alabama was returned to the ownership of the college's governing board. Tony Jones became the ninth president of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. Janet Cash received the award for students. April 2, 1987: Dr. Cordell Wynn and George S. Shirley were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. May 29, 1955: Ruth Stillman Hare received the first doctoral degree (in pharmacology) conferred through the Medical Center. October 14, 1988: The Doctors' Center Building was rededicated as the Paul S. Worrell Building. June 2021: For the fourth time, UAB Medicine received the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation for 2020 from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. By using this site you agree to our Privacy Policy. May 8, 1970: Several hundred students and faculty members held a protest in front of the College of General Studies Building in sympathy for Kent State. Senior medical student J. Patrick Daugherty was the first to present a research paper before the new student organization. 1969: Active extramural grants and contracts for the newly independent UAB totaled $18,190,620. Dr. Thomas came to UAB from the University of Georgia. 1991: First UAB Outdoor Sculpture Display competition was held. UAB Medicine Enterprise Board. Dahlberg had formerly served as the station's membership manager and deputy director. April 2001: Dr. Harold P. Jones became the third dean of the School of Health Related Professions. September 19, 2003: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Center for Heart Failure Research. Dr. Taichman came to UAB from the University of Michigan. 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.
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