January 1, 2022: Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers became the fifth CEO of the UAB Health System, he retained his positions as dean of the Heersink School of Medicine and as Senior Vice President for Medicine. Bettye G. Wilson, associate professor in the School of Health Professions, was the associations first president. The board of directors acts as the hospital's governing body, guides the hospital's long-term goals and policies, and assists with strategic planning and decision-making. UNC-Charlotte defeated the Blazers 86-72. September 27, 1999: The General Clinical Research Center was formally dedicated as the Pittman General Clinical Research Center in honor of Dr. James A. Pittman, Jr. September 1999: Dr. Adeniyi Coker, Jr., became director of UAB's new African American Studies program. Senior executives and board oversight remains at the local level with UABHS participation in governance through representation on the board of directors. December 24, 2004: In the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Football team lost to the University of Hawaii 59-40 in the first post-season bowl appearance for the UAB Blazers. Harold W. Sontheimer and Yogesh K. Vohra were named directors of the new centers. Several of the schools initial faculty held primary appointments in the medical school but also taught basic science courses to the first dental students. Dr. Irshad H. Chaudry was named as the center's first director. April 2001: Dr. Harold P. Jones became the third dean of the School of Health Related Professions. November 11, 2010: UAB announced plans to add two more sports for female athletes. October 15, 2000: Dr. John F. Amos became interim dean of the School of Optometry. October 26, 2001: Dr. Robert L. Goldenberg delivered the thirty-eighth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "A to Z: Alabama to Zambia.". June 1976: Dr. George W. Campbell, vice president for University College, was named acting president of UAB. 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. The Board of Directors, acting as a single entity, is responsible for all activities of the organization. Mr. Lee currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Children's Hospital of Alabama and as a director of the Birmingham Business Alliance, as well as past president of the Vestavia Hills Parks Foundation and of the Auburn University Athletic Development Council. June 29, 2020: Governor Kay Ivey announced programs to provide COVID-19 testing and symptom monitoring for the state's public higher education institutions. February 8, 2013: Dr. Anupam Agarwal, director of the Division of Nephrology, was named as interim Senior Vice President for Medicine and dean of the School of Medicine following the appointment of Dean Ray L. Watts as the seventh president of UAB. UAB Hospital (also known as University Hospital) is a 1,157 bed tertiary hospital and academic health science center located in Birmingham, Alabama.It serves as the only ACS verified Level I Trauma Center in Alabama, and is the flagship property of the UAB Health System which is owned by the University of Alabama System. April 2, 2013: Dr. Eric P. Jack became the sixth dean of the School of Business. June 4, 1973: Seven optometry students received the first O.D. April 27, 1989: UAB celebrated $100 million in active grants and contracts. October 1973: Groundbreaking was held for the Physical Education Facility. June 23, 1995: Cell Adhesion and Matrix Research Center was established. March 30, 2015: Complex Vision, artist Yaacov Agams towering kinetic sculpture, was returned to the faade of the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital after it had been restored by Agam and by Art Creations and Renovations, a business located in Florida. November 30, 1946: William H. Key, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Kimberly Kirklin, Director of UAB Arts in MedicineKimberly served as the director of education and outreach at the ASC from 2005 2014. 1969: Ellen Gregg Ingalls Award was established for excellence in classroom teaching. Book an Appointment University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital | 619 19th Street South,. May 3, 2008: UAB held its first green and gold commencement ceremony, with all graduates dressed in green robes accented with gold. July 1, 2022: A.J. The 108,000 square-foot facility houses the business school, the Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the UAB Regions Institute for Financial Education, and the UAB Healthcare Leadership Academy. April 23, 1989: The first artificial heart used in Alabama was implanted at University Hospital as a temporary measure while the patient awaited a heart transplant. August 17, 2018: Dr. Michael Saag, director of the UAB Center for AIDS Research, received the inaugural Marchase Award. February 4, 2005: Marietta M. Urquhart, Karen Phifer Brooks, and Joe H. Ritch were elected to The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. June 10, 1956: University of Alabama Extension Center building was rededicated as Tidwell Hall in honor of Dr. Robert E. Tidwell, dean of the university's extension division from 1930 until 1954. She came to UAB from Tulane University. Dr. Thomas M. Allen was the college's first dean. November 13, 2013: Dr. John F. Kearney presented the fiftieth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "How One Year Turned Into Forty Years at UAB.". February 1970: Richard W. Jackson appointed first director of security at UAB. 1969: Active extramural grants and contracts for the newly independent UAB totaled $18,190,620. Vaughn had been a student athlete member of the team. 1944: Fifty-four students, including three females, graduated as the last class of the two-year basic medical sciences program in Tuscaloosa. 1961: The Roberts & Son Building was purchased for use as the outpatient clinic of University Hospital. In return, the member pays a management fee or percentage of income. April 20, 1975: Mercy Hospital was renamed Cooper Green Hospital. Mrs. K. Lemone Yeilding elected as the club's first president. Urquhart graduated from UAB in 1976 with a degree in English and Mass Communications. In 1986 the center was renamed in honor of Gregory Fleming James, the late son of Governor Fob James. June 25-July 9, 1992: UAB faculty member and alumnus Dr. Lawrence J. DeLucas participated in NASA space mission STS-50 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. November 14, 1986: Dr. Charles E. Butterworth, Jr., delivered the twenty-third Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Function of A University Professor.". September 1960: Three medical-social fraternities, Phi Beta Pi (Sigma chapter), Nu Sigma Nu (Beta Phi chapter), and Phi Chi (Iota chapter), formed the first inter-fraternity council at the Medical Center. Dr. Kurt M. W. Niemann was the first director. 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. April 2020: With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, UAB opened a COVID Respiratory Clinic for patients who had tested positive for coronavirus but who had not been admitted to a clinical facility and who had remained at home. September 24, 1976: The UAB Report, the weekly faculty and staff newspaper, was first published. 2016: UAB was ranked as the third largest US public academic medical center. September 22, 1978: Dr. Marie L. O'Koren delivered the fifteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Nursing: Past Realities and Future Imperatives.". Dr. Watts remained chair of the Institutes board of directors while a search was being conducted for a replacement. 1970: Dr. J. Durwood Bradley was named full-time chief-of-staff at University Hospital. She is currently a teaching artist for the Birmingham Board of Education and is an adjunct professor of dance at Birmingham Southern College. In June of 2013 the system was named Blazer Express after a campus-wide "Name the Bus" contest. March 1998: Odessa Woolfolk Community Service Award established and first awarded to Associate Professor Linda W. Goodson. November 19, 1999: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved an affiliation between UAB and the Southern Research Institute, a not-for-profit contract research organization with over $50 million in grants and contracts and which had been founded in 1941. 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. 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. She is the third person appointed to the post permanently, and the first woman to become chief of staff in UAB Hospital history. The first production of the newly renamed program was Martin Dubermans play In White America.. 150 Bergen Street, Room D-346 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. October 8, 1906: Dr. Rhett Goode became the third dean of the Medical College of Alabama. His major professional interests are toxicology, violence, communication, physician behavior, strategic management and health system reform. February 19, 1999: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved a major expansion and renovation plan for University Hospital. April 27, 1966: Dr. Joseph F. Volker delivered the third Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Way of an Administrator.". Prior to Onyx, Dr. Love served as president, chief executive officer and chairman of Nuvelo, Inc., where he led growth of the company to a market capitalization of $1 billion. October 23, 1888: The Hospital of the United Charities, . April 1, 1969: Dr. Keith D. Blayney became director of the School of Health Services Administration. 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. Dix had appeared in the very first Town and Gown production back in 1950 and had starred in both the original Broadway and Hollywood versions of Best Foot Forward.". June 12, 2006: Brian Shoop became the fourth head coach of the Men's Baseball team. Dr. Charles E. Bugg was named as first director of the crystallography center, and Dr. Virgil Wooten was founding director of the Sleep/Wake center. Dr. Blanton came to UAB from the University of Memphis. 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. Dr. Gustafson had a long-standing association with the medical and dental schools at UAB. 2017: The UAB Health System entered into a management relationship with Regional Medical Center of Central Alabama in Greenville, Alabama. April 28, 1978: University College Building No. 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. August 27, 2012: Scott E. Hanley became the fourth General Manager of WBHM-FM Radio. October 15, 1969: A student protest in support of the Vietnam Moratorium was held in front of Tidwell Hall, the College of General Studies Building. During his time as the companys leader, BE&K was recognized by author Robert Levering and by Fortune magazine as One of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in America.. 1998: Hejal C. Patel, a first-year medical student, was named to USA Todays All-USA College Academic First Team. October 1, 2012: Dr. Robert E. Palazzo became interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. When formally established later in 2016, the UAB Staff Council will be comprised by two employees from each administrative unit reporting to the president, the vice presidents and deans, and the athletic director. June 1989: Mike Dunphy became the fourth head coach of the Men's Golf team. More than 300 employees with 20 or more years of service will be honored by the university during a reception 2 p.m. March 21 in the Hill Student Center; S. Robert Hernandez DrPH, will be honored for 50 years of service to UAB. The "Wonders of Alabama" collection contains over 265 oil, watercolor, and mixed media artworks collected by Energen between 1999 and 2015 as part of its juried art competition showcasing Alabama artists. September 3, 1997: Drs. November 6, 1997: A grand opening celebration was held for the new OADI Technology Center, the first building constructed in the UAB Research Park at Oxmoor. Mr. Davenport is currently a director of the board of the UAB Leadership Cabinet, and he also serves on the boards of, among others, BBVA Compass Bank; Hoar Construction; Childrens Harbor, Alexander City Campus and Childrens Hospital in Birmingham (Vice-Chairman and Founding Director); Alexander City Rotary Club (Past-President and Founding Director); Industrial Development Board of Tallapoosa County and Coosa Counties; Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance, Inc. (Founding Director and past Vice-Chairman); ARISE of Alexander City, a community program for the elderly (Founding Director and Managing Director); and Lake Martin Humane Society (Founding Director). July 1996: Dr. Eli Capilouto was named fourth dean of the School of Public Health after having served as interim dean since November 4, 1994. Dr. Thomas came to UAB from the University of Georgia. June 10, 1998: The 1,000th laser vision correction procedure was performed at the Eye Foundation Hospital at UAB. Publicada en marzo 11, 2021 por marzo 11, 2021 por The 100-panel system will generate power for the university and will be used for coursework and research by faculty and students. 10 worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings. The Board makes strategic decisions for the hospital, works collaboratively with the President and CEO, ensures the hospital is providing quality care, and oversees the hospitals financial well-being. 1967: The Myocardial Infarction Research Unit, later renamed the Specialized Center for Research in Ischemic Heart Disease, was established. May 13, 1977: The Alabama Supreme Court held a session on the UAB campus for the first time. Maryam Birjani Head is Chairman and Majority Owner of Ram Tool & Supply Company Inc., which provides construction products for commercial projects ranging from concrete slabs and rebar to products that a company would need at the very end of a job, such as brooms and Windex. The SGAs constitution was ratified by a vote of the student body during the fall term. November 6, 2015: Scott M. Phelps was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. This was the Blazer's 15th overall appearance in the tournament and was Jerod Haase's first tournament win as a Head Coach. October 11, 1897: Following an announcement of Governor Joseph F. Johnston, the Medical College of Alabama in Mobile became the Medical Department of the University of Alabama (in Tuscaloosa). July 30, 1965: VA Hospital Research Annex Wing groundbreaking was held. She recently retired from Eli Lilly and Co. as Vice President for Scientific Affairs and Distinguished Lilly Research Scholar in Infectious Diseases. 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 1991: Pam Kaufman became the third head coach of the Women's Golf team. June 30, 1970: Dr. Florence A. Hixson retired as first dean of the School of Nursing. September 17, 1993: The Center for Obstetric Research (later renamed the Center for Research in Women's Reproductive Health) was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. She was elected in 2011 to membership on the U.S Council of Foreign Relations. Fitzpatrick founded Vulcan Value Partners in 2007. April 13, 2017: The new INTO UAB Center, housed on the second floor of the Mervyn H. Sterne Library, was officially dedicated. The garden was funded by the son of Mrs. Eppes. October 1, 1945: The unpacking and organization of the library of the medical college began. December 1, 1972: A symbolic groundbreaking was held for the School of Optometry Building. November 12, 1982: Dr. Max D. Cooper delivered the nineteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Of Mice, Men, and Chickens.". His knowledge and experience spans work at the NIH, academia and industry. She had one line of dialogue in her speaking debut. 1963: The medical school's Division of Continuing Medical Education first offered continuing education courses to Alabama physicians. January 30, 2018: UAB broke ground for Proton International at UAB. January 1988: In response to the growing AIDS epidemic, the 1917 Clinic was opened at UAB. 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. February 25, 1993: UAB Comprehensive Head Injury Center renamed Southeastern Comprehensive Head Injury Center. In the field of aviation her Sirius XM satellite system enhances safety with real-time digital weather information to pilots in flight nationwide. 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