Balaji Govindaswami Secretary, VMC Foundation, Board of Directors. 1973: University Bookstore opened in former Utopia Cleaners building at 806 South 15th Street. October 12, 1998: Howell and Elizabeth Ann Heflin Center for Human Genetics groundbreaking held. March 29, 1968: Dr. Samuel B. Barker delivered the fifth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Perspectives.". Dr. Love holds a B.A. Rose had kicked off the public portion of the drive in late November of 1960. November 13, 1996: President J. Claude Bennett announced plans to resign his presidency effective January 1, 1997. December 2011: John Fields, adjunct instructor in the Department of Art and Art History and a UAB alumnus, became interim director of the UAB Visual Arts Gallery. July 15, 1903: Hillman Hospital was dedicated. 2003: A major addition to Volker Hall was completed on the buildings west facade. Leo M. Hall and James E. Myrick obtained the first license from UAB for manufacture and sale of an invention produced at the university. July 20, 2015: UAB opened a mental health and wellness clinic for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning individuals. 1967: The Alabama legislature granted its first direct appropriation ($1.1 million) to the College of General Studies. August 1, 2018: Finis E. St. John, IV, a member of the Board of Trustees since 2002, became the interim chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. December 3, 1993: John Russell Thomas was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. In her free time, Lauren is deeply imbedded in the Birmingham Theatre community where she works as a freelance Stage Manager. December 12, 1996: Center for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Cooperative Research Center was renamed the UAB Center for Social Medicine and Sexually Transmitted Diseases by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The programs were developed by and are being led by UAB and the Alabama Department of Public Health and are being supported by funding obtained through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). He also holds a M.Sc. Thank you for visiting our pageIm glad that you are here and excited to share more about who we are and what we do at UAB. 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.". July 1, 1997: The independent Eye Foundation Hospital was acquired by the UAB Health System and renamed the Eye Foundation Hospital at UAB. Mrs. Heersink has served on the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. January 2003: The School of Medicines Faculty Office Tower was completed above Parking Deck No. June 22, 1990: James D. Loftin and T. Michael Goodrich were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Hood became the first African American students of The University of Alabama. June 5, 2004: William S. Sandy White became CEO of the UAB Research Foundation, succeeding acting director Lucy Hicks. 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. 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. Brent H. Morgan was the magazines first editor. 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. September 7, 1965: Barbara Walker became the first African American student in the University Hospital School of Nursing, the hospital-based diploma program. July 1996: West Field on the UAB campus was used as a practice site for several soccer teams participating in matches played in Birmingham's Legion Field as part of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. 1979: The Phoenix, a UAB yearbook chiefly focusing on University College, was first published. Her visit to UAB included a public lecture on Greek tragedy and Aristotles Poetics. May 1955: Dr. Robert C. Berson was appointed first vice president for Health Affairs and dean of the Medical College of Alabama. Born in Montgomery on VJ Day, 1945, Mr. Blount is one of five children of Winton M. Blount, who served as Postmaster General of the United States under President Richard Nixon and was a philanthropist and notable patron of the arts. December 1991: The street outside of UAB's Clark Memorial Theatre was renamed Hatcher Place in honor of James F. Hatcher, Jr., the founding director of the UAB Town and Gown Theatre. This ceremony heralded a campus expansion westward from the Medical Center footprint. September 1, 1984: Ken Letson became UAB's second Sports Information director. She has served on advisory boards for the Directors of the NIH and the Centers for Disease Control, the Secretary of Health and Human Services Advisory Council of Public Health Preparedness and the FDAs Science Board. July 1, 1989: UAB's Dr. J. Dudley Pewitt, vice president for Administration, became the president of the Sun Belt Conference; he served until the end of June 1990. December 17, 1957: Amendment No. Speech and Theatre faculty member Dr. Ward Haarbauer directed the production at the Clark Memorial Theatre; the show opened October 30. December 1, 1943: D. Lonnie Noojin was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. July 1, 1986: Dr. Richard R. Ranney became the fourth dean of the School of Dentistry. 9,669 were here. Lynn Ford Alandt Civic Leader Stephanie W. Bergeron Vice Chair, Board of Directors Retired President, Walsh College Shari L. Burgess Chair, Health Alliance Plan of Michigan Vice President and Treasurer, Lear Corporation February 1977: UAB first celebrated Black History Month with a series of campus events, including lectures, film screenings, and dances. April 28, 1992: A new facility for the Smolian International House was dedicated. May 27, 1977: The UAB Mini Park was dedicated. Dr. Sadis Matalon was named first director of the new center. 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. Mr. FitzpatrickearnedanMBA in Finance from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Roy Wood was choral director. April 1961: A fund-raising goal of $850,000 was met for the expansion of the engineering programs at the Birmingham Extension Center, with a majority of the funds being provided by Birmingham businesses. January 23, 1940: Gordon D. Palmer was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. This was the first time in Alabama history that two students were selected from the same institution. 1972: Offices for the UAB Graduate School moved into a renovated building at 1016 South 15th Street. 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. 1977: Dr. Robert Glaze became first vice president for Research and Graduate Studies. Jones, a long-time UAB employee and UAB alumnus, retained his position as COO of UAB Hospital. Library Director T. Scott Plutchak was named interim executive director. Later, in 1982, it would be renamed as Directions. degree in Medicine from The University of Alabama, thus becoming the first female to graduate from the medical school. The garden was funded by the son of Mrs. Eppes. April 1982: Charlie Badger became the second head coach for the Women's Tennis team. 2004: Akofa A. Bonsi became the seventh UAB student named as a Truman Scholar. May 18, 2011: Dr. Linda C. Lucas, dean of the Engineering school, becameinterim Provost. Dr. Cimino, a national leader in the field of biomedical informatics, came to UAB from the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Birmingham and has also served as an elder and deacon at Independent Presbyterian Church. August 2016: UAB became the first institution in the State of Alabama to be recognized with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Dr. T. Joseph Reeves served as the center's first director. June 4, 1996: Dedication ceremonies were held for the UAB Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Laboratory. April 4, 1957: Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the Lawrence Reynolds Library. May 3, 1991: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Teaching and Learning Center. In 2018 and 2019, she spent nine months studying traditional music in Turkey, Greece, and Israel. December 29, 2010: Harold Warren became the second head coach of the Women's Soccer team. December 12, 1996: The Howell and Elizabeth Heflin Center for Human Genetics was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 4. 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. 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. A consulting professor at Stanford University, Editor-at-Large at MedPage Today and Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Commons from Collabrx, Dr. Lundberg also has had 27 years combined experience as Editor in Chief of The Journal of the American Medical Association, 10 AMA specialty journals, AMA News, Medscape, The Medscape Journal and e-Medicine from Web MD. December 6, 1950: The first performance of Town and Gown Theater, which had been organized earlier in the year by James F. Hatcher, Jr., was held in the downtown Temple Arena Theatre. September 2013: John D. Jones was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The former NFL quarterback and Super Bowl Champion (2000) had been named as the new coach two days beforehand. April 1987: Mickey Pizitz Memorial Pool opened as an addition to Spain Rehabilitation Center. Haase played at Kansas and had served as an assistant coach at Kansas and at North Carolina prior to coming to UAB. The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital Job Posting: Feb 22, 2023 Apply | Add to My Job Cart | Clinic Surgical Technician - TKC Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - PRN/Flexi (806) Requisition ID: T201741 Work Locations: The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital Job Posting: Feb 22, 2023 Apply | Add to My Job Cart | January 1998: President W. Ann Reynolds announced plans to dissolve the five-year cooperative agreement with UAB Walker College in Jasper. 1972: UAB Police Department formally organized. Dr. John H. Grant, III, was named first director of the center. 1979: The Muscular Dystrophy and Myasthenia Gravis Center established. September 1, 1989: Dr. Philip E. Austin became third chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. 1978: The Medical Education Building opened. November 4, 1957: The statue of Dr. W. E. B. Davis was relocated to the Medical Center from Woodrow Wilson Park in downtown Birmingham. 1962: Dr. Lincoln Roy Manson-Hing became chair of the Department of Oral Roentgenology (later Dental Radiology) and Dr. Gilbert J. Parfitt became chair of the Department of Periodontics, both in the School of Dentistry. April 30, 2012: Dr. Linda C. Lucas, who had served as Interim Provost since May of 2011, was named Provost of UAB. November 17, 2000: The Mental Retardation Research Center was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. He was the chief of the UAB Police department. The clinic, which took its name from the buildings street address in order to protect the confidentiality of patients, was founded and first directed by Dr. Michael S. Saag. The established chapter of the medical-social fraternity had been moved from the campus in Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. 1977: Urological Rehabilitation and Research Center established at UAB with Dr. L. Keith Lloyd as director. May 1, 1970: Dr. Samuel B. Barker became first dean of the newly established UAB Graduate School. September 26, 1999: An open house at the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center officially opened the Center's new venues, the Odess Theatre, the Sirote Theatre, and the Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall. November 9, 1977: UAB joined the Sun Belt Conference. 1966: The University Hospital School of Nursing, a diploma program, admitted its last class. October 25, 1946: At the first commencement ceremony held in Birmingham, 21 students graduated from the Medical College of Alabama. November 2000: The one-year old Capital Campaign reached its original goal of $250 million and UAB announced a revised comprehensive fund-raising goal of $350 million. Louis J. Dell'Italia and Ahsan Hussain were named co-directors of the new center. Board of Directors The charter now provides for thirteen directors, five being University officers of board members. Steven S. Bates, Benjamin V. Graham, Thomas S. Greenspon, Kenton E. Kerr, Randall T. Jose, Dolphus B. Mitchell, Clyde W. Oyster, John R. Pierce, Kenneth A. Polse, William R. Rosenblum, and Ellen Shizuko Takahashi. September 15, 2006: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved three new centers at UAB, the Comprehensive Diabetes Center, the Center for Pediatric-Onset Demyelinating Disease, and the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. Members of the board also serve as the hospitals primary representatives to the communities the Hospital serves. Kimberly played a major role in the creation of ArtPlay, the ASCs arts programs for schools, underserved communities, and seniors in non-hospital settings. That expertise in clinical and translational research has had a transformative impact on Stanford and has enabled and facilitated major collaboration across the entire university at Stanford as well as between the Stanford Medical Center and the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Hospital. 2010: UAB became one of the first two civilian hospitals in the US to host a US Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST). March 1986: Mac Logue became the third head coach of the Men's Golf team. Dr. Loring W. Rue, III, was named as the first director of both centers. 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. February 4, 1993: Joseph L. Fine was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. For the first term, 116 students enrolled. Dr. Love joined GBT in June 2014 as president and chief executive officer with broad leadership and management experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry. February 5, 1988: The School of Humanities was renamed the School of Arts and Humanities; Dr. Theodore M. Benditt remained as dean. 1964: First classes were held in the new Engineering Building adjacent to the Birmingham Extension Center. 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