Dr. Vandervoort graduated from the UAB medical school in 1982. September 1, 1969: The Division of Engineering became solely responsible to the UAB College of General Studies and ceased being a jointly administered program with the University of Alabama. 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. January 1, 1945: Jefferson and Hillman Hospitals were merged to form The University of Alabamas Jefferson-Hillman 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). January 1978: Gladys McQueen, supervisor of keypunch services in the Central Computing Facility, was named UABs first Employee of the Month. At the time, McQueen had 24 years of service. January 22, 1987: Parkinson's Disease Association Information and Referral Center, established in 1986, was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. September 9, 1988: The William Gorgas Center for Geographic Medicine was established. September 19, 2003: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Center for Heart Failure Research. The bowl's co-MVPs were wide receiver Xavier Ubosi (offense) and Anthony Rush (defense). (Please contact the UAB Archives for additional information.). January 1998: President W. Ann Reynolds announced plans to dissolve the five-year cooperative agreement with UAB Walker College in Jasper. This was the first time a championship bout had ever been held in the State of Alabama and it was the largest crowd to ever attend an event at Bartow. April 1969: Alabama Act 91, passed by the state legislature during a special session on education, appropriated funding for a new School of Optometry at UAB. The Center's library had 50 books. . October 2, 1997: Ground was broken for the Richard M. Scrushy Building, future home of the School of Health Related Professions. Miss Michigan Nancy Fleming was selected Miss America for 1961. May 27, 1956: Howard C. Elliott, Jr., became the first man to receive a doctoral degree (in biochemistry) conferred through the Medical Center. December 3, 1983: Oliver H. Delchamps, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. November 1868: Classes that had been suspended during the Civil War resumed at the Medical College of Alabama in Mobile. January 6, 2020: Dr. Barry P. Sleckman of the Weill Cornell Medicine assumed duties as new director of the ONeal Comprehensive Cancer Center. 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]. The Institute had been approved by the University of Alabama Board of Trustees in June 2014. 1966: The Division of Allied Health Sciences, comprised of University Hospital's paramedical training programs, was established in the College of General Studies. reconciling . A record crowd of 45,212 attended the return game at Legion Field. September 28, 1992:U.S. News and World Report named UAB as the number one up-and-coming university in the United States. The bee waystation is located in a fenced area across from the UAB Solar House. July 1962: Eye Foundation Hospital groundbreaking ceremony was held. October 5, 1989: Dr. George L. Zorn, Jr., headed the team that performed the states first lung transplant at University Hospital. 1998: Hejal C. Patel, a first-year medical student, was named to USA Todays All-USA College Academic First Team. He has been Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Neurology at the . 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. 1979: The Blue Cross/Blue Shield Building on South 20th Street was acquired and reopened as the Community Health Services Building. July 15, 2015: Dr. John R. Jones, III, became vice president for Student Affairs. Switchboard: (205) 934-4011. April 2, 1951: The Department of Biochemistry received approval to offer the first doctoral program at the Medical Center. The students are 21.9 percent African American and 61.9 percent female. June 4, 1975: A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Roberts Annex, an addition to the Clark Memorial Theatre building. September 15, 1966: The Birmingham Extension Center programs were elevated to the four-year College of General Studies, which remained as a branch of The University of Alabama. . October 23, 1888: The Hospital of the United Charities, a precursor to Hillman Hospital, opened in Birmingham. Parcak received the $1 million prize during the TED Conference in Vancouver, Canada, in February 2016. 1968: The entering class size of the Medical College of Alabama was increased to 85. September 7, 2016: An open house served as the formal opening of the UAB Institute for Human Rights. May 17, 1970: The Ellen Gregg Ingalls Eye Research Institute was dedicated adjoining the Eye Foundation Hospital. April 1, 1976: Dr. William F. Bridgers was named to develop public health efforts at UAB. December 1, 2018: In the Conference USA Championship held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the UAB Blazers defeated Middle Tennessee (MTSU) 27-25 to win the university's first conference football championship. 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. 1966: The Medical Center had a budget of $32,000,000 and a payroll of over $15,000,000 for its 3,200 employees. Bland, M.D., Endowed Professor in SurgeryDirector of Clinical Affairs, ONeal Cancer Service Line, Areas of InterestBreast disease-prevention and surgical treatments, ProfessorDirector, Division of TransplantationArnold G. Diethelm Endowed Chair in Transplantation SurgeryDirector, UAB Comprehensive Transplant InstituteDirector, Incompatible Kidney Transplant ProgramDirector, Transplant Analytics, Informatics & QualityAssociate Chief Medical Officer, Inpatient Quality & Patient Safety, Areas of Interestabdominal transplantation, incompatible organ transplantation, transplantation of HIV-infected end-stage patients, outcomes and behavioral research focused on health disparities. March 2018: UAB named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. 1997: UAB administrators established the University-Wide Interdisciplinary Research Center (UWIRC) Program to provide UAB funding for those research centers and institutes designated as a UWIRC entity. April 7, 2017: W. Stancil Starnes was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. June 16, 1969: Dr. Joseph F. Volker was named first president of UAB. . may click on the Documents tab/Certificates section and open and print certificates as well as the Laboratory Medical Director's information as needed. May 3, 2022: Dr. Casey Weaver, a professor of pathology, was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences, the third UAB faculty member to be so honored. 1981: Bob Norman became the second head coach of the Men's Soccer team. Neurology Clinic at UAB Hospital-Highlands. January 1, 2004: Dr. Huw F. Thomas became the seventh dean of the School of Dentistry. January 5, 2019: At a ceremony in San Jose, California, UAB Coach Bill Clark accepted the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award from the Football Writers Association of America. A native of what was then Czechoslovakia, Lazansky was the first international named as a divisional director at the Medical Center in Birmingham. Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman was the featured artist for the first gala. 1920: Dr. Clyde Brooks became the first dean of the University of Alabamas two-year medical school in Tuscaloosa. October 23, 1949: A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Medical Center for the Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital. January 2017: Jessica Angel, an artist living in New York, became the first artist-in-residence for the UAB AEIVA. The Blazers ended the regular season with an overall record 10-3 and conference 7-1; the best year ever for UAB football. The collection will be displayed and used by the university's Arts in Medicine (AIM) program and the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts. December 1988: Dr. Dick D. Briggs became the third president of The University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. Prof Xavier Montalban is the Chair of Neurology at the Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Director of Cemcat and Chief of the Neuroimmunology Group at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute in Barcelona. 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. July 1, 1986: Dr. Richard R. Ranney became the fourth dean of the School of Dentistry. January 30, 1860: Act No. September 1, 2017: Over 25,000 attended the UAB House Party in Birmingham's Uptown Entertainment District to hear a concert by recording star Sam Hunt. September 2022: Fall enrollment totaled 21,639 students, a decrease of 2.92 percent from the prior year. November 9, 1977: UAB joined the Sun Belt Conference. 2001: A new student fan group for UAB Athletics, the Gang Green, was formed during the fall semester prior to the exhibition basketball game held on November second. May 3, 1991: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Teaching and Learning Center. January 22, 2015: Dr. James J. Cimino was named as inaugural director of the Informatics Institute within the School of Medicine. The local Eta Xi chapter had been established as a social club in 1970. Humphrey received a history degree from UAB and had been a scholarship member of the Blazer track team. 1900: When opened for the fall term, the Department of Pharmacy at the Medical College of Alabama had two female students working toward a PhG degree: Lela M. Semler and Esther Turner Colston. September 14, 1991: The UAB football team played its first home game at Legion Field but the Blazers lost 28-10 to Evangel College. Founded as a 10-bed hospitalist service dedicated to the inpatient care of UAB Prime-Care patients only, the group and the practice of Hospital Medicine have evolved significantly over the past two decades broadening to an average daily census of ~250 general medicine and subspecialty patients, consultative services (procedure service and general medicine) and integrated practice models developed in collaboration with our clinical partners to meet the needs of our patients. Derek J. Tarr, head coach of the Blazers, also won the Conference Coach of the Year award for the sixth consecutive year. Today, UAB is a comprehensive urban university with a nationally recognized academic health center. 2016: At the end of the calendar year, the UAB Capital Campaign had raised more than $771.8 million towards the goal of $1 billion. 1942: Dr. Raymond R. Paty became president of The University of Alabama and served until December 1946. Wdowiak, who died in 2013, was a member of the NASA Mars Exploration Rover Project and operated the Mossbauer spectrometers onboard the Spirit and Opportunity rover missions. Previously, festivities had been held in conjunction with the basketball season. January 27, 1979: UAB gained full membership as an NCAA Division I athletics program. March 1976: Dr. Joseph F. Volker presented Hugh Denman of the Birmingham Housing Authority $8.8 million for the purchase of 45 blocks for UAB expansion. Get Directions. Dr. Vickers, a native of Demopolis, Alabama, and a former member of the UAB surgery faculty, was chair of surgery at the University of Minnesota when his appointment was announced in August. The Town and Gown Theatre production starred local dentist Dr. John W. Nixon and television personality Everett Strickland. 1992: In order to confirm to conference requirements, UAB established a new co-ed Riflery team. January 9, 1993: The Blazer Warrior, UAB's third official mascot, was unveiled at a men's basketball game against Marquette University. This was the first time UAB had passed $500 million in funding for a 12-month reporting period. 5 in the Nation in Obstetrics & Gynecology by U.S. News & World Report on the 2022-2023 Best Hospitals list, we also recognize that healthy relationships last a lifetime. 2004: For fiscal year 2003, UABs economic impact on the Birmingham metropolitan area reached a record high of $2.9 billion, with an impact on the state of Alabama of $3.2 billion. January 1, 1994: Walker College, an independent school in Jasper, Alabama, was acquired and renamed UAB Walker College. March 30, 1942: The 10th and 11th floors of Jefferson Hospital became home to the secret national headquarters of the US Armys Replacement and School Command (R&SC), which was charged with individual training of officers and enlisted personnel of the infantry, field artillery, cavalry, coast artillery, armored forces, parachute and tank destroyer units. September 1, 2016: Dr. Michelle Fanucchi, associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences, became UABs inaugural ombuds, an independent, confidential and impartial resource for faculty. August 15, 2019: Dr. Timothy Wick, of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, became the interim dean of the School of Engineering. 2000 Volunteer of the Year Award, Bread and Roses Homeless Shelter for Women October 15, 1986: International House was rededicated in honor of Joseph S. and Bertha Pizitz Smolian. Wayne H. and Sara C. Finley. Dr. Philip D. Smith was named director of the center. of Pediatrics. October 26, 1979: The John J. Sparkman Center for International Public Health Education was approved as an official center by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The UAB student body was 42 percent minority. 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. 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. 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. Several of the schools initial faculty held primary appointments in the medical school but also taught basic science courses to the first dental students. 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. Phone: 205-934-WORK (9675) 1969: Rev. Associate VP for Public Safety and Chief of Police Anthony Purcell. January 1979: The University of Alabama System Medical Education Program (UASMEP) was reaccredited by the national Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). There were also three international faculty with part-time appointments, one was from Spain and two were from India. 1969: For the first academic term of the newly independent UAB, the medical school at UAB had at least forty-one full-time faculty members with international backgrounds and thirteen part-time or clinical faculty members with international backgrounds. Dr. Thomas J. Boll was later named as the center's first director. Both student centers were named in honor of Dr. S. Richardson Hill, Jr., UAB's second president. April 28, 2000: The Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) approved the African American Studies major at UAB, ending a multi-decade process to establish the major. June 27, 1988: The first heart-lung transplant in Alabama was performed at University Hospital by a team headed by Drs. February 16, 1944: The Building Commission for the Four-Year Medical College adopted a resolution locating the new four-year medical school in Birmingham. In 1986 the center was renamed in honor of Gregory Fleming James, the late son of Governor Fob James. 1993: Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention was established. September 27, 2013. Director of MPA ProgramLocation:Politics Int'l Affairs Regular/Temporary:Regular Job ID:607033 Full/Part Time:Full-Time Workplace Culture . January 15, 1971: Dr. Keith D. Blayney became dean of the School of Community and Allied Health Resources. October 20, 2005: Dr. Jay M. McDonald presented the forty-second Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Survival on the Mission to Mars: Columbus had it Easy.. Director of . June 17, 1979: The Spain Heart Bed Tower, Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium, Wallace Cancer Bed Tower, and East Base were dedicated as part of the "New U" celebrations. The 12-story building contains over 323,000 square feet of space and is located at the corner of University Boulevard and South 19th Street. 2003 Medical Student Enrichment Program Participant, Iquitos, Peru In June of 2013 the system was named Blazer Express after a campus-wide "Name the Bus" contest. August 1, 2013: Dr. J. Iwan D. Alexander became the sixth dean of the School of Engineering. January 30, 1970: A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a new three-building campus for the College of General Studies. September 13, 2001: Chancellor Thomas C. Meredith announced that Dr. W. Ann Reynolds would step down as UAB president in the summer of 2002. Dr. David Standaert was named director of the center. October 1, 1989: The designation University College was replaced by the designation Academic Affairs, and Dr. Tennant S. McWilliams became interim vice president for Academic Affairs. Joseph F. Volker and Roy R. Kracke decided to jointly fund and administer the basic science departments. 1970: Dr. J. Durwood Bradley was named full-time chief-of-staff at University Hospital. Updated weather information will be announced via:uab.edu/emergencyWBHM FM 90.3UAB Bad Weather hotline: 934-2165, CH19 445 - 1720 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35294. Total enrollment increased 3.6 percent, up to 18,568 students. September 1, 1989: Dr. Philip E. Austin became third chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. The event was sponsored by the International Student Association and association president Khalil Jarrar. August 1, 2003: Dr. James B. McClintock became interim dean of the UAB Graduate School. January 6, 1996: UAB's new mascot -- the university's fourth official mascot -- Blaze the dragon made its first public appearance during a basketball game at the UAB Arena. Therefore, in Hospital Medicine we focus on investing in our faculty and staff, both in their professional development and in their overall wellness, so that they can give their best to every patient. The complex may also be reserved for official UAB groups and organizations. Dr. John H. Grant, III, was named first director of the center. 1, University College Building No. Endowed Chair of Vascular SurgeryDirector of Quality and Associate Chief Medical Quality Officer, CTI, Areas of Interestcomplex aortic disease, including aortic dissection, suprarenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, device development, outcomes research, ProfessorDirector, Division of Pediatric SurgeryJoseph M. Farley Endowed Chair in Pediatric SurgerySurgeon-in-Chief, Childrens of Alabama, Areas of Interestanorectal malformation, Hirschsprungs disease, bowel management, congenital anomalies, thoracic defects and minimally invasive surgery, ProfessorDirector, Division of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJohn W. Kirklin Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular SurgerySurgical Director, Cardiovascular Operating RoomDirector, UAB Cardiovascular Institute, Areas of Interestadult cardiac surgery, cardiac valvular disease, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, outcomes research, ProfessorDirector, Division of Plastic SurgeryBruce F. Connell M.D., Endowed Chair in Plastic Surgery, Areas of Interestabdominoplasty, aesthetic surgery, body contouring, breast reduction and mastopexy procedures, complex wound healing problems including pressure sores, liposuction, trunk contouring after gastric bypass, Associate ProfessorJames P. Hayes, Jr., Endowed Professor in Gastrointestinal OncologyDirector, Division of Surgical Oncology, Areas of Interestpancreatic cancer, hepatobiliary malignancies, immunology and stromal biology, ProfessorDirector, Division of Gastrointestinal SurgeryJohn H. Blue Chair of General SurgeryCancer Network Director, ONeal Cancer Service Line, Areas of Interestcolon cancer, rectal cancer, anal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, benign conditions of colon, rectum and anus, endoscopic treatment of colonic disease, chemoprevention, ProfessorBrigham Family Endowed Professor in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Director, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Areas of Interesttrauma, surgical critical care, acute care surgery, pre-hospital emergency care, ProfessorDirector, Division of Breast and Endocrine SurgeryKirby I. April 8-19, 2002: Dr. Lee M. E. Morin, who had earned a masters degree from the School of Public Health in 1988, served on the crew of STS-110 Atlantis on the 13th shuttle mission to the International Space Station. Total enrollment increased to 18,698 students. He served until 1969. June 26, 1998: The Center for Community Outreach Development and the Southeast Center for Excellence in Geriatric Medicine were approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1 hospital in Alabama. One of the most recent UAB Medicine DAISY Award winner is Kelsey Brumbeloe, RN. 1982: By the end of the year, Sue Cranford had been hired as the third head coach of the Women's Tennis team, with her first season of coaching being 1983. July 1999: Dr. James B. McClintock was named third dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Formerly the offensive coordinator at the University of Arkansas, the Oklahoma native had been a quarterback at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Jay M. McDonald was named as first director of the Center for Metabolic Bone Disease. November 19, 1939: Hillman Hospital Outpatient Clinic Building was dedicated. April 1997: UAB's Bartow Arena served as the location of the 49th National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. March 4, 1997: The Harry "the Hat" Walker Press Box was officially dedicated at the Jerry D. Young Memorial Field. Shot partially in Birmingham the previous year, some scenes had been filmed in UABs Woodward House. July 12, 1893: The Birmingham Dental College was incorporated by the State. Brent H. Morgan was the magazines first editor. February 3, 1984: Dr. Joaquin Aldrete led the team that performed the first liver transplant at University Hospital. 10 worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings. Hospital Maintenance is responsibile for the inspection, testing and maintenance of the UAB and Highlands Hospital physical environments, which includes more than 6 million square feet of clinical space. Dr. Jones was also named as the inaugural Chief Physician Executive for UAB Medicine. April 7, 2004: Audra Smith, an assistant coach at the University of Virginia, was named as the fifth head coach of the Women's Basketball team. 2008: Finis E. St. John, IV, was elected president pro tempore of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1968: Alabama Transplant Center was created in the Medical Center and served as the clinical center for all transplant activities at UAB. 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. Heersink School of Medicine. October 12, 1979: UABs new heliport was dedicated on the western edge of campus. June 3, 1982: A groundbreaking was held for the Susan Mott Webb Nutrition Sciences Building. January 23, 1997: Dr. Michael A. Geheb, director of UAB Health Systems, was named chief executive officer of the UAB Health System Managing Board. August 4, 1971: Dr. Frederick W. Conner was named interim dean of the new School of Arts and Sciences; the school was abolished two years later. The plumbing systems group provides inspection, testing, maintenance and repair functions relating to plumbing and piping systems. July 1992: Judy Sackville became interim head coach of Women's Volleyball. September 17, 1999: The UAB Pancreaticobiliary Center and the UAB Voice Treatment Center were approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees.

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