June 9, 1894: The Birmingham Medical College was organized as a proprietary school and incorporated by the state legislature. 1911: Dr. Eugene DuBose Bondurant became the fourth dean of the Medical College of Alabama. October 14, 1995: The UAB football team had its first win over an NCAA Division I-A opponent, beating North Texas 19-14. She has served as an advisor to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and as an invited participant in numerous Congressional hearings related to infectious diseases, anti-microbial resistance and biomedical research. Mrs. Heersink has been married for43years to Dr.MarnixHeersink, an ophthalmologist in Dothan. Dr. Jim Hilyer, who had served as coach of the club team for its two seasons, was named head coach. 2017: The UAB Health System entered into a management relationship with Regional Medical Center of Central Alabama in Greenville, Alabama. The multi-color fiberglass sculpture was created by local artist Ira Chaffin. March 1, 2008: Dr. David R. Klock became fifthdean of the School of Business. Prior to its acquisition by HealthSouth, the facility had been named the South Highlands Hospital and had been founded in 1910 as the South Highlands Infirmary. Parcak received the $1 million prize during the TED Conference in Vancouver, Canada, in February 2016. Her patented inventions cover aspects of satellite communication, medicinal biochemistry, electric aviation and cognitive software. in molecular biology from Haverford College and an M.D. February 19, 2002: Vonetta Flowers, UAB assistant track coach and former seven-time All-American track star at UAB, and her team-mate Jill Bakken won the Gold Medal in the inaugural Women's Bobsled event at the Winter Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dothan, Alabamaand Velp, The Netherlands. 2007: Dr. Sarah Parcak, associate professor of anthropology, established the UAB Laboratory for Global Observations. 1979-1980: Beauregard T. Rooster became the official mascot for the UAB Blazers, the university's second mascot. December 2, 2014: UAB President Ray L. Watts formally announced thatat the end of the 2014-2015 academic year the university would eliminate three athletics programs, football, womens rifle, and womens bowling. At this first graduation, 478 students received degress from the new university. October 24, 1975: The Reynolds Historical Library was rededicated within the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. 1983: School of Optometry became the only school of its kind in the nation to require students to pass the National Board Examinations to qualify for graduation. Over 10,000 packed the arena to an over-capacity crowd. Dr. Dunlap is currently a Professor Emerita in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at UAB and Scholar at the Lister Hill Center for Health Policy. October 23, 1965: Daniel T. McCall, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. October 19, 1979: Dr. J. Claude Bennett delivered the sixteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Bench and the Bedside.". UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dr. Pam Benoit, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Ms. Deal was named interim director and CEO. 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 . What began as a 29-bed facility with 25 employees and only four patients has grown into the Tombigbee Healthcare Authority operating Whitfield Regional Hospital, Member of UAB . She has also been a STEM educator, teaching in Career Technical Education at the high school level. September 2022: William Dahlberg became the executive director and General Manager of WBHM-FM Radio after having served in an interim capacity. June 7, 1986: The first five students graduated from the UAB Honors Program. 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. March 1986: Mac Logue became the third head coach of the Men's Golf team. February 15, 2017: Dr. Karen M. Meneses presented the fifty-third Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "From Bataan to Birmingham: Stories of Survivors.". 1987: UAB Hospice Program was established in University Hospital. The new facility, which had opened to the campus community in December 2015, replaced UAB's former student services building. December 1954: The former Birmingham Little Theater building on South 26th Street was donated to The University of Alabama by the family of General Louis V. Clark. Dr. Joseph F. Volker was named vice president for Birmingham Affairs, an office given administrative oversight of the newly combined Medical Center and the College of General Studies. The group was headquartered at UAB in the Baptist Student Union building at 807 South 20th Street [Cullom Apartments]. May 1965: The U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare toured University Hospital and found it in compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Deal named interim dean of the School of Medicine. November 18, 2021: A virtual open house was held for UAB's new Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health. January 23, 1985: First baby was born as a result of the UAB In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) program. November 1973: The Friday after Thanksgiving first became an official UAB holiday. Rose designated all university operations in Birmingham as the "University of Alabama in Birmingham," a degree-granting branch of the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa. May 1986: Upon the retirement of Harry "the Hat" Walker, assistant coach Pete Rancont was named as the second head coach of Men's Baseball. Dr. Jorge I. de la Torre was named director of the new center. Dr. Gerald M. Pohost was named director of the nuclear imaging center. 1976: The first UAB student handbook was issued. March 10, 2019: The Birmingham Legion competed in its first soccer match at UAB's BBVA Compass Field. Responsibilities of Individual Members include: Eligible nominees must be active dues paying members and graduates of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine and any of its related entities. Dr. Hullet, who had earned a masters degree from the UAB School of Public Health, became the first African American elected to the governing board of the three campus University of Alabama System. June 4, 1996: Dedication ceremonies were held for the UAB Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Laboratory. March 5, 1997: Dr. Mary Lynne Capilouto was named interim dean of the School of Dentistry. June 2021: Casey Dunn was named as the fifth head coach of the Men's Baseball team. 1987: Center for Reproductive Health and Genetics opened in renovated Byrd Building. July 1998: Dr. James B. McClintock was named interim dean of the Schhool of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Dr. George A. Graham was named as first director of the Ethics and Values center. February 1, 1964: The separate Hillman Emergency and University Emergency Clinics were merged to form one combined University Hospital Emergency Clinic. She was later named as the team's third head coach. Thompson came to UAB from the University of Notre Dame. 1989: Virginia G. Wadley became the fourth UAB student named as a Truman Scholar. June 1, 2000: Bert Brouwer became dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. August 23, 1994: Dr. J. Claude Bennett announced plans for the UAB football team to advance to NCAA Division I-A play in 1996. Fitzpatrick founded Vulcan Value Partners in 2007. October 12, 2009: Dr. Suzanne M. Michalek presented the forty-sixth annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture, UAB and Mucosal Immunology: Past, Present and Future.. 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. April 10, 1999: The inaugural Into the Streets Outreach Day was held. Several of the schools initial faculty held primary appointments in the medical school but also taught basic science courses to the first dental students. Haase left with a record of 80-53 during his four seasons coaching the Blazers. Dr. Bruce A. Freeman was named as first director of the Center for Radical Free Cell Biology. 1984: Dr. Theodore M. Benditt named fourth dean of the School of Humanities. Dr. Michael E. Kimerling was named first director of the center. 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 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. 2010: Logan Todd Talbot became the eighth UAB student named as a Truman Scholar. April 1929: Hillman Hospital School of Nursing Residence was dedicated. 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. June 24, 1994: The Environment Awareness Research Technology and Health (EARTH) Center was established with Melinda M. Lalor serving as interim director of the new center. June 12, 2010: UAB student Ashley Davis was crowned Miss Alabama. A writer and storyteller who facilitates writing-to-heal workshops as an artist-in-residence with UAB Arts in Medicine, Salaams work has appeared inThe Birmingham Times, Scalawag, Bust, Feminist Review, Black Youth Project, Elephant Journal, Southern Womens Review,AL.com,Birmingham Arts Journal,and more. May 2002: The UAB Health System entered into a joint-operating agreement with the Bessemer Carraway Medical Center and the hospital was renamed as Medical West - An Affiliate of the UAB Health System. August 9, 1998: Marla Townsend became the first head coach of the new Women's Fast-Pitch Softball team. Dr. William F. Bridgers was the center's first director. Tim M. Townes and Josef T. Prchal were named as co-directors of the center. January 1, 1945: Jefferson and Hillman Hospitals were merged to form The University of Alabamas Jefferson-Hillman Hospital. June 26, 1998: Olin B. Dr. Gregory Pence was the faculty sponsor for the team. Dr. Sadis Matalon was named first director of the new center. May 14, 1971: The 55-member UAB Chorus presented its first public performance in the auditorium of the Engineering Building. June 14, 1970: The Psychiatric Day Treatment Center was dedicated. UAB supports 61,025 jobs and generates $302.2 million in tax revenue to state and local governments. September 13, 1991: Center for Psychiatric Medicine received approval from The University of Alabama Board of Trustees as an official UAB center. Dr. Sleckman had been selected the previous October. The UAB program began with 12 cadets. May 1, 1946: By the end of the first year, the medical school employed 172 faculty members, 58 of whom were full-time, four library staff, two hospital executives, and six administrative staff. August 29, 2016: A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the UAB Football Operations Center and Legacy Pavilion. 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). UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham Campus Directory UAB Quicklinks UAB Home Academic Calendar Accessibility AdminSystems Apply AskIT Blazer Express BlazerNET BlazerPulse Bookstore Campus Calendar Campus Map Canvas Departments Directory Email Emergency/B-Alert Employee Resources Employment MyUAB Employee Portal Giving to UAB TechConnect April 8, 2002: Norman A. Reilly, Jr., became UAB's fourth Sports Information officer. 1954: Dr. Adrienne S. Rayl was given the honor of conducting the first class taught in the new building of the University of Alabama Extension Center. May 1978: Alabama native Harry "the Hat" Walker became the first head coach of the new Men's Baseball team. October 18, 1983: Susan Mott Webb Nutrition Sciences Building was dedicated. Mr. FitzpatrickearnedanMBA in Finance from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Underlined and bolded items in this list may be selected to see portraits or photographs about the specific person or event. November 19, 1971: Kemmons Wilson, founder and chairman of the Board of Holiday Inns, presented the first Carri-Don Lecture in the School of Business. 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. Dr. Jere P. Segrest was named the centers first director. 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. She later went on to become the fourth runner up in the Miss America pageant in September in Atlantic City, New Jersey. November 11, 2004: Dr. William J. Koopman presented the forty-first Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Leadership in Academic Medicine.. November 1, 2021: Dr. Lisa Schwiebert from the Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, became the interim dean of the UAB Graduate School. 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. October 8, 1945: Classes for freshmen and sophomore medical students began at the new, four-year Medical College of Alabama with the freshman class size limited to 52 students. 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. September 4, 1950: The entering freshman class of the University Hospital School of Nursing included six male students, the first in the history of the hospital's nursing program. February 20, 1991: Twin Towers, a student residence, was renamed Camp Hall in honor of Ehney A. 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