Director, UAB Office of Interprofessional Curriculum SCHOLARS@UAB PROFILE. Dr. Wallace is a native of Alabama. 1908: At the start of the academic year in the fall, the Birmingham Dental College had one female faculty member, Dr. Meta Tudor Halley, an 1892 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery. A building to be constructed along with the parking deck would provide space for several campus offices. 2014 Elected to the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation January 29, 2016: Dr. Tina Kempin Reuter was announced as director of the new UAB Institute for Human Rights. January 25-27, 1979: During basketball season, UAB celebrated its first Homecoming festivities. 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. M.D., co-director of the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Program. August 1998: Dr. Shirley Salloway Khan named interim vice president for Development, Alumni, and External Relations. 1989: Dr. Harold M. Fullmer delivered the twenty-sixth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Dental Research from Antiquity to the Present.". 2015: The School of Medicine established the Alabama chapter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship following the Medical Education Committees decision to incorporate service learning as a standard part of the medical school curriculum. 5 opened. July 1984: The UAB Benevolent Fund was established. September 2, 2017: The UAB Blazers football team returned to the field after a two-season absence, defeating the Bulldogs of Alabama A&M by a score of 38-7. June 5, 1983: Linda C. Lucas received a PhD in biomedical engineering, the first doctoral degree awarded by the School of Engineering. Is UAB Hospital hiring? Vaughn had been a student athlete member of the team. June 16, 1993: Groundbreaking was held for the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center. October 2, 2021: UAB hosted Liberty University in the inaugural game held in the new Protective Stadium in the Uptown Neighborhood in downtown Birmingham. Hood became the first African American students of The University of Alabama. Dr. Deborah L. Voltz was named director of the new center. June 4, 1989: The UAB Mace, designed by local artist Cordray Parker, was first used during the universitys commencement. Enrollment of freshmen also reached a record for the fifth consecutive year, and more than 69 percent of freshmenlived in on-campus housing. 1944: Fifty-four students, including three females, graduated as the last class of the two-year basic medical sciences program in Tuscaloosa. 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. 1965: Dr. Clifton O. Dummett of the Tuskegee Veterans Administration Hospital received a clinical appointment in the School of Dentistry, becoming the first African American member of the school's faculty. President Charles A. McCallum, Jr., was on hand in Bangkok to assist with the charter festivities. Dr. Marshall Brewer, a surgery resident, was first president and Henry H. Stebbins, Jr., was executive director of GASP. Basil I. Hirschowitz became the first director of the Division of Gastroenterology. Womens bowling would begin in the fall of 2011 and womens beach volleyball in the spring of 2012. M.D., co-director of the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Program. July 1998: Dr. Jane F. Milley was named interim dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. October 9, 1947: Alabama Act 678 appropriated funds of $750,000 for the operation of the University of Alabama School of Dentistry. David C. McGiffin and David Laskow. Areas of Interest - Memory - Clinical trials of dementia therapy . Composed by community business and civic leaders, the council was charged with advising the president on matters related to the advancement of the university. clinical faculty) who had private practices outside of the medical school. December 17, 2006: C. Neil Callaway, assistant coach at the University of Georgia, was named as the third head coach of the Football team. 1968: Alabama Transplant Center was created in the Medical Center and served as the clinical center for all transplant activities at UAB. Erin Shaughnessy, M.D. January 1957: The Medical Center Bulletin was first published as the University of Alabama Medical Center News Bulletin. Created by T. J. Neil of Homosassa, Fla., the three-ton statue was nine feet tall and sixteen feet long. Later, in 1982, it would be renamed as Directions. 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. October 2017: UAB announced the expansion of its campus supercomputer to 450 teraflops, making the universitys supercomputer the fastest in the state of Alabama and one of the five fastest at an academic institution in the Southeast. October 1948: A separate library was established for the School of Dentistry. Smita Bhatia, MD, MPH joined UAB in 2015 to establish the Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship. UAB was one of 418 institutions to score the maximum in the areas of: LGBTQ patient-centered care; LGBTQ patient services and support, employee benefits, and policies; and LGBTQ patient and community engagement. July 30, 1968: Symbolic groundbreaking was held for Medical Center Library, School of Nursing, and Basic Health Sciences buildings. 11 at the corner of University Boulevard and South 12th Street. October 30, 1987: Dr. Dan W. Urry delivered the twenty-fourth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Of Molecules, Motion, Man, and Machines.". April 20, 2001: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the UAB Cleft and Craniofacial Center. April 1, 1988: Dr. John R. Durant became vice president for Health Affairs, succeeding Dr. J. Durwood Bradley who had served as interim vice president since the previous July. November 13, 1996: President J. Claude Bennett announced plans to resign his presidency effective January 1, 1997. August 2010: For the fall term, total enrollment at UAB increased by almost 4 percent over last year up to 17,543. Alcaino, who had been a student athlete on the Blazer men's team, had previously served as the team's assistant and associate head coach. 2008: Dr. Donna K. Arnett became the second chair of the UAB Commission on the Status of Women. 3, and the university's new library. February 4, 1993: Joseph L. Fine was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1865: The building of the Medical College of Alabama was occupied by the Federal Government; it later became the headquarters of the local Freedmen's Bureau. Dr. Butler came to UAB from Georgia State University. July 24, 1978: Upon the retirement of Sarah Cole Brown, Richard B. Fredericksen became second director of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. July 1962: The Medical Center Apartments opened. 2010: UAB became one of the first two civilian hospitals in the US to host a US Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team (SOST). Erin Shaughnessy, M.D. Dr. Thomas E. Terndrup was the center's first director. 1952: Construction began adjacent to the Medical Center on a new four-story adult education center, an administrative and classroom building to house the University of Alabama Birmingham Extension Center. The UAB student body is one of the most diverse in the nation, with 39.7 percent minority for the total student enrollment and 40.5 percent minority for the freshman class. 1979: The Blue Cross/Blue Shield Building on South 20th Street was acquired and reopened as the Community Health Services Building. He will join UAB March 1. 2018: Ryan Ashburn became the head coach of the Women's Golf team. Dr. Virginia Whatley Smith was director of the program. January 1, 1899: Entering freshmen at the Birmingham Medical College were required to attend the college's new four-year course. November 19, 1939: Hillman Hospital Outpatient Clinic Building was dedicated. October 1, 2004: Dr. Robert R. Rich became the dean of the School of Medicine and vice president for Medicine. March 4, 1907: The Alabama Legislature amended the charter of the Medical College of Alabama (in Mobile) to definitely incorporate with and place the school under the control of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. August 29, 1970: UABs second commencement ceremony was held in the Exhibition Hall at the Birmingham Municipal Auditorium for 173 graduates, including 59 who received advanced degrees. 5 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 2022-2023 and UAB Medicine was ranked as the No. May 2009: UAB received an anonymous gift of $5 million to be used chiefly for scholarships for women or minorities. January 1, 2011: Dr. Deborah L. Voltz became fifth dean of the School of Education. They develop goals, strategies and plans to meet the . December 12, 2009: For the first time, the UAB commencement ceremony was streamed live via the internet. September 9, 1972: The Psychiatric Day Treatment Center was renamed in honor of benefactor William P. Engel. March 8, 1989: Dr. Juan M. Navia became acting dean of the School of Public Health. December 2005: Dr. Robert M. Centor became the second Associate Dean of the University of Alabama School of Medicine Huntsville Program after having served in that capacity on an interim basis. A record crowd of 45,212 attended the return game at Legion Field. Dr. Rayl, a long-time member of the Birmingham faculty, was a professor of Mathematics. January 1, 2002: Dr. Malcolm Portera became the fifth chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. The month-long celebration was co-sponsored by the University College Student Government Association and the Graduate Student Association. December 2, 2022: Trent Dilfer became the sixth head coach of the Blazer football team. His hiring had been announced the day before. 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. November 9, 1977: UAB joined the Sun Belt Conference. March 1, 1996: A UAB Health Center opened in Homewood. Sophomore running back Spencer Brown was named MVP of the championship game. January 13, 2010: On a flight to carry a survivor of the earthquake in Haiti to a Miami hospital, UAB Hospitals Critical Care Transport (CCT) jet became the first US aircraft in five decades to make an official flight through Cuban airspace. September 5, 2014: A new statue of Blaze the Dragon was installed in front of Bartow Arena. August 23, 1994: Dr. J. Claude Bennett announced plans for the UAB football team to advance to NCAA Division I-A play in 1996. 1999: Gwen Merritt became the head coach of the Women's Golf team. April 25-26, 1964: The Spain Rehabilitation Center was dedicated. 1945: Dr. Melson Barfield-Carter became chair of the Department of Radiology. The students are 21.9 percent African American and 61.9 percent female. This was a Birmingham record for a single snowfall and was more than ever received during an entire winter season. April 29, 2008: A smoke breathing statue of the UAB dragon mascot was unveiled on the concourse in front of Bartow Arena. Ellen Clyde Cook received a degree in Microbiology, the first master's degree awarded. She came to UAB from Tulane University. October 24, 1975: The Reynolds Historical Library was rededicated within the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. All rights reserved. November 22, 2014: Ameen Barghi, a double-major in the undergraduate neuroscience program, became the third UAB student to be named as a Rhodes Scholar. November 1981: UAB Small Business Development Center was established with Fred Myrick as first director. June 8, 1953: Students from the University of Alabama School of Nursing in Tuscaloosa first came to the Medical Center for clinical training in the hospital complex. April 8, 1997: Dr. William B. UAB Callahan Eye Hospital & Clinics employs 184 employees. 1999: Active extramural grants and contracts at UAB totaled $286,950,782.
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