Dr. Loring W. Rue, III, was named as the first director of both centers. September 21, 1994: At a University-wide picnic in the Mini Park, UAB celebrated its 25th anniversary as an independent campus. April 15, 1974: Dr. Elizabeth C. Crosby delivered the eleventh Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Our Curious Cortex." Dr. Watts also announced the appointment of Shannon Ealy as the interim Director of Athletics. August 11, 1956: Ernest G. Williams was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1984: Dr. Theodore M. Benditt named fourth dean of the School of Humanities. November 11, 2010: UAB announced plans to add two more sports for female athletes. She was the first female selected to oversee the health system. March 2018: UAB named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Armstrong was a political science major and a UAB Ambassador. Power for the school was vested with a board of trustees comprised by Newton St. John, J. C. Dubose, Robert A. Baker, William D. Dunn, A. R. Manning, Duke W. Goodman, H. T. Smith, C. R. Foot, Murray F. Smith, Samuel G. Battle, Theophilus L. Toulmin, John Little Smith, Charles Labaron, N. H. Brown, and John Forysth. The space at Legion Field would be used for three years until football operations were moved to an on-campus site. November 7, 1980: Dr. John R. Durant delivered the seventeenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "People I Have Known.". October 1970: Jean-Paul Sartres No Exit was performed by UAB students, the first time that students had taken complete responsibility for a theatrical production. Meador, who was the dean of the library at SUNY Binghamton, became the university's first library dean in August. May 2019: Best Colleges named UAB as the best college for LGBTQ students in the state of Alabama. Basil I. Hirschowitz became the first director of the Division of Gastroenterology. September 1888: The Daughters of the United Charities established a hospital board and began plans for The Hospital of the United Charities. June 5, 1983: Linda C. Lucas received a PhD in biomedical engineering, the first doctoral degree awarded by the School of Engineering. 1948: Drs. October 1977: Basic Health Sciences Building was renamed Volker Hall in honor of UAB's first president. She had been a student athlete on the Blazer team. April 16, 2004: The Center for Wine and Cardiovascular Health was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. August 1999: Dr. Kirby I. 1980: The Center for International Programs was established with Robert W. French as director. Event Type. 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. These faculty members hailed from nineteen countries. Mar 2012 - Jun 20153 years 4 months. He had been a student athlete member of the team. Dr. Nabors is currently Professor and Vice-Chair of Research of Neurology and Director for the UAB Division of Neuro-oncology. Hospital Maintenance. September 15, 1963: Victims of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Church were brought to the Hillman Emergency Clinic at University Hospital. October 19, 1971: The Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences was dedicated and named in honor of Alabama's long-time former Senator Lister Hill. April 1984: UAB first hosted Greek Week for sororities and fraternities. Arnett, chair of the Department of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, was the first epidemiologist selected for the presidency of the AHA. November 18, 1999: The Women's Synchronized Swimming team debuted in an exhibition held in UAB's Bell Gym Aquatic Center. 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. 2015 Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology June 10, 1998: The 1,000th laser vision correction procedure was performed at the Eye Foundation Hospital at UAB. December 4, 1998: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education. The electric systems group is responsible for the inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of Hospital buildings' electrical, emergency generator, fire alarm system, etc. September 16, 2005: The UAB Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and the UAB Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease Core Center were approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. (Chair of the Board) President. August 25, 2005: Speakers at the first meeting of the UAB Commission on the Status of Women were President Carol Z. Garrison, Provost Eli Capilouto, and Dr. Louis Dale, Vice President for Equity and Diversity. (Please contact the UAB Archives for additional information.). 1954: Matthew F. McNulty, Jr., was appointed administrator of Jefferson-Hillman Hospital. Bunn, who had retired in 1984, was the founding chairman and chief executive officer of the BellSouth Corporation. 1987: The UAB Research Foundation was formed as a non-profit corporation with the mission to identify, assess, and market commercially viable technology developed at UAB. She was the first faculty member to have served as an interim dean of two academic schools at UAB. Jun 2021 - Present1 year 9 months. Drs. July 1, 1960: Dr. Joseph F. Volker began a one-year leave-of-absence to direct the Arizona Medical School Study. Abraham L. Woods, Jr., a pioneer in the Civil Rights movement, became an adjunct (part-time) instructor in the UAB history department. It is his hope that with these studies, the physician workforce distribution issues can be addressed and access to care across the country can be improved. Rose. September 1998: UAB's economic impact on the Birmingham region was estimated at more than $2 billion per year. 1984: Dr. Jay Goldman named third dean of the School of Engineering, succeeding Dr. Edmond Miller who had served as interim. Birmingham, AL 35233. February 1, 1978: The Russell Ambulatory Center was dedicated. September 1, 1984: Ken Letson became UAB's second Sports Information director. Champ Lyons delivered the second Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Some Surgical Aspects of the Stroke Problem.". 1954: The Hill-Burton Act was expanded to include nursing homes, treatment centers, rehabilitation facilities, and chronic disease facilities. Named in honor of a city pediatrician and chair of the countys board of health, the new polio ward was located on the fourth floor of the Hillman building. Dr. Wallace is a native of Alabama. June 27, 1985: Center for Health Risk Assessment and Disease Prevention was established. Welcome to UAB Hospital Medicine! Nephrology Clinic at The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital. November 15, 1985: Dr. Leonard H. Robinson delivered the twenty-second Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Excellence Revisited: Prescription for The Future.". 1996: Dr. Albert W. Niemi, Jr., became third dean of the School of Business. Urquhart graduated from UAB in 1976 with a degree in English and Mass Communications. 2, University College Building No. PROVIDER PROFILE PUBLICATIONS FACULTY PROFILE. Kennedy, a former Blazer star player and former assistant coach at UAB, had previously served as head coach at the University of Mississippi. The hospital, which occupied one floor of the Diabetes Research and Education Building, had opened for patients on the eighth of July. The center campus included the main hospital complex, two professional office buildings, parking for over 1,400 cars, and several outlying structures. 1952: Dr. Josef Peter Lazansky became director of the Division of Dental Medicine and Surgery in the School of Dentistry. September 10, 1983: Cleophus Thomas, Jr., and Frank H. Bromberg, Jr., were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Headquartered at WBHM 90.3 on the UAB campus, the Gulf States Newsroom is sponsored by National Public Radio and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 1957: For the fall term, total enrollment at the Birmingham Extension Center was 1,856 students. June 6, 1950: William R. Anderson received a master's degree in pharmacology, the first graduate degree awarded through the Medical Center. February 3, 1984: Dr. Joaquin Aldrete led the team that performed the first liver transplant at University Hospital. Autumn Tooms Cypres became the sixth dean of the School of Education. March 13, 1991: Dr. Charles A. McCallum, Jr., announced that UAB would field an NCAA Division III football team. June 1, 2000: Dr. Linda C. Lucas was named interim dean of the School of Engineering. 1979: UAB National Alumni Society was chartered. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) traces its roots to the 1859 founding of the Medical College of Alabama and the 1936 opening of the Birmingham Extension Center of the University of Alabama. 2013: Alan Murray became the sixth head coach of the Men's Golf team. September 2002: The remnants of Hurricane Isidore moved across Alabama and caused four days of torrential rain which resulted in flooding to campus and damage to several UAB buildings including the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, Business-Engineering Complex, Hill University Center, and Humanities Building. 2016: University Hospital at UAB is licensed for 1,157 beds, making it the 16th largest hospital in the country. February 1972: Pi Kappa Alpha was chartered as the first social fraternity at UAB. Twenty-two students participated in the universitys first pageant, an official preliminary to the Miss Alabama pageant. 2007: The School of Public Health first presented the Lou Wooster Public Health Hero Award, which is named in honor of Birmingham's famed 19th century madam. 1987: Omar Alcaino became the fourth head coach of the Women's Tennis team. June 5, 1988: R. Kent Oestenstad received a PhD in Environmental Health Sciences, the first PhD awarded by the School of Public Health. 1959: Dr. 2005: The UAB Health System entered into an operational affiliation with Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, Alabama. October 25, 2013: UAB announced the largest philanthropic campaign in university history, The Campaign for UAB: Give Something, Change Everything, with a goal of raising $1 billion by the end of 2018. A member of the 1978-1982 Women's Basketball team, she had scored 2,854 career points and had gained 1,091 career rebounds. May 9, 2019: UAB President Ray L. Watts became the interim Chief Executive Officer of the UAB affiliated Southern Research Institute. The premiere was a charity benefit for UAB's 1917 Clinic. October 1, 2011: Kristi Lamont Ellis became interim General Manager of WBHM-FM Radio upon the retirement of Mike Morgan. "Jack" Secrist, III, became chief executive officer of the UAB affiliated Southern Research Institute. 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. She came to UAB from Tulane University. 2015: For the fall term, the largest-ever number of students lived on the UAB campus, a total of 2,486 students representing 21 countries. February 19, 1970: Golf, the first intercollegiate sports team at UAB, opened its initial season in a match with Tulane University. January 1, 1998: Dr. Shirley Salloway Kahn became interim vice president for Financial Affairs and Administration. There had been 27 matriculates during the first year of the dental college. Composed by community business and civic leaders, the council was charged with advising the president on matters related to the advancement of the university. April 1979: The Division of Special Studies renamed UAB Special Studies. Dr. William F. Bridgers became the new school's first dean. May 13, 1977: The Alabama Supreme Court held a session on the UAB campus for the first time. 1945: Dr. Roy R. Kracke obtained three additional blocks of land adjacent to Jefferson-Hillman Hospital for the development of a medical center. May 17, 1981: Joseph H. Woolf Family Practice Center was dedicated. October 12, 2009: Dr. Suzanne M. Michalek presented the forty-sixth annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture, UAB and Mucosal Immunology: Past, Present and Future.. 1970: The Regional Technical Institute for Health Occupations opened. Parcak received the $1 million prize during the TED Conference in Vancouver, Canada, in February 2016. Dr. Reuter came to UAB in February from Christopher Newport University in Virginia. 1956: Research grants at the Medical Center totaled $459,000. 2000 Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society October 24, 1964: Drs. October 23, 1949: A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Medical Center for the Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital. 1993: UAB's economic impact on the Birmingham region was estimated at more than $1.5 billion per year. UAB competed with 450 choirs from 60 countries. February 3, 2012: Dr. Kenneth L. Vandervoort, Sr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. October 4, 1993: Kevin E. Lofton became first executive director of University Hospital and the first African American to direct University Hospital. November 13, 1985: Diabetes Research and Education Building was rededicated as the Boshell Diabetes Research and Education Building. The Blazers fell to the Liberty Flames 36-12 before an announced attendance of 37,167. January 15, 2014: The Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA) was formally dedicated. November 9, 2010: UABs economic impact on the Alabama economy was reported at $4.6 billion annually. Eleven other graduates received the Bachelor of Science in Medicine degree and two students received degrees in pharmacy. He is also the Assistant Section Chief for Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 2006 Gold Humanism Honor Society, University of Alabama School of Medicine Dr. Clifton K. Meador was named as the center's first director. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans. April 28, 1978: University College Building No. September 2021: UAB reported a fall enrollment of 22,000 students and a record first-time student class of 2,415 freshmen. After much public outcry, the Viking-inspired mascot was dropped within six months. June 3, 1979: Kathleen G. Andreoli became the first graduate of the School of Nursings DSN program, which had been instituted in 1975. 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. July 1, 1986: Dr. Richard R. Ranney became the fourth dean of the School of Dentistry. August 1982: Dr. Joseph F. Volker, recently retired as chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System, returned to UAB as a distinguished professor. 2001: The UAB Health System and the Children's Health System announced the approval of a joint operating agreement that covered all pediatric and inpatient women's services and created the nonprofit entity, CWH. Critical Care and Occupational Medicine at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City. 2015: UAB Rangeela formed as Alabamas first competitive Bollywood fusion-style dance team. 1955: University Hospital and Hillman Clinic operating costs reached almost $3,500,000. August 1, 2018: Dr. Paul Campbell Erwin became the sixth dean of the School of Public Health. April 21, 1969: The Center for Developmental and Learning Disorders was dedicated. 1969: Rust Research Center, which housed the university's computer center, opened. January 1907: The Board of Lady Managers transferred the deed of the hospital land to the Jefferson County Board of Revenue for the purpose of operating the Hillman Hospital. 1977: Sports Medicine Institute established as an official UAB center. February 26, 1977: Dr. Edwin G. Waldrop, a member of the Class of 1946, was awarded the first Distinguished Alumnus Award by the University of Alabama School of Medicine Alumni Association. The university's new song was included in the December 13 commencement ceremony. 1973: The University of Alabama Health Services Foundation was established and incorporated as a not-for-profit, professional corporation. May 27, 1977: The UAB Mini Park was dedicated. September 6, 1993: In a game against Troy State University, the UAB football team played its first game as a Division I-AA scholarship team. As the largest inpatient provider of patient care at UAB we recognize our ability to positively influence the culture of inpatient care and we take that to heart. March 8, 2022: The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved the sale of the engineering division of the UAB-affiliated Southern Research Institute (SRI) to Kratos, a national aerospace company headquartered in Delaware. UAB Hospital Medicine came from humble beginnings; established in 1998 with 10 assigned beds, we were the first Hospital Medicine program in the state of Alabama, and one of the first in the Southeast. September 15, 1997: Dr. W. Ann Reynolds became fifth president of UAB, the first female president in the history of the three-campus University of Alabama System. This appointment became effective on January 1, 2010. UAB Hospital Jun 2007 - Jul 2015 8 years 2 months . 1962: Drs. Dr. George A. Graham was named as first director of the Ethics and Values center. June 16, 1993: Groundbreaking was held for the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center. Bland presented the fifty-first Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Evolution of Evidence-Based Science and Education at UAB.". The college had a three-year course of study. James T. Crutcher, formerly pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, became the first African American named as a full-time chaplain at University Hospital. 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. The project, which is due to be completed by the end of the year, was initiated because UAB and the United Soccer League (USL) have agreed for the Birmingham Legion, the citys new professional soccer team, to begin play at the UAB facility starting in March 2019. 1993: UAB first presented its Outstanding Womens Award to several university administrators, faculty, staff and students. UAB Medicine continues restructuring, new role for Anthony Patterson. September 2005: Anne Fadimans The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down was used as the inaugural campus-wide discussion book. Dr. Ada Long received the award for faculty. June 2017: The Campus Recreation Center at UAB hosted the racquetball competition during the 30th National Senior Games. April 1, 2020: Kasia J. Gonnerman, previously of Vanderbilt University, became the second dean of UAB Libraries. M.D., co-director of the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Program. Stone graduated from Purdue University with Bachelor of Science and Indiana University with a masters degree. November 5, 2021: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the renaming of UAB's on-campus soccer field as PNC Field. Arnett, chair of the Department of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, becamepresident in July2012,the first epidemiologist selected for the presidency of the AHA. The Blazers received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the program's 15th appearance. 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. 5 opened. August 1, 2020: Dr. Kecia M. Thomas became the third dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. February 5, 1988: The School of Humanities was renamed the School of Arts and Humanities; Dr. Theodore M. Benditt remained as dean. April 19, 1996: The Center for Metabolic Bone Disease and the Center for Radical Free Cell Biology were approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. January 1993: Dr. Harold J. Fallon became dean of the School of Medicine. May 29, 1955: Ruth Stillman Hare received the first doctoral degree (in pharmacology) conferred through the Medical Center. Warren, Knight, and Davis was the buildings architectural firm and F. R. Hoar & Son the construction company. 2007: The President's Diversity Awards were first presented by UAB to members of the university faculty, staff, and students. 1972: Air Force ROTC first became available to undergraduate students through a cooperative program with Samford University. Patricia Todd of Birmingham, a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and a former UAB staff member, received the inaugural award. 1942: Dr. Raymond R. Paty became president of The University of Alabama and served until December 1946. December 2, 2015: Dr. Sergio B. Stagno presented the fifty-second Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Building the Department of Pediatrics: A Team Effort, 1988-2014.". September 12, 1969: Alabama Act 1054, the Skidmore Bill, officially changed the name of the Medical College of Alabama to The University of Alabama School of Medicine. June 1976: Dr. Joseph F. Volker was named the first chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. 2002: Ajay Kamireddi, a junior biology and philosophy major from Huntsville, Alabama, became the first UAB student to win a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. August 1977: Fran Sharp Merrell became the first head coach of the new Women's Basketball team. Dr. Hunt was the first female appointed to the medical school's full-time faculty. 1920: Medical College of Alabama was transferred from Mobile to The University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa where it was housed in a barracks building and reopened as a two-year basic sciences medical program. May 12, 2005: Dr. Eli Capilouto was named Provost after having served as acting Provost since 2002. Foster Watkins became president of UAB Walker College. August 29, 2018: A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the new Intramural and Club Sport Field Complex at 1101 5th Avenue South, directly across the street from the Football Operations Center. October 1973: Groundbreaking was held for the Physical Education Facility. April 22, 2013: Randy Norton was introduced as the sixth head coach of the Women's Basketball team. 1987: World's first genetically engineered mouse-human monoclonal antibody was used at University Hospital in the treatment of cancer. June 23, 2000: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Center for Disaster Preparedness (later renamed in 2003 as the Center for Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness). 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. December 5, 1959: Ehney A. UAB competition began in the fall. 1988: The UAB Office of Minority Business Development was established with George Perdue, Jr., as first director. September 1980: The Army ROTC program was initiated at UAB, one of 41 universities throughout the country to gain an Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. Associate VP for Public Safety and Chief of Police Anthony Purcell. April 30, 1961: Children's Hospital was dedicated adjacent to the Medical Center. November 1990: UAB Blazers became one of the charter members of the new Great Midwest Conference. February 2, 2007: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the UAB Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics. We are responsible for maintaining the sophisticated and complex clinical facilities, as well as associated environmental stewardship and regulatory compliance. Champ Lyons to the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine. 1937: Dr. Richard C. Foster became president of The University of Alabama and served until 1941. November 18, 1994: Dr. Arnold G. Diethelm delivered the thirty-first Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Patient.". June 1948: Dr. Joseph F. Volker was named first dean of the School of Dentistry. August 13, 1946: President Harry S. Truman signed the Hill-Burton Hospital Survey and Construction Act, co-sponsored by Alabama Senator Lister Hill. September 1995: Caron Van Gilder became first director of the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center. June 23, 1995: Cell Adhesion and Matrix Research Center was established. In 2016 the workforce program received a $6 million grant to train un- or under-employed young adults for high-demand information technology careers. October 2, 2021: UAB hosted Liberty University in the inaugural game held in the new Protective Stadium in the Uptown Neighborhood in downtown Birmingham. April 1998: UAB announced that the men's track and field program would be eliminated at the end of the current academic year due to Title IX regulations requiring equity in men's and women's programs. Each Congressional district went from one member to two members; the district containing Tuscaloosa went from two members to three. 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. 2000: Angus R. Cooper, II, was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Sam Hunt was the quarterback of the Blazers in 2006 and 2007. Resumen. Ninety-one members from across the UAB campus were initiated into ODK; Dr. Aaron L. Lamar, Jr., became the first faculty advisor. This was Flagg's first experience working in a theatrical production. June 1976: Dr. George W. Campbell, vice president for University College, was named acting president of UAB. Brian Wilson was the first drum major/field conductor; Clifford "Ski" Winter, an associate professor of music, was first director of bands. October 15, 1986: International House was rededicated in honor of Joseph S. and Bertha Pizitz Smolian. 2003: Birmingham native David McNeeley's composition of the Alma Mater was selected by a UAB committee comprised of students, faculty, and alumni. 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. 1931: Dr. Eleanor Abrams Hunt received a full-time faculty appointment as an assistant professor of Histology and Embryology at the medical school in Tuscaloosa; she had been a research associate at the two-year school since 1928. Compensation : Pay Range: $85,600.00 - $139,100.00 / year - Benefits available for eligible positions include:. Dr. Oestenstad then joined the school's faculty. July 1, 2012: Dr. Donna K. Arnett became the sixth UAB faculty member to serve as president of the American Heart Association. 1982: Joe Davidson became the second head coach of the Men's Golf team. She later went on to become the fourth runner up in the Miss America pageant in September in Atlantic City, New Jersey. March 1, 2006: Dr. Cynthia G. Brumfield became University Hospitals third chief-of-staff, the first female to be named to the position. Get Directions. January 3, 2014: UAB Campus Ride and Campus Escort services were discontinued. 1979: Hugh Thomson became the inaugural head coach of the Women's Tennis team and the second head coach of the Men's Tennis team. Dr. Kurt M. W. Niemann was the first director. September 9, 1988: The William Gorgas Center for Geographic Medicine was established. In 2010 UAB became one of the first two civilian hospitals in the US to host a SOST. January 31, 1981: During UAB's homecoming celebrations, David Bolus and Kay Ellis were chosen as the first Mr. 1972: By vote of faculty and students, the UAB student theater was officially renamed as UAB Commedia. (Tony) Jones, M.D.Chief Physician Executive, Kierstin Kennedy, M.D., MSHAChief Medical Officer, Jean Ann Larson, Ph.D.Chief Leadership Development Officer, Patricia PritchettExecutive Vice President for Ambulatory and Administrative Services, Susan JenningsInterim Chief Financial Officer, Keith A. June 1947: Laboratory facilities of the Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company were made available to engineering metallurgy students from the Birmingham Extension Center. Dr. Holmes came to UAB from the University of Virginia. Ranked No. Dr. William H. Anderson returned as dean. The three facilities were the Baptist Medical Center South (454 licensed beds), Baptist Medical Center East (150 beds), and Prattville Baptist Hospital (85 beds). November 2014: In the newly renovated Comprehensive Cancer Center, two new rooms were dedicated in honor of the first two directors of the Center, the John R. Durant, MD, Educational Facility and the Albert and Rita LoBuglio Board Room. August 1992: UAB Campus Watch Program instituted by the UAB Police Department. 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. 1963: Engineering students were first able to complete all four years of classes at the Birmingham Extension Center. The school was officially renamed as the University of Alabama School of Medicine. 1968: The Alabama Ballet, formerly known as the Alabama State Ballet, became an affiliate of UAB. January 1, 1998 Ann Dumaresq became second director of the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center. 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. April 3, 1986: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees formally approved the UAB Epilepsy Center, which had been initiated in 1981.