Elizabeth C. April A symbolic groundbreaking was held for the Lurleen B. Wallace Cancer Hospital. June 9, Catherine Steinmitz Amos received her O. June 9, Jimmie Walker, Jr. September 24, The Edward M. Holmes, Jr. Clyde G. Cox was the center's first director.
Carl H. Miller and Conrad Merrill received full-time faculty appointments in the School of Nursing, the first male faculty members at the Birmingham nursing school. Miller was appointed professor of psychiatric nursing; Dr. Merrill was professor and the director of student services. June 4, A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Roberts Annex, an addition to the Clark Memorial Theatre building.
June 9, Arthur D. Shores, attorney and noted Civil Rights Activist, received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from UAB becoming the first African American to receive an honorary degree from the university. August School of Nursing received approval for the first nursing doctoral program in the Southeast. September 17, Dr. Aaron L. Lamar, Jr.
March 15, Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. March Dr. William F. Bridgers was named to develop public health efforts at UAB. June 6, Janice G. Jackson became the first African American female to graduate from the School of Dentistry. Volker was named the first chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System. September 21, Dr. Blayney renamed as dean. Florence M. Monroe was the station's first general manager.
Later, in , it would be renamed as Directions. Rosalie Andrews Scripa received an appointment as assistant professor of Engineering, the first female with a full-time faculty appointment in the engineering school. Wallace Memorial Hospital and Tumor Institute.
February 1, Dr. February 26, Dr. Edwin G. February UAB first celebrated Black History Month with a series of campus events, including lectures, film screenings, and dances. Poet Nikki Giovanni was one of the guest lecturers. Three cases were heard by Chief Justice C. Torbert, Jr. May 26, R. June 14, Dr. September 26, Dr. Thomas N.
Kurt M. Niemann was the first director. Leo M. Hall and James E. Myrick obtained the first license from UAB for manufacture and sale of an invention produced at the university. The reagent they developed was licensed to Calbiochem for US and international sales. Robert Glaze became first vice president for Research and Graduate Studies. Keith Lloyd as director. January 1, Dr. Leonard H. Robinson became third dean of the School of Dentistry.
January 13, In a campus-wide election, students, faculty, and staff voted to name all intercollegiate athletic teams the UAB Blazers. January 20, UAB held a ceremony honoring the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wyatt Tee Walker. The event was funded by the student government and graduate student associations. The faculty advisor was Dr. Sherrill Martin, department of Performing Arts. The orchestra's first performance was in April. January Patricia P. April 28, University College Building No. Campbell, vice president for University College. June 4, Terrence N. Ingraham received his O. September 15, Dr. James H. Woodward, Jr. September 22, Dr. October 1, Dr. Hearn became second vice president for University College.
Later, the center was renamed in honor of Dr. October Dr. Joel P. A committee comprised of students, faculty, and staff selected Dr. Hearn's song during a campus-wide competition. November 24, Before a crowd of over 14, at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, the UAB men's basketball team competed in its first game, losing to Nebraska by a score of 55 to Blayney remained as dean. December 1, Drs. Kenneth J. Roozen and Blaine A. Kathleen Faircloth was the faculty advisor for the new student group.
Deborath Sutherland was the first director of the cheer and dance teams. Nambayan received a full-time faculty appointment as assistant professor of nursing, the first international appointed to the nursing school faculty.
Nambayan was from the Philippines. Robert G. Luke as first director. Ronald Vinik was the center's first director. June 3, E. June 3, Kathleen G. Andreoli completed degree requirements in March and was awarded her doctoral degree at the annual commencement ceremony. Terry L. Hickey was the center's first director. In the center received designation as a university-wide research center.
October 19, Dr. October 26, The John J. Bridgers was the center's first director. In the center was renamed as the Sparkman Center for Global Health.
Rast were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Rambo was the first women elected to the governing board of the three campus University of Alabama System. November 5, T. James Rachels was named third dean of the School of Humanities after serving as interim since Steve Nixon, a junior management major, was editor of the first yearbook.
Composed by community business and civic leaders, the council was charged with advising the president on matters related to the advancement of the university. Rooster became the official mascot for the UAB Blazers, the university's second mascot.
January 11, John J. Milly E. Cowles became second dean of the School of Education. June 11, The first meeting of the Tinsley R. Senior medical student J. Patrick Daugherty was the first to present a research paper before the new student organization. June 15, Dr. Lee R. Summerlin became interim dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The UAB program began with 12 cadets.
November 7, Dr. French as director. In its place, the board recognized that the system had one medical school, The University of Alabama School of Medicine, which is located in Birmingham and which has programs at the Huntsville and Tuscaloosa campuses. Kirklin as director.
Roy Curtiss III as first director. Bridgers became the new school's first dean. September 8, The first bone marrow transplant at UAB was performed. Jon Gockerman was medical director of the program. October 23, Dr. November 24, Dr. Robert B. Robert Glaze became first vice president for Research and Institutional Advancement after having served as acting vice president since Wittig as director. Paul Spence, director of the Mervyn H. Sterne Library, acquired the inventory of three bookstores in New York City, getting over , volumes for UAB's library collection.
The acquisition included several 16th, 17th, and 18th century titles that were added to the library's collection of rare books. Richard McElvein was first editor. The Town and Gown Theatre production starred local dentist Dr.
Nixon and television personality Everett Strickland. The opening night performance was sponsored by the United Negro College Fund and was held to honor Dr. Nixon and local businesswoman Minnie Gaston. A poetry reading in the theater studio by Alan Perlis, chair of the English department, and several UAB students was the first event held in the new Center.
A member of the Women's Basketball team, she had scored 2, career points and had gained 1, career rebounds. Thomas A. Bartlett became the second chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System.
Volker, recently retired as chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System, returned to UAB as a distinguished professor. The clinic was the first patient area in the hospital to be named for a registered nurse. Davis worked at UAB from until her retirement in November 10, William H. Mitchell, Jr. November 12, Dr. Max D. Each Congressional district went from one member to two members; the district containing Tuscaloosa went from two members to three.
The state constitution stipulates that the Tuscaloosa district have one more board member than other Congressional districts. It replaced the formerly issued Student Handbook. February UAB discontinued its bone marrow transplant program after less than two years. May 21, UAB held its first telephone student registration in a pilot program sponsored by the Office of Registration and Academic Records.
June 5, Linda C. Lucas received a PhD in biomedical engineering, the first doctoral degree awarded by the School of Engineering. Junene R. Pearson received a BS in electrical engineering, becoming the first African American female graduate of the engineering school. July 14, Aaron M.
Marshall Conference Center. September 10, Cleophus Thomas, Jr. Bromberg, Jr. October 13, Drs. James Rachels became interim vice president for University College, he served until the end of the year. December 3, Oliver H. Delchamps, Jr. December 10, Students, staff, and faculty in the arts and humanities held the first Madrigal Feaste in the newly opened University Center.
The annual UAB holiday event would remain on the university calendar for many years. Peter V. O'Neil was named second dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics after having served as interim since Crutcher, formerly pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, became the first African American named as a full-time chaplain at University Hospital.
He served in that capacity until Ada W. Long as first director. January 21, The Business and Engineering Complex was dedicated. February 3, Dr. Joaquin Aldrete led the team that performed the first liver transplant at University Hospital. The patient was a five-year old boy from Alabama. Events were held on campus the week of April June 3, Regina M. In Dr. Virginia D. Gauld was selected as the first president of the Faculty and Staff Benevolent Fund Council, a member group chosen to oversee UAB's charitable giving campaign.
Bailey as director. Blaine A. Brownell became second dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. November 9, Dr. Harriet P. Jay Goldman named third dean of the School of Engineering, succeeding Dr. Edmond Miller who had served as interim. Brent H. Bateh was the Society's first female president and first president with an international background.
Anthony C. Barnard named dean and co-director of the Graduate School. Jerry W. Stephens became second director of the Mervyn H. Sterne Library. Young Memorial Field. Hixson Hall. June 2, Dr. Durwood Bradley, Jr. Warren T. Jones and David A. Conner were named as center co-directors. November 15, Dr. Charles E. Bugg was named as first director of the crystallography center, and Dr. January 23, The Ben S. Weil was the first endowed chair at UAB outside of the medical center.
The chapter later went dormant but was reactivated during the fall of Glenn H. Hughes was named as first director of the center. Bridgers was named first director of the Lister Hill Center. Gerald M. Pohost was named director of the nuclear imaging center. Russ Fine as first director. Richard R. Ranney became the fourth dean of the School of Dentistry. Bradford W. Wild became second dean of the School of Optometry.
Thomas J. Boll was later named as the center's first director. Sara C. Finley and Hugh M. Shingleton were named co-directors of the center. Claude Bennett was the center's first director. October 15, International House was rededicated in honor of Joseph S. November 14, Dr. Butterworth, Jr. Halsey, Jr. April 2, Dr. Cordell Wynn and George S. Shirley were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees.
The event was sponsored by the International Student Association and association president Khalil Jarrar. Henning Birkedal-Hansen was first director of the center.
October 30, Dr. Dan W. October Mervyn H. Sterne Library was rededicated after the completion of a major expansion and renovation project. Rachel Z. Booth became third dean of the School of Nursing. Henry N. McCarl was named as the center's first director. Michael S. Theodore M. Benditt remained as dean. Seeking a more permanent solution, a committee headed by renowned rocket scientist Dr.
It's brainpower. Both houses of the Alabama Legislature passed the bill, which enabled Huntsville and Madison County to purchase an additional acres of land and build the proposed research institute.
Spragins Hall and Madison Hall followed in quick succession, earning the center a promotion to "branch campus. In March , Dr. Benjamin Graves was appointed UAH's first president, and a few months later, the new university celebrated its first official graduation ceremony.
Construction on Roberts Hall was completed and financing for a residential complex, now Southeast Campus Housing, was secured from the U. With Dr. The general assembly immediately appropriated moneys, and passed a resolution authorizing the governor to appoint land commissioners to manage the lands set apart by Congress.
The first meeting of the board of trustees was held in the city of Tuscaloosa, on Thursday, April 4, The required oath of office was administered by Hume R. Committees were appointed, ordinances passed, a seal selected and other business transacted before the committee reported which had been appointed to determine the bond of the treasurer, and of the agents, with recommendations as to the lands to be sold and the method of disposing of them.
The committee, consisting of Messrs. Carter, Phillips, Davis and Field, reported that the bond of the treasurer was to be two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and that of the agents one hundred thousand dollars. The duties of the commissioners, as set forth by the committee, were: to examine all lands vested in the trustees lying within the district for which they had been appointed agents, and to report whether or not in their opinion the land was worth seventeen dollars an acre; they were to report also the situation and quality of the lands, and the improvements that had been made on them.
Jack F. Ross was elected treasurer over his opponent Thomas W. All the lands which had been sold and those which remained unsold were mentioned in the first annual report of the trustees, , with the exception of those lands which had been reserved as eligible sites for the University; the amounts received, the amounts of bonds received, both principal and interest, and the total amount of the installments remaining unpaid accompanied this first annual report.
Because the legislature had failed to select a site for the location of the University nothing could be done with the money in the hands of the trustees, except to convert it into United States Bank notes or specie. The result was the naming of Nathaniel Lupton as president. After unsuccessful attempts to have the new federally funded agricultural college placed at the university and to receive federal reparations for the burning of the school by federal forces, Lupton was able to establish a law school and impressed the faculty with his ability, courtesy, and loyalty to the institution.
In , the board of trustees, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, was reinstated. By the early s, improved finances allowed the trustees to plan a campus expansion that resulted in the construction of five new buildings over the next decade. Julia Tutwiler Although colleges and universities across the country had been admitting women for years, coeducation came slowly to the University of Alabama, despite discussions on the subject dating to the s. In June , a member of the university's board of trustees presented to the board with a petition from Alabama social reformer and teacher Julia Tutwiler to propose the admission of women to UA.
Invited to meet with the board, Tutwiler appeared two days later, and before she left the room, a motion was made and seconded to admit women to the three upper classes. The board named a committee charged with reporting on the issue, and at their meeting in June , the board of trustees authorized the enrollment of women at the school.
Enrollment was slow at first. In the fall of , only two women enrolled. By , their numbers had increased to just five. Nonetheless, in the "experiment" was deemed a success, and women were allowed to enter the freshman class. These early coeds took their places in the same classes as the men, taking such courses as chemistry, mineralogy, history, geology, philosophy, English, German, and French. The military style of discipline had become less and less popular during the latter part of the nineteenth century.
With the arrival of James West in the fall of , the situation worsened. West, appointed commandant of cadets and given charge of all military aspects of the university, became exceedingly unpopular with the cadets because of his excessive focus on discipline and allegations of favoritism. A week-long student revolt resulted in the resignation of both the commandant and the university president.
The weakened military system remained until , when it was finally abolished. John William Abercrombie took office in and served until He believed that the university could be improved by enhancing the quality of high school education. He raised entrance requirements and established a summer school program for public school teachers. He also reorganized the university's administrative structure and created the system of schools and colleges that has characterized the university ever since.
His "Greater University Campaign" raised money for the construction of three new buildings and an additional residence hall, the first new construction on campus since the late s. Denny Chimes In , George H. Denny , became president, with the goal of building the university into a great institution.
Early in his tenure, Denny referred to the University of Alabama as the "capstone" of education in the state, a name by which it has been called ever since. Despite frequent differences with the legislature regarding funding, he was able, through a fundraising campaign in and careful management, to expand the university.
During Denny's 24 years as president, UA added 14 major buildings, 35 fraternity and sorority houses, and a football stadium. Enrollment increased to almost 5,, or 11 times the number of students at the university when he arrived, and he also increased the faculty by a factor of almost six. Denny recognized the importance of football in gaining support for the school and expanded the program.
World War II brought major change to UA, as the number of men in regular academic programs declined and the number of women increased. The yearbook, the Corolla, noted that most of the men in the class of went into the armed services. In addition, U. Army and Navy training programs brought large numbers of military personnel to campus in and In the postwar years, the university faced the challenge of housing and teaching the influx of returning soldiers who, thanks to the GI Bill, sought a college education.
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