This is a partial list of people affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Administrators edit
Presidents edit
- Joseph F. Volker, 1969–1976
- George Campbell, 1976-1977 (interim)
- S. Richardson Hill, 1977-1986
- Charles "Scotty" McCallum, 1986-1987 (interim), 1987-1993
- Claude Bennett, 1993-1996
- Paul Hardin, 1997 (interim)
- W. Ann Reynolds, 1997–2002
- Malcolm Portera, 2002 (interim)
- Carol Z. Garrison, 2002–2012
- Ray Watts, 2013–present[1]
Alumni edit
Athletics edit
- Danya Barsalona, professional soccer player
- Murry Bartow, Division 1 men's basketball coach
- Paul Delaney (born 1986), basketball player in the Israeli National League
- Vonetta Flowers, Olympic gold medalist
- Darrell Hackney, NFL player with the Denver Broncos
- Carlos Hendricks, football player
- Chris Hubbard, NFL player
- Deanna Jackson, WNBA player with the Chicago Sky
- Dejan Jakovic, professional soccer player
- Andy Kennedy, University of Alabama at Birmingham men's basketball coach
- Graeme McDowell, professional golfer
- Jason McLaughlin, professional soccer player with the Atlanta Silverbacks
- Tony McManus, professional soccer player with the Atlanta Silverbacks
- Elijah Millsap, professional basketball player with the Petron Blaze Boosters
- Jerson Monteiro, professional soccer player with the Atlanta Silverbacks
- Izell Reese, NFL player with the Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills
- Oliver Robinson, State of Alabama Legislator and former NBA player with the San Antonio Spurs
- McKinley Singleton, NBA player with the New York Knicks
- Donell Taylor, NBA player with the Washington Wizards
- Bryan Thomas, NFL player with the New York Jets
- Joe Webb, NFL player with the Carolina Panthers
- Roddy White, retired NFL player with the Atlanta Falcons
- Garrett Whitlock, MLB player with the Boston Red Sox
Business and public figures edit
- William A. Bell, former Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama
- Beth Chapman, Alabama Secretary of State and former State Auditor
- Chris Collins, member of Congress NY-27
- Deidre Downs, Miss America 2005
- Robert Duvall, member of Kentucky state house; graduated 1995 with doctorate in optometry
- Larry Langford, former Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama
- Walt Maddox, Mayor of Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Oliver Robinson, State of Alabama Legislator and former NBA player with the San Antonio Spurs
- Richard Scrushy, founder and former CEO of HealthSouth Corporation
- Mark Shirey, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Alexander Shunnarah
Science, media and the arts edit
- Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States
- Jon Coffelt, painter, multimedia artist
- Clayton Colvin, artist, painter, art educator
- Larry DeLucas, astronaut and research scientist
- Edward F. Fischer, Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University
- Hadiyah-Nicole Green, medical physicist at Morehouse School of Medicine
- Sam Hunt, country musician and former UAB quarterback
- John Knox, meteorologist, associate professor at University of Georgia
- George A. Miller, psychologist, cognitive scientist
- David Sandlin, artist, book artist
- Faisal Shuaib. physician, public health expert, and Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development Agency
- Melissa Springer, photojournalist
Faculty and researchers edit
- David B. Allison, Distinguished Professor, Quetelet Endowed Professor of Public Health, Associate Dean for Science
- Eli Capilouto, former Dean of UAB School of Public Health, former Provost of UAB, and current President of the University of Kentucky
- April Carson, epidemiologist
- Larry DeLucas, astronaut and research scientist
- Ibrahim Fawal, professor of film and literature
- Edith Frohock, book maker and educator
- Stephen Glosecki, scholar of Old English[2]
- Wendy Gunther-Canada, professor in the department of government
- Tinsley Randolph Harrison, physician and editor of the first five editions of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
- Basil Hirschowitz, father of the modern endoscope
- Robert Hyatt, co-author of Cray Blitz, two-time winner of the World Computer Chess Championships
- Adrienne C. Lahti, F. Cleveland Kinney Endowed Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology
- Timothy R. Levine, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Communication Studies, creator of Truth-Default Theory
- Kerry Madden, professor of creative writing
- Carl E. Misch, founded The Misch International Implant Institute
- Shin Joong Oh, Distinguished Professor of Neurology Emeritus and Professor of Pathology[3]
- Henry Panion, University Professor of Music, music director for Stevie Wonder, Grammy Award-winning arranger and producer
- Gregory Pence, professor of philosophy
- Ray Reach, former director of the UAB Jazz Ensemble[4] (1998–2005), arranger, composer, jazz pianist and vocalist, Director of Student Jazz Programs at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
- Michael Saag, AIDS researcher
- Jessica A. Scoffield, microbiologist
- Eric Sorscher, director of the Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center 1994–2015
References edit
- ^ "List of UAB presidents - Bhamwiki".
- ^ "Stephen O. Glosecki Obituary". The State Journal-Register. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Dr. Shin Oh Named Distinguished Professor". Birmingham Medical News. 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ UAB Jazz Ensemble