List of University of Alabama at Birmingham people
This is a partial list of people affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham .
Administrators
Presidents
Joseph F. Volker , 1969–1976George 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 , 1997–2002Malcolm Portera , 2002 (interim)Carol Z. Garrison , 2002–2012Ray Watts , 2013–present[ 1]
Alumni
Athletics
Danya Barsalona , professional soccer playerMurry Bartow , Division 1 men's basketball coachPaul Delaney (born 1986), basketball player in the Israeli National League Vonetta Flowers , Olympic gold medalistDarrell Hackney , NFL player with the Denver Broncos Carlos Hendricks , football playerChris Hubbard , NFL playerDeanna Jackson , WNBA player with the Chicago Sky Dejan Jakovic , professional soccer playerAndy Kennedy , University of Alabama at Birmingham men's basketball coachGraeme McDowell , professional golferJason 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 Dainon Sidney , NFL Player with the Tennessee Titans , Buffalo Bills , and Detroit Lions 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
William A. Bell , former Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama Beth Chapman , Alabama Secretary of State and former State AuditorChris Collins , member of Congress NY-27Deidre Downs , Miss America 2005Robert Duvall , member of Kentucky state house; graduated 1995 with doctorate in optometryLarry 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 RepresentativesAlexander Shunnarah Dharmesh Shah, co-founder and CTO of Hubspot
Toshiko Abe , Japanese minister of education, culture, sports, sciences, and technology
Regina Benjamin , Surgeon General of the United States Jon Coffelt , painter, multimedia artistClayton Colvin , artist, painter, art educatorLarry DeLucas , astronaut and research scientistEdward 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 quarterbackJohn Knox , meteorologist, associate professor at University of GeorgiaGeorge A. Miller , psychologist, cognitive scientistDavid Sandlin , artist, book artistFaisal Shuaib . physician, public health expert, and Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development AgencyMelissa Springer , photojournalist
Other
Faculty and researchers
David B. Allison , Distinguished Professor, Quetelet Endowed Professor of Public Health, Associate Dean for ScienceEli Capilouto , former Dean of UAB School of Public Health, former Provost of UAB, and current President of the University of Kentucky April Carson , epidemiologistLarry DeLucas , astronaut and research scientistIbrahim Fawal , professor of film and literatureEdith Frohock , book maker and educatorStephen Glosecki , scholar of Old English[ 2] Wendy Gunther-Canada , professor in the department of governmentTinsley Randolph Harrison , physician and editor of the first five editions of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine Basil Hirschowitz , father of the modern endoscopeRobert 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 NeurobiologyTimothy R. Levine , Distinguished Professor and Chair of Communication Studies, creator of Truth-Default Theory Kerry Madden , professor of creative writingCarl 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 producerGregory Pence , professor of philosophyRay Reach , former director of the UAB Jazz Ensemble[ 4] Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame Michael Saag , AIDS researcherJessica A. Scoffield , microbiologistEric Sorscher , director of the Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center 1994–2015
References
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Founded : 1969Students : 18,568Endowment : 1 billion