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, 1969–1976
- W. Ann Reynolds, 1997–2002
- Malcolm Portera, 2002 (Interim)
- Dr. Carol Z. Garrison, 2002–2012
- Ray L. Watts, 2013–present[1]
Alumni
Athletics
- 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
- Tony McManus, professional soccer player with the Atlanta Silverbacks
- Jason McLaughlin, 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
- Roddy White, Retired NFL player with the Atlanta Falcons
- Joe Webb, NFL player with the Carolina Panthers
Business and public figures
- 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
- 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
- Alexander Shunnarah
Science, media and the arts
- 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
- 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
- Melissa Springer, photojournalist
Faculty and researchers
- 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
- Larry DeLucas, astronaut and research scientist
- 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
- Kerry Madden, professor of creative writing
- Carl E. Misch, founded The Misch International Implant Institute
- 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 (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 from 1994–2015
References
- UAB Archives
- "Stephen O. Glosecki Obituary". The State Journal-Register. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
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