SHP Snapshots: Celebrating 50 Years of Dreams & Discoveries - Fall 2019

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50th Anniversary Issue

LETTER FROM THE DEAN Hello, I was honored to become dean of the School of Health Professions on July 1, 2019. I arrived in the midst of UAB’s 50th anniversary and that celebration continues on campus and in this edition of Snapshots.

Inside, you will see how much this campus has changed over the decades, but you will also see how much has remained the same.

It’s a place where exceptional educational opportunities exist and where outstanding clinical care, cutting-edge research and creative endeavors flourish.

As I look toward the next 50 years, I reflect on UAB’s values: integrity, respect, diversity and inclusiveness, collaboration, excellence and achievement, stewardship and accountability.

The list also includes a value that one may not expect from a School with the goal of producing leaders to shape the future of health care – and that value is joy.

The feeling of joy – great pleasure and happiness – is fundamental to our existence as people.

Helping our students learn, develop and thrive brings us joy.

Watching our alumni grow, succeed and prosper brings us joy.

Witnessing our faculty and staff’s daily efforts to keep our School in the upper echelon of higher education brings me joy.

I wish you all the joy I feel and see around SHP. I hope joy permeates your purpose, your mission and your life. And I hope you experience joy reading Snapshots.

Andrew J. Butler, PhD Dean, UAB School of Health Professions

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SNAPSHOTS

IN EVERY ISSUE

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Get Involved

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Recognition

Learn about how to connect with SHP! Alumni awards and accolades

5 Alumni in Action

See who's doing what

FEATURES

6 Now and Then

SHP Photo comparisons from past and present

10 SHP Through the Decades SHP Alumni share fond memories and words of wisdom

24 50 Years of Scholarships

Gifts that make a difference

GET INVOLVED

Getting involved in 1969 was much different than in 1979 or 1989 or today.

While many actions have changed, our message is still the same: Please Go. Give. Serve.

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PT Reception CSM Denver, CO

HSA Luncheon HIMSS Orlando, FL

HSA Reception ACHE Chicago, IL

OT Reception AOTA Boston, MA

PA Reception AAPA Nashville, TN

➤ Visit uab.edu/shpevents for more info and additional events.

WHY PARTICIPATE?

Dr. Butler with PT alumnus Justin Kirk (left) and PA alumnus Alex Cody (right)

GO because...

◗ You can grow relationships. ◗ You have much to offer

and there is so much to do. ◗ The bigger your commitment, the greater the rewards.

Bill Parker, PA alumnus, and his scholarship recipient, Katlyn Norris

GIVE because...

◗ It builds stronger programs. ◗ It helps extend your legacy. ◗ Somebody gave back to

support you.

Alumni helping with the water station at the UAB NAS Scholarship Run

SERVE because...

◗ It shows gratitude for your

gifts and talents. ◗ We are all connected. ◗ It creates a self-sustaining ecosystem in perpetuity.

➤ uab.edu/shp/alumni

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ALUMNI EXCELLENCE

Alumni Excellence Our alumni are consistently recognized for service to their professions and to others — here are some of our most recent honorees.

Theresa Meadows (MSHI, 1998) on Health Data Management’s (HDM) Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT list for 2nd year.

Chris Eidson (OT, 1999) named Alabama Occupational Therapy Association (ALOTA) Ann Cosby Service Award winner.

Trent Lind (MSHA Class 35) named CEO of the Year at Georgia Hospital Association’s Conference on Volunteer Services.

Deborah Grimes (HQS, 2016) named one of the most influential women in corporate America for 2019 by Savoy Magazine.

Uma Srivastava (BT, 2013) is 2019 winner of The Vulcan Award for Servant Leadership.

Sylvia Young (MSHA Class 19) recipient of Denver Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business Award.

for Alabama.

Brenna Powell (MSHA Class 35) member of 2019 Women Who Shape the State

Michelle Cardel (NS, 2009 & 2012) member of the 201920 class of the University of Florida Academy for Emerging Leaders.

of the Year.

in Teaching.

Krystle Glasgow (NMT, 2010) was named to the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging’s “Ones to Watch” list. She was also elected Secretary of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging – Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS) and is serving as President of the SNMMI-TS, Southeastern Chapter for 2019-20.

of the Year.

Lori Moler (MSHA Class 23) has been named the 2019 GPHA Alumna

Kellie Flood (HQS, 2016) named American Geriatrics Society 2019 Clinician

Kenneth Cochran (DSc, 2015) was named to Becker’s Healthcare 60 rural hospital CEOs to know.

Brenda Bertrand (NS, 1989) earned the UAB President’s Award for Excellence

UAB Excellence in Business Award Winners: ◗ Mazi Rasulnia (PhD Admin Health Services, 2006) ◗ Dale Yake (PT, 1992) ◗ Luke West (MSHA Class 51)

➤ Share your achievements with us at shpalumni@uab.edu or 205-975-8415.

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ALUMNI EXCELLENCE

Alumni in Action Oh the places our alumni go! No place is too far or too close for our alumni to get together.

DODGING FOR DEGREES – BIRMINGHAM, AL

AAPA RECEPTION – DENVER, CO

SHP Junior Advisory Board’s 6th annual event is another success!

Alumni and friends reminisce and share memories.

NAHSE – WASHINGTON, D.C.

NSHE – BIRMINGHAM, AL

HSA alumni and students expanding their networks and opportunities.

Record attendance for the 39th National Symposium for Healthcare Executives.

UAB HOMECOMING – BIRMINGHAM, AL

FNCE EXPO – PHILADELPHIA, PA

All smiles for Homecoming Kickoff event!

Alumni meet up at the world’s largest meeting of food and nutrition experts.

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THEN & NOW Change has always been in the air at UAB – not surprising when you consider what was once an “extension center” now has 100+ buildings on 100 square blocks with 22,000+ students and 23,000+ employees. See how things looked at SHP then and how they look now.

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The UAB School of Health Professions Building (left) was dedicated on April 24, 2002.

The SHPB 5th and 6th floor additions (right) were dedicated on October 11, 2013.

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UAB has always been an early adopter with new technology and our students have long embraced all things digital. On the left, Health Services Administration students working with what we believe is a Heathkit/Zenith Z-110. On the right, students working on a laptop in our Learning Resource Center circa 2014.

Practicing Transfer Techniques

In 1848, French journalist and novelist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr said, “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” – the more things change, the more they stay the same. These photos capture that essence. On the left, student transfers circa 1960’s. On the right, student transfers circa 2018.

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Delivering Presentations

Since the dawn of UAB, students have delivered presentations, dissertations and more to their classmates and instructors. On the left is an informal session with one student in the 1970’s. On the right is a group presentation from Biomedical Sciences students using laptops connected remotely to a high definition monitor circa 2019.

Working in Lab

Microscopes play a crucial role in medical research, testing and more in health care. In the classroom, their importance and their design has not changed much over the years. On the left, two students in our Clinical Laboratory Sciences program share a Dual View microscope. On the right, an undergraduate student in our Biomedical Sciences studies a sample circa 2018.

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Practicing Physical Therapy Skills

Our Department of Physical Therapy celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014. Over the years, scores of PT students have practiced skills in labs. Today, these labs also include high-definition monitors and surround sound audio systems. Left photo circa 1960’s. Right photo circa 2017.

Homecoming Spirit Across Campus

In 1979 (left photo), UAB celebrated its first homecoming with basketball games for the new men’s and women’s teams, an on-campus bonfire, and a homecoming dance for students. In 1994, the celebration moved to the fall to coincide with football season where it continues today (right photo) as a week-long tradition that includes SHP’s Dodging for Degrees, Building Decoration Competition, the Gurney Derby, and a parade.

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50th FEATURE

UAB THROUGH THE DECADES

SHP

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90’s

80’s

70 ’s

60’s Photos courtesy of the UAB Archives, the University of Alabama at Birmingham

90’s 10’s 00’s

Every decade has a unique style and vibe and there is no doubt that each decade uniquely impacted our School and UAB. We asked several SHP alums to share some words of wisdom and their hopes and dreams for the next fifty years.

Join us on a journey back in time to relive the moments, the discoveries, the fashions and the hair that defined each decade.

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Marilyn Gossman, “Mother of UAB PT”, lectures students.

he 60’s was a time of great change across the United States and it was no different at UAB. In 1965, Howard W. Houser (Health Services Administration Professor Emeritus) monitored the desegregation of University Hospital. Four years later, the UA Board of Trustees approved the establishment of a three-campus system.

“My favorite class was Therapeutic Exercise. In those days, there were no ‘canned’ exercise programs. We were expected to be creative and develop exercise plans for each individual PT patient.”

— BETTY G. DENTON (PT 1969), Professor Emeritus

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1967

1966

1968

1969

1968 ◗ Occupational

◗ Physical Therapy Program established ◗ Dietetic Internship Program established

Therapy Program established

1965 ◗ Matthew F.

1969

McNulty, Jr named dean

◗ UA Board of

MS in Health Administration program established. ◗ Desegregation of University

Hospital is 100% complete, Howard W. Houser monitored the process

Today’s College of Arts and Sciences

1967 ◗ Physician Assistant Studies Program established

Billing and payroll, 1967

Trustees approves plan for three-campus system establishing UAB as a university

Health Services Administration

SHP alums share advice from the past 50 years.

“Treat each patient as if they were your family member and how you would want them to be treated.” — BETTY G. DENTON

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Students learning around the therapeutic whirlpool immersion tank.

n January 30, 1970, UAB broke ground on a new three-building campus – the first westward expansion of campus beyond the Medical Center. Three was a magic number as our School had three names during the decade: School of Community and Allied Health Resources, School of Public and Allied Health, and School of Community and Allied Health.

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“My vision for UAB would be that they continue to focus on the “food as Medicine” theme so that we can help prevent chronic diseases from happening. Prevention needs to be the focus – not treatment.”

Martin (2nd from left) receives the SHP L/R: Geneva Johnson, Jo Clelland, Distinguished Alumni Award 2017.

Betty Denton, Cara Adams, JoaninBergman

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— DONNA S. MARTIN (DI, 1977) Past-President Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)

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1978 ◗ A pink

1977 UAB accepted as National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) school. ◗ UAB awards first

◗ Keith D. Blayney

named dean School of Community and Allied Health Resources

Patricia Livingston, WBHM launches December 5, 1976.

◗ Department of Nutrition

Sciences established. ◗

degrees as autonomous university (478 graduates), pictured right is a program from the first commencement ceremony on June 7, 1970

Donna Martin (right) graduates from UAB, 1977.

dragon served as the first official UAB mascot

World’s first effective treatment for a viral disease occurred at University Hospital

PT class of 1974.

SHP alums share their wishes for the next 50 years.

“I hope UAB continues to be a leader in the field of Nutrition and that the internship and graduate programs in Nutrition continue to have the outstanding reputation they have always had.” — DONNA S. MARTIN

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The Susan Mott Webb Building is dedicated October 18, 1983. Ruth R. Mott, mother of the late Mrs. Webb (middle) and to her left (with microphone) is Charles B. Webb, Jr., husband of the late Mrs. Webb.

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he decade kicks off with the inaugural UAB National Symposium for Healthcare Executives. In the middle we see the first baby was born as a result of the UAB In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) program. The decade ends with UAB Athletic Director Gene Bartow beginning UAB football with a Club team. You could look at the 1980s as the birth of UAB as a non-commuter university.

The Webb Building originally housed the School’s administrative offices and the Departments of Health Services Administration and Nutrition Sciences. Today, the entire building is solely nutrition education and research dedicated to solving obesity and obesity-related health problems.

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1983 its first telephone student registration

1st National Symposium for Healthcare Executives.

1986

1987

1985

◗ UAB held

1985

◗ First baby born

as result of UAB In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) program

1982

1988

1987

1989

◗ Charles

1989

A. McCallum, Jr., named UAB president in April

◗ UAB football

begins as a Club team

1988 ◗ In response to growing

AIDS epidemic, UAB opens the 1917 Clinic

◗ 1st heart-lung transplant

in Alabama performed at University Hospital Health Care Management program established.

UAB was first hospital in Alabama to use word processors for transcription.

“Beauregard T. Rooster,” the second mascot of UAB, circa 1981.

CAT scan for 2,000 year old mummy– “oldest patient” examined at UAB Hospital.

SHP alums share advice from the past 50 years.

“You have chosen a school and a program whose reputation and success is above all others. Your experiences and connections will open doors throughout your career that otherwise you wouldn’t have.” — MIKE WILLIAMS (MSHA Class 14, 1980)

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UAB awarded the honorary Doctor of Music degree to Stevie Wonder, world-renowned singer, composer, and musician in 1996.

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his decade is remembered for extreme growth in technology and medicine – especially at UAB which saw its 4,000th kidney transplant, 1,000th laser vision correction procedure, 500th liver transplant, 500th heart transplant, and the discovery of the origin of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1), the virus that causes AIDS in humans.

“My favorite part of UAB was the fellowship. Part of that was the Blizzard of ’93 where many of us were trapped without power in our classmates’ apartments as we studied for final exams.”

Original “Snowmageddon”

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— JAN LEVINE (MSHA Class 28, 1994)

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1999

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1992

◗ Scott Buchalter (medical director, ◗ Charles

UAB football team plays 1st intercollegiate football game.

1990

L. Joiner named dean

HQS program) became University Hospital’s 2nd chief of staff ◗ UAB Health System established. ◗ Blaze the dragon unveiled as new

UAB mascot (4th in history)

◗ Ground

broken for School of Health Professions Building

◗ 50,000th degree awarded

UAB unveiled a new mascot, the Blazer at a basketball game in 1993.

Students from MSHA Class 28.

Dr. Larry DeLucas, aboard the Shuttle Columbia, becomes UAB’s first astronaut in space.

SHP alums share their wishes for the next 50 years.

“My hope is that UAB alumni from across the country become more active in supporting the programs by reaching out to fellow UAB graduates in their geographic areas to collaborate and support one another in their careers.” — JAN LEVINE

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Will Ferniany (MSHA Class 9, PhD in Administration-Health Services) named CEO of UAB Health System.

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o much was new for our School in the first portion of this decade.

We welcomed in a new century, a new dean (our 4th, Harold P. Jones), a new building (our 3rd, SHPB), and a new name (our 6th, School of Health Professions). The remainder of the decade saw the new, evolve into steadiness and consistency.

“My favorite class was ‘Pig Lab’ – I loved the opportunity to practice and develop advanced surgical skills prior to performing them on humans during clinical rotations.”

Photo from 1999 PA Program Application Booklet

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— WENDY CORNELIUS (PA, 2002)

2000

2001

2002

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2003

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2005

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2008

2009

2009

2005

◗ UAB record

18,703 students enrolled

◗ Harold P. Jones

named dean

Vonetta Flowers, UAB alumna, 1st African American to win Winter Olympic gold.

2000 ◗ UAB Blazer Football team earns 1st win over SEC team with

◗ B.S. in Health Sciences

(today, Health Care Management) receives Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) certification

13-10 defeat of Louisiana State University (then coached by Nick Saban)

Students enjoy a class outside on a gorgeous day.

PA students showing off their work in 2001.

North Pavilion – ground breaking 2000, dedication 2004

SHP alums share advice from the past 50 years.

“My hope is that the love of the students and community for this university never changes and the professors and preceptors remain vested in their students’ success.”

— WENDY CORNELIUS

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September 1, 2017: The Return of UAB football saw a 38-7 win over Alabama A&M in front of a 45,212 at Legion Field.

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e have witnessed unprecedented growth this century. Since 2001, we have seen 231% growth in undergraduate students and 175% growth in graduate students. We have more than doubled our certificate and degree program offerings. And our research has ballooned from just under $4.5M in grants/contracts, to more than $20.5M – a record for our School.

Mazi Rasulnia and Uma Srivastava at Pack Health headquarters.

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“I hope UAB faculty and students always remain proud of where they studied/worked. UAB has an amazing environment to learn and thrive and it’s one of the best qualities about UAB.” — UMA SRIVASTAVA (BT, 2013)

2010

2011

2012

2013

2012

2014

2015

2016

2013

2017

2018

2017

2019

2019

◗ Kevin Wang of

◗ Dedication of

Executive MSHA program established in Saudi Arabia.

The decade is marked by UAB Homecoming dominance.

the addition of two new floors to School of Health Professions Building

SHP’s hooding ceremony is always a fun celebration for graduates.

Taiwan earns M.S. in Biotechnology to become 1st international student to graduate INTO UAB program

◗ MSHA program

ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report

◗ Andrew J. Butler

named 5th dean of School

Srivastava celebrates her final semester with the Blaze Topiary.

SHP alums share advice from the past 50 years.

“Stay in contact with your professors during your program and after you graduate!

They love seeing what you’re doing in life and are always there to help or give advice when needed.” — UMA SRIVASTAVA

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50 YEARS OF GIVING Thomas Paine said, “It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies….” Sponsored scholarships are group gifts that pay forward gifts a previous generation received to every generation that follows in their footsteps.

Health Services Administration 25th Anniversary Endowed Scholarship (Established 1992)

“Giving back is something my mother instilled in me, I believe everybody should reinvest and not just take.”

— JON VICE, CEO Emeritus of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

In 1972, Jon Vice (MSHA Class 7) was married with two young children and trying to figure out how to attend UAB’s M.S. in Hospital and Healthcare Administration program (today is M.S. in Health Administration). While interviewing for jobs, he was offered a scholarship that covered everything. That gesture of kindness and generosity from L.R. Jordan – Health Care Hall of Famer and UAB professor – inspired Vice.

When the Department of Health Services Administration wanted to establish the HSA 25th Anniversary Endowed Scholarship, Vice was the fund’s biggest cheerleader.

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The scholarship was endowed because so many UAB alumni came together to make a bold promise to meet financial needs of future generations of healthcare leaders. They also saw the 25th anniversary scholarship as an opportunity to renew their commitment to the program that helped them achieve their success in life.

The fund was established to provide assistance to deserving students in the MSHA program – a unique inter-disciplinary degree where students take classes with the School of Health Professions, the School of Public Health, and the Collat School of Business. It is recognition that UAB has the most talented leaders and the most dedicated public servants.

“The program is where it is because of the whole of the parts – the right faculty, the right alumni, and the right students – package it all together and that makes you #1,” said Vice.

Helping Occupational Therapy Students Succeed Sponsored Scholarship (Established 2008)

Sharon E. Shaw Endowed Scholarship In Physical Therapy (Established 2016) Sharon E. Shaw, PT, DrPH, former Chair and Professor Emeritus of the UAB Department of Physical Therapy, led the department from 1998 until her retirement in 2013. Under Shaw’s leadership, UAB PT students were instilled with values that promoted dedication to the field of physical therapy and service above self.

Three years after graduation, LaShonda Peoples (MSOT, 2005) established the Helping Occupational Therapy Students Succeed (HOTSS) sponsored scholarship. She designed it to provide support for licensing exams, the National Board Certification Exam, and study materials for second-year OT students.

Peoples created the scholarship because she recognized a true need. “While preparing for the NBC exam, my classmates and I were looking for financial resources for study materials and registration fees but we couldn’t find anything.”

Sponsored scholarships provide impact immediately at the value where they are established.

So HOTSS – a collaborative effort with her family and fellow alumni – launched almost immediately.

Peoples reminds us that every contribution helps.

“Anyone can set aside $10 or $25 to give to a scholarship that you know will do a lot of good for a student, especially when it is at a place like the School of Health Professions where you know there are good people doing good things.”

— LASHONDA PEOPLES (MSOT, 2005)

“I have my family and I have my work and I have my life, but giving makes everything fall into place.”

“Sharon committed her career to providing enduring value to her students’ lives and to the lives of those her students would influence in their careers and that has impacted, and will continue to impact the communities they serve.”

— DAVID MORRIS, PT, PHD, Chair, Department of Physical Therapy

Inspired by Shaw’s dedication and service, her colleagues, former students, friends and family gave gifts to help create a scholarship that provides financial assistance to students with a talent for and desire to provide physical therapy services to underserved populations.

The Sharon E. Shaw Endowed Student Scholarship in Physical Therapy was endowed in January 2016 shortly before she passed away. It honors her service in educating and mentoring hundreds of students and practicing physical therapists during her career at UAB. The scholarship is a shining model of the exponential power of people who give. Through the clinic and the classroom, Shaw impacted all she touched during her more than 28 years of service to SHP. So many of those she touched united to give to Shaw’s scholarship and continue her legacy of impacting the overall health around the Birmingham community and beyond.

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HOPES AND WISHES FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS

Healthcare will be so different in 2069: automated processes, artificial intelligence, robotic surgery, and more. However, one thing will remain the same: people — You. Your colleagues, patients, friends and families. We ask you to remember your “why” and join us in sharing our hopes and wishes for the next 50 years.

Nutrition Sciences... that our students, the researchers, dietetic interns, and

others, will slow or, better yet, reverse the obesity epidemic and related diseases.

Rehabilitation Sciences... that our rehabilitation students, occupational

therapists and physical therapists, may not only extend life expectancies, but greatly improve people’s quality of life.

Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences... that our Physician Assistants, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, Genetic Counselors and all those in the labs solving problems or developing drugs will find answers.

Health Administration Services... that our students remember a recent

outpatient clinic simulation class focusing on workload and workflow where thay were not fighting to save money, they were fighting to save patients.

School of Health Professions... that we have continued generosity from our alumni and our donors — if we continue our trend of the last four years, 24 new scholarships – will turn into 300 by 2069.

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I hope UAB will continue to be a University that makes its students feel like they are part of a global family and continue to make dreams become reality. — YVONNE MADISON (OT 1973) MY FAVORITE UAB MEMORY WAS WHEN UAB DEFEATED LSU IN FOOTBALL DURING MY FRESHMAN YEAR. ADRIAN ROBINSON (MT 2004)

“I hope the feeling of pride that everyone gets when they say, “I’M A BLAZER” never changes. There is so much tied to that phrase, every memory of making lifelong friends, eating at the commons, and living at Blazer or Blount. It is always a great feeling to see a fellow alumni, no matter what year they graduated, say, “GO BLAZERS!” and just beam with pride. I feel that the pride of saying that you graduated from UAB and to proudly wear the colors of GREEN and GOLD is something that connects all the UAB Alumni and current students.”

— KAVAL GRILL (NMT 2016)

I hope that UAB maintains its generous spirit and service to the community. — TANA LIEB (PT 2009) Its mix of classroom and field experiences.

And its Alumni’s strong attachment to the program and desire to help recent graduates succeed. — BRIAN MAZIARZ (MSHA Class 35)

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