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
• 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^{[ citation needed ]}

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
• 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
• 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

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
• 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
• Dharmesh Shah, co-founder and CTO of Hubspot

• Toshiko Abe, Japanese minister of education, culture, sports, sciences, and technology

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
• Chris McDermott, advanced practice registered nurse autonomous practice of Intercoastal Health ^[1] and certified life care planner of Intercoastal Consulting & Life Care Planning ^[2]
• 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

Other

• Hoda Muthana, ISIS Bride

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
• 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 ^[3]
• 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 ^[4]
• 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^{[ citation needed ]}> (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

1. "Intercoastal Health". www.intercoastalhealth.com. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
2. "Intercoastal Consulting & Life Care Planning". www.iclcp.com. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
3. "Stephen O. Glosecki Obituary". The State Journal-Register . April 7, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
4. "Dr. Shin Oh Named Distinguished Professor". Birmingham Medical News. 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2023.