He received the UAB President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1995.
Classé served in the U.S. Marine Corps before earning his legal degree in 1977 and his doctor of optometry degree from UAB in 1978.
Theiss joined the UAB faculty in 1995 and was named director of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery in 2013.
Chow was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences as a foreign associate in 2012.
The chair was established through gifts from the ROAR initiative of the Southeast Cancer Foundation, matched by the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation.
Luke joined UAB in 1979 as director of the division and of the Nephrology Research and Training Center.
Andreoli was the founding director of the UAB Division of Nephrology in 1970 and established the Nephrology Research and Training Center.
He received the UAB President’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2011.
The Thomas W. Jones Endowed Professorship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery was established in 2012.
The Dr. Jimmy Bartlett Endowed Alumni Optometry Scholarship was made possible through gifts in Bartlett’s honor by the UAB School of Optometry Alumni Association.
The center will be interdisciplinary and involve faculty leaders from the College of Arts and Sciences and the schools of Business, Medicine and Public Health.
UAB will also enhance patient access to clinical trials and train the next generation of clinicians and scientists through clinical and basic/translational fellowships.
Equal Access Birmingham seeks to provide healthcare access to those in need within the Birmingham community
After the screening, there will be a community discussion led by the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama.