Summer/Fall 2009 Contents

Cover Story: A Vision of Hope
Songs for Sight Benefits UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation and UAB Optic Nerve Imaging Center 

Young Professionals
Leadership UAB Class of 2009 

A Dedicated Life
Community Mourns Loss of Bill Ireland Sr. 

A Passage from India
Kansals Give to School of Medicine 

Enriching Elder Care
Worthingtons Establish Nursing Scholarship 

ArtBLINK
Comprehensive Cancer Center Fund-Raiser Continues Success 

Family Ties
Ritchey Family Sociology Scholarship 

Vision Quest
Frames for School of Optometry 

Honoring the “Battle Surgeon”
Hamilton Family Establishes Medical Scholarship 

Service, Wisdom, Fairness
Remembering Kirkwood Balton 

Giving Back for Geriatric Care
Harry Vickers Contributes to UAB Center for Aging 

25 Years of Honors
University Honors Program Leadership Council and Scholarship Reception 

Exploring Artistic Frontiers
Leonard Nimoy Recognized As Morton Visiting Artist 

Celebration of Progress
Comprehensive Diabetes Center Hosts 2009 Crystal Ball 

Gift Boosts Progress
Wal-Mart Supports New Women & Infants Center 

A Beacon for Positive Change
Billy R. Cox Scholarship Established in School of Public Health 

A Birmingham Business Legend Remembered
James C. Lee Jr. 

Dynamic Duo
Endowed Support Fund Established in School of Dentistry 

Innovative Research
2009 Ireland Award for Scholarly Distinction Honors Physics Professor 

Educational Specialist
The Dr. Eddie P. Ort Endowed Award in the School of Education 

A Decade of Star-Filled Events
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the VIVA Health Starlight Gala 

The Start of Something Great
African American Faculty Association Supports Community Students 

Assistance in Sight
Mosteller Fellowship Established in Department of Ophthalmology 

One and Done!
WBHM Hosts Successful One-Day Fund-Raiser 

Play Ball!
Davis Gift Benefits UAB Women’s Softball 

The Flavor of Success
Glenda Elliott Scholarship in Counselor Education 

Another Door Opens
BioHorizons Clinic Dedicated in School of Dentistry 

A World of Change
Ireland Visiting Scholar Recognized 

A Passion for Compassion
Center for Palliative Care Fund-Raiser 

Acceleration of Support
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Aids Nursing Program 

In the Pink Zone
Women’s Basketball Supports Cancer Research 

Magic City Chili Cook-Off
Pre-Law Advisory Board Hosts Fifth Annual Fund-Raiser