The roles that alumni play in the Department of Health Services Administration contribute significantly to the robust quality of our education and research. These roles vary from teaching entire courses, providing guest lectures, mentoring students, serving as preceptors for residencies and internships, participating on advisory boards and providing financial support to our many scholarship, endowments and special programs.

Alumni in the News

The University of Alabama at Birmingham National Alumni Society honored five people for their professional achievements and philanthropy during its 11th annual Alumni Leadership Recognition Awards.

Front Row (L-R): Donna Slovensky, PhD, Howard Houser, PhD, Traci Spray d’Auguste, and Amy Yarbrough, PhD. Back Row (l-R): Adam d’Auguste, Stephen O’Connor, PhD, and Robert C. Chapman.

·         The Honorable Walter T. Maddox, Robin D. Foley, Anne Harper Arrasmith, Sanjay Singh and Traci Spray d’Auguste (MSHA Class 35) were honored during the luncheon held Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, in UAB’s National Alumni Society House.

·          D’Auguste received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award, presented to a graduate of the past 10 years for outstanding professional achievement, notable service to the community and commitment to UAB. A 2001 graduate of the UAB schools of Health Professions and Business, from which she received her graduate degrees in health and business administration respectively, d’Auguste is the director of clinical operations for New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. A loyal supporter of the university and Blazer athletics, d’Auguste is a lifetime member of the UAB National Alumni Society and a founding member of its New York alumni chapter.