UAB Briefs: The World Games, WBHM awards, honoring the Top 25

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In this weekly online feature, we keep track of interesting people and events on campus at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.

We also provide updates regarding UAB’s efforts to cope with the COVID-19.

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TWG2022 AT UAB

At a press event at BBVA Field on Monday, May 17, The Birmingham Organizing Committee for The World Games 2022 announced that UAB will host several competitions across its campus and will partner with the global event on multiple initiatives.

The Games, an international multi-sport event organized with the support of the International Olympic Committee, will hold its 11th edition in Birmingham from July 7-17, 2022, with about 3,600 athletes from around the world competing for medals in more than 30 sports.  

The following competitions will take place on the UAB campus:

  • BBVA Field, the home of UAB men’s and women’s soccer, will host lacrosse. 
  • The UAB track and field facilities will host the tug of war.
  • The University Recreation Center will host racquetball and squash.

UAB will also serve as the Foundation Sponsor for The World Games 2022 Legacy Memorial and the Presenting Sponsor of UAB Athlete Village, which will offer housing in UAB residence halls for athletes, coaches and officials. 

UAB Medicine will be the Presenting Sponsor for athletics and spectator medical services at The World Games 2022 venues.

“Not only is UAB opening up their world-class campus as host for competitions and 'Athlete’s Village' for many of our athletes and coaches, but their partnership extends to several other areas including leadership and support for our entire medical committee,” The World Games 2022 CEO Nick Sellers said.

Sellers called the arrangement with UAB “an enormous partnership."

WBHM HONORED

Public Radio WBHM 90.3 FM recently won four regional Edward R. Murrow awards, including the award for Overall Excellence, according to UAB News.

WBHM also won awards in these categories:

Continuing Coverage: “The pandemic rages through Alabama,” WBHM News TeamExcellence in Sound: “Through The Intercom, Nursing Home Employee Sings To Residents” by Mary Scott Hodgin

Hard News: “City Leaders Approve Budget Despite Concerns About Library” by Janae Pierre

To see the full list of award winners, click here.

Regional Murrow Award winners will now advance to compete in the national Murrow Awards competition. National winners will be announced in summer 2021.

“This was a tough year for so many people, but our news team was there every step of the way reporting on the issues our communities faced,” said Gigi Douban, WBHM news director.

The Radio Television Digital News Association has honored outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971.

THE BUSINESS TOP 25

The UAB National Alumni Society recently announced the winners of its 2021 UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 Awards.

The Top 25 program annually celebrates the success of dozens of alumni-owned or alumni-managed businesses, according to UAB News.

The winners will be recognized during a virtual ceremony on Thursday, June 24, at at 6:30 p.m. 

Register online to access the virtual ceremony or go to alumni.uab.edu for more information. 

The UAB Excellence in Business Top 25 Class of 2021:

  • Adam Aldrich, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, president and co-founder, Airship
  • Drayton Holmes, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, chief operating officer, Alabama Clinical Schools
  • Ricardo Azziz, M.D., graduate of the School of Public Health and Collat School of Business, chief executive officer, and Chevis Shannon, Dr. PH, graduate of Collat School of Business and School of Public Health, chief education and science officer, American Society for Reproductive Medicine
  • Joshua Baker, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, principal owner and managing director, Baker Camp Arnold Capital Management
  • Lindsay Gray, graduate of the School of Nursing, executive director, Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank
  • Ladue Fossett, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, co-owner and president, Drain Right Guttering
  • Warren Gwynn, O.D., and Shad Wheatley, O.D., graduates of the School of Optometry, owners, Eye Care on the Ridge
  • ohn Burdett, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, chief executive officer, Fast Slow Motion
  • Anna Batten, graduate of the Collat School of Business, vice president, Fidelity National Financial
  • Adam Hickman, graduate of the Collat School of Business, and Stephanie Hickman, graduate of the School of Education and School of Health Professions, owner and co-owner, Foxhound Bee Company
  • Laurin Humphries, owner, and Samantha Humphries, creative director, graduates of the College of Art and Sciences, Humphries Screen Printing
  • Mickey Trimm, Ph.D., graduate of the School of Health Professions and executive director, and Deidre Jill Scott, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences and clinical director, Kolbe Clinic
  • Talmadge Franklin Fulmer, graduate of the Collat School of Business, founder and chief executive officer, LUCA, LLC
  • Greg Hulsey, graduate of the Collat School of Business and School of Health Professions, chief executive officer, Maynor & Mitchell Eye Center
  • Jordan Vaughn, M.D., graduate of the School of Medicine, chief executive officer, MedHelp
  • Michael C. Hilton, M.D., graduate of the School of Medicine, owner of Michael C. Hilton, M.D.
  • Mazi Rasulnia, Ph.D., graduate of the School of Public Health and Collat School of Business and founder and chief executive officer, and Robert Ginter, graduate of the Collat School of Business and senior vice president, Pack Health
  • Greg Merrill, graduate of the Collat School of Business and School of Health Professions, president, Radiation Business Solutions
  • Luke West, graduate of the School of Health Professions and chief executive officer, and Blake Lovely, M.D., graduate of the School of Medicine and associate chief medical officer, Relias Healthcare
  • Mark Hardin, graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, co-founder, RIIPL
  • Jason Junkins, M.D., graduate of the School of Medicine, chief executive officer, Southern Immediate Care
  • Brett Sheedy, graduate of the Collat School of Business, owner and president, Strategic Tax & Accounting, LLC
  • Kevin Fuller, graduate of the Collat School of Business, president and chief technology officer, ThinkGard
  • Ronald Bayles, graduate of the School of Education, executive director, Development CorporationToya Burton, graduate of the School of Public Health, chief operating officer, Whatley Health Services, Inc.