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The Story of UAB – A Talk and Book Signing

Please mark your calendars for this book signing and talk about the history of Birmingham’s largest employer and one of the nation’s largest transplant programs. Based on the book by Dr. Arnold Diethelm, cardiovasular surgeon Dr. William Holman will recount the leadership of visionary doctors at UAB medical center.


About our speaker: Dr. Bill Holman
Following training at Cornell and
Duke Universities, the cardiovascular
surgeon joined the UAB faculty in 1987.

Currently Emeritus Professor
in Surgery, Dr. Holman championed
the editing and publishing of Order
from Chaos, his father-in-law’s
unpublished manuscript.

Watch the interview on CBS 42 by Jen Cardone

Director Marjorie White, greeting Ehney Camp. Tim Pennyciat, UAB Archivist on left
Peggy Balliet showing Dr. bill Holman a photo of the first fundraising gala for the Kidney Foundation.
BHS Volunteer, Katie Tipton
Speaker, Dr. Bill Holman
BHS Director, Marjorie White
First fund raising gala for the Kidney Foundation.
Peggy Balliet organized the first fund raising gala for the Kidney Foundation. She, Joe Farley and Marie Ingalls are in the photo along with UAB faculty.
Tim Pennyciat, UAB Archivist with Dr. Bill Holman