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UAB Administration

Dr . Carol Z . Garri-son became Presi-

dent of UAB in 2002 and oversees Alabama’s largest employer, with 18,000 faculty and staff, 17,000 students, and a $1 .4 billion budget . UAB is approaching $400 mil-

lion in sponsored research, and is among the top universities in the country federal funding .

As president of UAB, Dr . Garrison also chairs the board of the UAB Health System, which includes the UAB Hospital, The Kirklin Clinic, and other of UAB’s nationally ranked patient care facilities .

UAB, a bustling urban campus covering some 20 city blocks on Birmingham’s South-side, is undergoing a construction boom .

Construction for UAB’s new, $140 million Women and Infants’ Center began in 2007, with completion of the 600,000-square-foot facility expected in 2010 . It will bring togeth-er maternity and women’s health care services now located in several areas of existing space throughout UAB Hospital . The building also will contain 60,000 square feet for UAB’s new radiation oncology facility . In Spring 2008, UAB opened Heritage Hall, which houses the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences offices, as well as Communication Studies . This structure serves as one of the anchors for the Campus Green . The Green quickly is becoming the focal point for student activi-ties . The open area designed for students to utilize for outdoor activities, continues to evolve with plans for an open-air stage recent-ly approved . Bordering the open space are the

UAB Commons on the Green dining facility and Blazer Hall .

These changes and others are guided by UAB’s strategic plan . UAB has enhanced its hon-ors programs, creating a Science and Technology Honors Program for undergraduates and a Global and Community Leadership Honors program . The plan also calls for tripling the number of active alumni by 2010 .

Dr . Garrison is a UAB alum, having received her master’s degree in 1976 . She earned her bach-elor’s (1974) and Ph .D . in epidemiology (1982) from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill . She was a faculty member, department chair, dean of the graduate school and provost at the University of South Carolina . She joined the University of Louisville as provost in 1997 and was appointed interim president there in 2002, before being selected UAB’s sixth president .

Dr. Carol Garrison, President

Dr . Frank M . Mes-sina, professor and

chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Accounting and Infor-mation Systems (ACIS) in the UAB School of Business, was named fac-

ulty athletics representative in 2008 . He has been on staff at the university for 15 years .

Messina has been chair of ACIS since 2002 and is the school’s Ernst & Young Scholar . A Birmingham native, he came to UAB in 1993 as an assistant professor in accounting .

He received a doctorate in business adminis-tration (D .B .A .) from Mississippi State Univer-sity (MSU) in 1993, a master’s in professional

accountancy at MSU in 1990 and a bachelor’s in business administration at the University of West Alabama in 1986 .

Messina and his wife, Natalie, have three sons: Taylor (16), Thomas (13) and TJ (6) .

Dr. Frank Messina, Faculty Athletics Rep.

B rian Mackin, a former UAB base-

ball letterman who had headed up the athletics development office since the spring of 2002, was named the Blazers’ new director of athletics in February, 2007 .

Since Mackin became AD, the athletics program has seen several substantial facility improvements with more planned for the near future . Since January of this year, a new strength and conditioning facility, sports medicine area and a totally revamped and expanded Academic Center, named the Don M . & Marsha Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Academic Center, have opened .

Mackin joined UAB just over six years ago as senior associate athletic director for external affairs responsible for fund-raising, corporate sup-

port and marketing for the athletic department .In 2006, Mackin was named Division I-A Fund-

raiser of the Year by the National Association of Athletic Development Directors . Under Mackin’s leadership, contributions to UAB athletics have nearly tripled from $1 .3 million in 2001 to about $3 .7 million in 2006 . Additionally, he has been responsible for the creation of several affinity groups including the Athletic Investors Group, the Cham-pion Club, and the Blazer Club, which brought together the two annual funds supporting football and men’s basketball .

Prior to joining UAB, Mackin served as Manager of Corporate Business Development at Vulcan Materials, where he was responsible for examining potential new markets for business development and locating growth opportunities in the industry .

Mackin earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from UAB in 1983 . He was a member of the

Blazer baseball team four seasons and then moved into the Houston Astros baseball organization where he spent one season . Mackin then joined Vulcan Materials, where he held management positions in sales and market analysis . In 1990, he joined Southern Ready Mix as sales manager before joining Dunn Construction in 1993 where he rose to vice president in 1999 . His responsi-bilities included business development, sales and project management .

Mackin’s community activities include the Birmingham Tip-Off Club, which hosts the State High School Final Four, the Monday Morning Quarterback Club and the Birming-ham Rotary Club . He has served as the presi-dent of the Birmingham Tip-Off Club .

Mackin, who attended St . Francis Xavier Elementary School, and his wife, Sally, have five children: Ragland (20), Brian, Jr . (18), Ferrel (14), Mary Aileen (13), Ella (12) .

Brian Mackin, Athletics Director

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Senior Administrative Staff

Lee MoonSenior AssociateAthletic Director

Shannon EalySenior Associate AD for

External Affairs

Danez MarrableAssociate AD forStudent Services

Andy HollisAssociate AD forFinancial Affairs

Chad JacksonAssociate AD

for Compliance

Sam MillerAssociate AD for

Marketing

Norm ReillyAssociate AD forMedia Relations

Stacey TormanDirector of

Strength and Conditioning

Matt WildtAssociate AD for

Ticket Operations &Football Administration

Reid AdairAssistant AD for

Facilities and Operations

Neil Callaway Football

Head Coaches

Kerry MessersmithVolleyball

Mike DavisMen’s Basketball

Mert ErtungaWomen’s Tennis

Alan KaufmanMen’s Golf

Mike GetmanMen’s Soccer

Paul HarbinWomen’s Soccer

Lisa RiddellSynchronized Swimming

Brian ShoopBaseball

Audra SmithWomen’s Basketball

Marla TownsendSoftball

Ray StanfieldCross Country/Track & Field

Derek TarrMen’s Tennis

Kim WilcoxWomen’s Golf