Joseph Volker

Dentist and medical scientist Joseph F. Volker (1913-1989) was the first president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, holding the office from 1969-76. He came to Alabama in 1945, when he was named dean of the University of Alabama School of Dentistry.

Portrait of Dr. Joseph Volker, founding president of UAB
Courtesy of the Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences
Portrait of Dr. Joseph Volker, founding president of UAB