Joseph F. Volker

Joseph F. Volker, (1913–1989) was the first president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, serving in that capacity from 1969 to 1976. Afterwards, he was the first Chancellor of the UA System, from 1976 to 1982.[1]

Volker earned his DDS degree from Indiana University and his MS and PhD degrees in biochemistry from the University of Rochester,[2] where he conducted groundbreaking studies on the use of fluorides in the prevention of dental decay".[3]

References
  1. McWilliams, Tennant S. (2011). ""Volker, Jospeph F."". In Clarence L. Mohr, Charles Reagan Wilson (ed.). The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. 17: Education. UNC Press Books. ISBN 9780807877852.
  2. "Joseph F. Volker, D.D.S., Ph.D." Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. Nunnelly, William (21 September 2004). "Dr. Joseph Volker, First UAB President, Named to Alabama Men's Hall of Fame". Samford University. Retrieved 17 January 2015.


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