UAB's Shirley Salloway Kahn promoted to SVP of Alumni and External Relations

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Shirley Salloway Kahn has been promoted to the senior vice president of Alumni and External Relations at UAB.

Alan Alexander

Reporter- Birmingham Business Journal

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham has promoted long-standing staff member Shirley Salloway Kahn to senior vice president of Alumni and External Relations.

Kahn has been with UAB since 1978 in a variety of positions, including associate vice president for Academic Affairs, associate provost for Facilities and Administration, and interim vice president for Finance and Administration. She also serves as an assistant professor of education leadership.

"Across three decades and in many roles, Dr. Kahn has touched nearly every aspect of this university," said UAB President Dr. Ray L. Watts. "Along the way, she has raised UAB's profile, forged strong partnerships within the community, and led ambitious and successful campaigns to fund our strategic priorities. This is a fitting way to pay tribute to her overall contributions to the institution and exceptional leadership."

Fifteen years ago, Kahn led UAB's first university-wide fundraising campaign, which raised $388 million from 1998 to 2003. She will use that experience to continue the efforts of the Campaign for UAB: Give Something, Change Everything, which looks to raise $1 billion over five years and recently passed its halfway mark.

"It is an honor to work at an institution that is making such a huge difference in the community, particularly in a role that supports the important progress happening across campus in education, research, patient care, economic development and community service," Kahn said. "I am very grateful that people who support the work of our faculty, staff and students are confident that UAB is a good investment in the future of our city, state and nation."

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