Carol Z. Garrison was the 6th President of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System unanimously voted to appoint her to the office on July 23, 2002. She stepped down from presidency on August 16, 2012. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and Delta Omega. She was twice honored as the Carolina Distinguished Professor. Prior employment 1976-1978 – Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1978-1982 – Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1982-1992 – Faculty Member, University of South Carolina 1992-1994 – Professor & Chair of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina 1994-1997 – Associate Provost & Dean of the Graduate School, University of South Carolina 1997-2002 – Provost, University of Louisville 2002-2002 – Acting president, University of Louisville Education 1974 – Bachelor's Degree, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1976 – Master's Degree, UAB School of Nursing 1978 – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate, UAB School of Nursing 1982 – Ph.D. in Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill References 1952 births Living people American nursing administrators People from Birmingham, Alabama UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health alumni University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty Presidents of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Presidents of the University of Louisville University of Alabama at Birmingham faculty Nursing educators Advanced practice registered nurses