SJR38 Summary

• Commends the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) for being named Forbes Magazine's America's Number One Best Large Employer in 2021, ranking first among more than 500 public and private corporations, hospitals, and universities.

• Recognizes UAB as Alabama's largest employer with more than 23,000 employees, over 22,000 enrolled students, and an economic impact exceeding $7 billion on the state.

• Highlights UAB's 16 nationally ranked graduate and professional programs, Master's degree in Health Administration ranked number one in the nation, and eight medical specialties in the nation's top 50 programs.

• Acknowledges UAB employees' achievement in ranking 20th nationally in National Institutes of Health funding while pivoting research priorities to fight COVID-19 and providing lifesaving care during the pandemic.

• Dedicates the resolution in admiration of UAB's leadership, including Chancellor Finis E. St. John IV and President Ray L. Watts, and their commitment to creating knowledge to solve worldwide health issues.