COSAM Alumnus Receives
H. Moren Fuller Award
Jordan Named 2014 Distinguished
Alumnus Award Winner
Upshaw Awarded South
Carolina’s Order of the Palmetto
Dr. Calvin McCulloh has received the 2015
H. Moren Fuller Award, given by the University
of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) School of
Dentistry Alumni Association. McCulloh was
presented the award during the Alabama Dental
Association’s annual meeting in Orange Beach,
Alabama. McCulloh attended Auburn University
for three years and went on to UAB’s School
of Dentistry without receiving his pre-dental
degree. In 2008, Stewart Schneller, former dean
of COSAM, determined that McCulloh had
completed appropriate coursework to be awarded
his pre-dental degree from Auburn. After approval
by the Auburn University provost, president, and
board of trustees, a private graduation ceremony
was held at the McCullohs’ home where he was
presented with his degree.
Ralph Jordan Jr., ’70, ’75, received the 2014
Distinguished Alumnus Award, an annual award
given by COSAM to outstanding alumni who
have achieved significant stature in their chosen
field, and who show a commitment to the
university.
Jane Upshaw, mathematics ’69, was awarded
the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina’s,
highest civilian honor for recognition of
extraordinary work and dedication to the
citizens of South Carolina. Upshaw was
selected to receive the Order of the Palmetto
by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley,
and the award was presented to Upshaw by
University of South Carolina President Harris
Pastides, Board of Trustees member Paula
Harper Bethea, and members of the South
Carolina delegation. She served as chancellor
of the University of South Carolina Beaufort
(USCB) for 15 years where she led the
transition from a two-year campus to a fouryear university, opened a new Hilton Head
Gateway campus in Bluffton, South Carolina,
and founded Sand Shark athletics, launching
nine intercollegiate athletic programs.
McCulloh graduated from dental school in
1956 and, after completing two years of military
service with the U.S. Air Force, opened a practice
in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, in 1958 where he
remained until 2000. He then taught at the UAB
School of Dentistry until his retirement in 2010.
Among many awards and honors, he was the
first recipient of the Birmingham Dentist of the
Year Award and was the first dentist to serve as
Southeast regent for the American College of
Dentists from 2002 to 2006. He was also president
of the Alabama Dental Association and the
Birmingham District Dental Society.
The H. Moren Fuller Award is named for one of
the first members of the UAB School of Dentistry
Advisory Board.
Jordan received