Dedication of the Henry B. Peters Building, 1994

At a dedication ceremony on October 19, 1994, the 19-year-old optometry building was renamed as the Henry B. Peters Building in honor of the school's founding dean.  Dr. Peters was recruited to UAB in 1969, and he established the first optometry school in the United States within an academic health center.  Dr. Peters stepped down as dean in 1986 and was named professor and dean emeritus.  He then served until 1988 as the first executive director of the UAB Research Foundation.

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