Former UAB president Charles McCallum dies
January 16, 2021 GMT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) A former president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham who also served as mayor of Vestavia Hills died Saturday, the university and his family confirmed.
A cause of death for Dr. Charles A. “Scotty” McCallum Jr. was not released. He was 95 years old.
McCallum’s son, Chris, posted on Facebook about his father’s death, news outlets reported.
“Dad made it to heaven at 205 this am,” Chris McCallum wrote. “If you knew him he made you part of his family!”
McCallum was named the third president of UAB in 1987 and served until 1993. He also served the university as vice president for Health Affairs, dean of the School of Dentistry and chair of the Department of Oral Surgery.
Former UAB president, Vestavia Hills Mayor Charles ‘Scotty’ McCallum dies
Updated Jan 16, 2021;
Posted Jan 16, 2021
Former UAB President and two-term Vestavia Hills Mayor Charles Scotty McCallum died early Saturday. McCallum attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the UAB Football Operations Center and Legacy Pavilion in August 2016. (Joe Songer/jsonger@al.com). al.comal.com
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McCallum’s son, Chris, posted on Facebook that his father died early today.
“Dad made it to heaven at 205 this am,” Chris McCallum wrote. “If you knew him he made you part of his family!”
McCallum became the third president of UAB in 1987 and served until 1993. McCallum also served the university as vice president for Health Affairs, dean of the School of Dentistry and chair of the Department of Oral Surgery. He later served two terms as mayor of Vestavia Hills.