STEVEN MICHAEL RUDD

RUDD, STEVEN MICHAEL, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. Of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away in June, 2012. He was born December 9, 1952 to Perry and Lurline Weeks Rudd of Sylacauga, Alabama. Dr. Rudd received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, in 1973; Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Alabama, Birmingham, in 1976; Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. in 1991; and his Master of Public Health from Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, in 1994. Dr. Rudd received his training as a resident in internal medicine from St. Vincent's Hospital, Birmingham; and as a resident in neurology from Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Upon completion of his residency in neurology, he returned to Birmingham where he was a consulting neurologist for many years with affiliations at Brookwood Medical Center and UAB Highlands Hospital. He was certified as a Diplomate (Neurology) of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in 1984; fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, 1995; and Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1977. He was licensed to practice medicine in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia; and to practice law in Alabama and the District of Columbia. He was an adjunct instructor at the UAB School of Public Health where he also served on the Public Health Advisory Committee, as well as a member of the UAB Department of English Advisory Board. A prolific writer, he was the author of several forensic mystery novels, screenplays, short stories, and newspaper articles. He served on the screening committee for the Birmingham Sidewalk Film Festival and was an active sponsor for this organization. However, with all of Dr. Rudd's accomplishments and achievements, his love and compassion was for public health, and his association with the UAB School of Public Health, particularly with promoting public health communication and awareness. The Steve Rudd Endowed Award of Public Health Communication, set up in 2010, recognizes the winners of a public service announcement competition at UAB. Dr. Rudd was predeceased by his parents, Perry and Lurline Weeks Rudd. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the UAB School of Public Health. Gifts in Dr. Rudd's memory may be made to the Steve Rudd Endowed Award for Public Health, RPHB 140 E, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294. Curtis & Son Funeral Home, Sylacauga