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Dr. Hurwitz Named Gallaudet's 10th President |
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Board of Trustees
COLLEGE HALL
800 FLORIDA AVE. NE
WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3695
October 18, 2009
Dear Campus Community:
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz has been appointed by the Board of Trustees as Gallaudet University’s tenth president.
Dr. Hurwitz currently serves as president of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of eight colleges within the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and vice president and dean of RIT. He has worked at NTID/RIT since 1970, first as an instructor in RIT’s College of Engineering and, subsequently, as an NTID professor, department chair, dean, and the college’s president. Throughout his career he has been active in a variety of professional organizations, and served as president of both the National Association of the Deaf and the World Organization of Jewish Deaf.
In Dr. Hurwitz the Board of Trustees has chosen a leader for Gallaudet who possesses an extensive and distinguished track record in the field of deaf higher education. This expertise, along with his commitment to Gallaudet’s unique mission and strategic plan, ensures that he is the right person to lead the University as it seeks to attract and educate students from a variety of educational and communication backgrounds.”
Dr. Hurwitz will take office in January, succeeding Dr. Robert Davila, the University’s president since 2007.
Please go to “Inside Gallaudet” on the University’s home page for more information and photos from the announcement of Dr. Hurwitz’s appointment in Swindells Auditorium and the following reception.
Again, I would like to thank everyone who is part of the Gallaudet community for participating in the presidential search process. In particular, I would like to commend the Presidential Search Advisory Committee (PSAC) for its outstanding work. In closing, on behalf of the board, I also wish to extend our appreciation and congratulations to Dr. Davila for his three years of distinguished service and leadership.
Sincerely,
Benjamin J. Soukup
Chair
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