Congratulations to Gallaudet Board of Trustees member Darian Burwell Gambrell, ’97 & G-’04, on receiving the National Association of the Deaf Distinguished Service Award during the 58th biennial NAD conference in Orlando, Florida last month. This award is presented in memory of Frederick C. Schreiber, ’42, the first executive director of NAD who served from 1966 to 1978, and in recognition of an individual NAD member who has provided a lifetime of volunteer service of lasting benefit to the deaf community and has established a model of behavior for young deaf people to emulate.
Several other members of the Gallaudet community received awards during the conference, including:
Andrew J. Foster Memorial Award
Dr. Onudeah Nicolarakis, ’04 & G-’06, Assistant Professor, Education
Dr. Gertrude “Gertie” Scott Galloway Leadership Award
Brianne Burger, G-’06
Dr. Nathie Lee Marbury Bridging Communities Award
Lee Ann Tang, G-’21
Frederick C. Schreiber Volunteerism Award
Alfred Sonnenstrahl, E-’87
Spirit of the NAD Award
Dr. Scot Pott, ’88 (posthumously)
Knights of the Flying Fingers Award
Cookie J. Brand, ’02 & G-’07
Teddy Dorsette III, University Communications
Nicholas Lalanne, ’00 & G-’16
Alfred Sonnenstrahl, E-’87
Alan Wilding, ’00
Media Awareness Award
Arlene “Lele” Ngalle-Paryani, ’17
NAD Interpreting Award
Hayley Broadway, E-’05
John Lee Clark, E-’01
Jason Herbers, ’96
Najma Johnson, ’12 & G-’14, Director, Multicultural Student Programs
