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Gallery of Diplomas Collection
Gallery of Diplomas – Gerald Ford
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The following are diplomas granted to Gallaudet University graduate and undergraduate students and signed by United States President Gerald Ford who was president from 1974 until 1977.
Diplomas were also signed by Edward C. Merrill, Jr., president of Gallaudet from 1969 until 1983.
During this period the institution was known as Gallaudet College
U.S. President
Gallaudet President
Gerald Ford
1974-1977
Edward C. Merrill, Jr.
1969-1983
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Barbara Pollard White
Bachelor of Arts
with distinction
December 18, 1975
Thanks to Dr. Barbara White ’75, professor of social work, for generously donating her diploma to the university Archives.
In 1864, Congress passed a bill authorizing the institution, known as the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, to establish the National College for the Deaf and Dumb which would provide college-level instruction and confer college degrees. On...
Resource Type: History