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Gallery of Diplomas Collection
Gallery of Diplomas – John F....
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The following are diplomas granted to Gallaudet University graduate and undergraduate students and signed by United States President John F. Kennedy, who was president from 1961 until 1963.
Diplomas were also signed by Leonard Elstad, president of Gallaudet, from 1945 until 1969.
During this period the institution was known as Gallaudet College.
U.S. President
Gallaudet President
John F. Kennedy
1961-1963
Leonard M. Elstad, G-’23
1945-1969
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Nancy Bloom Rarus
Bachelor of Arts
June 4, 1962
Gallaudet University would like to thank Nancy Bloom Rarus, ’62, for generously donating her diploma.
Powrie Vaux Doctor
Doctor of Humane Letters
Lawrence Forestal, Jr.
June 3, 1963
Gallaudet University would like to thank Geraldine Forestal, ’91 & G-’93, for generously donating her husband’s diplomas.
Marie Kamuchey Smith
Bachelor of Science
June 8, 1964
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