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The following are diplomas granted to Gallaudet University graduate and undergraduate students and signed by United States President William “Bill” Clinton, who was president from 1993 until 2001.
President Clinton was the Commencement speaker on May 13, 1994, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Diplomas were also signed by Gallaudet University President I. King Jordan, ’70, was president from 1988 until 2006.
U.S. President
Gallaudet President
William “Bill” Clinton
1993-2001
I. King Jordan, ’70
1988-2006
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Michael Allen Depcik
Bachelor of Arts
cum laude
May 21, 1993
Gallaudet University would like to thank Michael Depcik, ’93, for generously donating his diploma to the University Archives.
Gary William Brooks
May 12, 1995
Gallaudet University would like to thank Gary Brooks ’95 for generously donating his diploma to the Gallaudet University Archives.
Aaron John Roupp
Bachelor of Science
Gallaudet University would like to thank Aaron Roupp ’95 & G-’04 for generously donating his diplomas to the Gallaudet 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