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Gallaudet University is currently collecting honorary degree nominations to be awarded at its 146th Commencement in May 2015. With these awards, the University seeks to recognize deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing individuals for exemplary service to the deaf and hard of hearing community. Every...

May service awards Five years:Erica Alley, interpreter II/video interpreting program leader, Gallaudet Interpreting Service; Mary Dakim, instructor, English Language Institute; Kimberly Pudans-Smith, coordinator, ASL Programs Twenty years:Phyllis Maloney, coordinator of alcohol and other drug services, Alcohol and Drug Sanction Education and Data Management; Olivia Smith,...

Ten years:Olugbenga Aina, director, Keeping the Promise Twenty years:Pamela McClelland, purchasing/contracts agent, Contracts and Purchasing Twenty-five years:Angela McCaskill, deputy to the president/associate provost for diversity and inclusion, Office of Diversity; Arlene B. Kelly, professor, ASL and Deaf Studies; Ventia Dzime-Assison, audiologist, Clerc Center Aju Cherian,...

Students at Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) had a storybook ending, winning the Buff Division competition at the second annual national Battle of the Books competition for middle school students hosted by Gallaudet University. The KDES team members were eighth graders Eliyas Assefa, Zhencheng Chen,...

The Gallaudet University Board of Trustees voted on October 10, 2014, to approve that the university's real estate Foundation enter into exclusive negotiations for a development agreement with The JBG Companies for its 6th Street parcels in Northeast Washington, D.C. This partnership is the inaugural...

Five years: Rebecca Stevener, Speech/Language Pathologist, Student Services; Elio Alfonso, Supervisor Grounds, Grounds Services Ten years: Linda Whitfield, Payroll Specialist, Human Resources Services; Karin Simmons, Budget Coordinator, Office of Executive Director, Clerc Center; Florence Pratt, Staff Residential Assistant, Residence Life Fifteen years: Linda Lancaster, Executive...

Five years: Alan Hurwitz, President, The Office of the President; Thomas Horejes, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Philosophy, Religion Sociology; Jeremy Brunson, Associate Professor, Department of Interpretation. Ten years: Karen Terhune, Coordinator, Disability Support Services, Office for Students with Disabilities; Linda Mack, Driver, Transportation Department;...

On May 28, animation development company Pigmental Studios announced its new headquarters will be on the Gallaudet University campus in the District of Columbia. Pigmental will start work on an animated feature film and TV series in its new location this fall. District of Columbia...

Gallaudet University placed a record 61 student-athletes on the 2014-15 NorthEastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Scholar-Athlete list as announced by theconference. Each student-athlete was required to accumulate a 3.4 or highergrade point average for the fall and spring semesters combined. Gallaudet finished fifth overall among NEAC...

For the final time in his tenure as president, Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz gave his Welcome Back Address to the Gallaudet community at Elstad Auditorium on September 1. Joining him were the four governance leaders, Dr. Khadijat "Kubby" Rashid, chair of the Faculty Senate; Dr....