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Inside Gallaudet - Gallaudet University
The Gerald “Bummy” Burstein ’50 Endowed Chair in Leadership, Gallaudet’s first chair to be established and endowed by a deaf person, is now fully endowed at $1 million and will start appointing scholars to study and research leadership in the deaf community.
"This Chair is a gift to the future and will be a living memorial of Bummy's commitment to excellence in teaching leadership skills and developing leaders at Gallaudet University," said President Davila. "We are fortunate to have such committed alumni who support the University and its future."
The Bummy Chair was established in 1999 by Burstein, who is known as “Bummy” because of his lifelong allegiance to his hometown heroes the perpetually losing Brooklyn Dodgers, also known as “Dem Bums.”
A displaced Brooklynite now living in California, Burstein cuts a colorful figure, instantly recognizable by the white porkpie hat that he wears with “Gallaudet” emblazoned across the front. Burstein, the first deaf person to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Gallaudet after the college achieved university status, is also known for introducing the famous deaf applause that the deaf community is noted for—hands waving in the air—in the United States after seeing it in action in France.
Burstein is the second deaf person to become a certified professional parliamentarian and belongs to two national parliamentary organizations. He has traveled the United States and given over 200 workshops on the parliamentary process, and written a book on the parliamentary process for deaf children.
An endowed chair or professorship provides funding for support of teaching, research, and service responsibilities, and is supported by payout from an endowment fund or annual allocation. The Bummy Chair has functioned as a catalyst for leadership courses at the Gallaudet Leadership Institute and will fund future scholars in leadership.
The Gerald “Bummy” Burstein ’50 Endowed Chair in Leadership, Gallaudet’s first chair to be established and endowed by a deaf person, is now fully endowed at $1 million and will start appointing scholars to study and research leadership in the deaf community.
"This Chair is a gift to the future and will be a living memorial of Bummy's commitment to excellence in teaching leadership skills and developing leaders at Gallaudet University," said President Davila. "We are fortunate to have such committed alumni who support the University and its future."
The Bummy Chair was established in 1999 by Burstein, who is known as “Bummy” because of his lifelong allegiance to his hometown heroes the perpetually losing Brooklyn Dodgers, also known as “Dem Bums.”
A displaced Brooklynite now living in California, Burstein cuts a colorful figure, instantly recognizable by the white porkpie hat that he wears with “Gallaudet” emblazoned across the front. Burstein, the first deaf person to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Gallaudet after the college achieved university status, is also known for introducing the famous deaf applause that the deaf community is noted for—hands waving in the air—in the United States after seeing it in action in France.
Burstein is the second deaf person to become a certified professional parliamentarian and belongs to two national parliamentary organizations. He has traveled the United States and given over 200 workshops on the parliamentary process, and written a book on the parliamentary process for deaf children.
An endowed chair or professorship provides funding for support of teaching, research, and service responsibilities, and is supported by payout from an endowment fund or annual allocation. The Bummy Chair has functioned as a catalyst for leadership courses at the Gallaudet Leadership Institute and will fund future scholars in leadership.