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Inside Gallaudet - Gallaudet University
Dr. Albert J. Simone, president of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), will deliver the keynote address during Gallaudet’s 138th Commencement exercises. The program recognizing the Class of ‘07 will take place at 1:30 p.m. on May 11 at the Field House.
Gallaudet will present honorary doctorate degrees to Simone and to Dr. Betty G. Miller, ‘57, a professional deaf artist and a certified counselor working in the field of alcohol and drug abuse with deaf and hard of hearing people.
Simone, who has served since 1992 as the eighth president of RIT, which includes the National Technical Institute for the Deaf among its eight colleges, will retire from his post this year. The long-time educator received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Tufts University and his doctorate in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Phi Kappa Phi, Simone is the author of several books and numerous journal publications on the application of mathematics, statistics, and computers to economics and business.
As a nationally and internationally acclaimed artist, Miller has been called the ”Mother of Deaf Art,” because there are few deaf artists today who are not indebted to her for her vision of making the life and culture of deaf people the focal points of her art. She has also garnered widespread renown as the first deaf person to receive certification as an addiction counselor.
Dr. Constantina Mitchell, a professor in the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and Dr. William McCrone, a professor in the Department of Counseling, will be awarded professor emeritus status at Commencement.
Dr. Albert J. Simone, president of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), will deliver the keynote address during Gallaudet’s 138th Commencement exercises. The program recognizing the Class of ‘07 will take place at 1:30 p.m. on May 11 at the Field House.
Gallaudet will present honorary doctorate degrees to Simone and to Dr. Betty G. Miller, ‘57, a professional deaf artist and a certified counselor working in the field of alcohol and drug abuse with deaf and hard of hearing people.
Simone, who has served since 1992 as the eighth president of RIT, which includes the National Technical Institute for the Deaf among its eight colleges, will retire from his post this year. The long-time educator received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Tufts University and his doctorate in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Phi Kappa Phi, Simone is the author of several books and numerous journal publications on the application of mathematics, statistics, and computers to economics and business.
As a nationally and internationally acclaimed artist, Miller has been called the ”Mother of Deaf Art,” because there are few deaf artists today who are not indebted to her for her vision of making the life and culture of deaf people the focal points of her art. She has also garnered widespread renown as the first deaf person to receive certification as an addiction counselor.
Dr. Constantina Mitchell, a professor in the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and Dr. William McCrone, a professor in the Department of Counseling, will be awarded professor emeritus status at Commencement.