The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) recently received a commitment of $250,000 from the Louis S. and Molly B. Wolk Foundation. This grant, which will be spread over five years, will be used to establish a scholarship fund “to support deserving deaf and hard-of-hearing students enrolled at RIT who require financial assistance to complete their program requirements and earn their college degrees.” The Wolk Foundation, based in Rochester, has a record of assisting deaf students through the establishment of the Wolk Center for Jewish Cultural Enrichment for the Deaf at RIT. NTID is part of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). “The continued involvement of the Wolk Foundation in assuring the success of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in college through scholarship assistance addresses our top priority in meeting the needs of our students. We are deeply grateful for their support,” says Dr. Robert Davila, RIT vice president for NTID. JDCC has learned that Melinda Weinrib of New York has been hired as program director.