Two nationally-known leaders made major commitments to Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. recently: actor Bernard Bragg who arranged for a bequest through his estate and Gerald ‘Bummy’ Burstein through a combination of donations and pledge. Bragg, class of 1952, would fund an Endowed Chair: Deaf People in the Theater Arts, while Burstein’s contribution would fund the ‘Gerald Bummy Burstein, ’50 Endowed Chair in Leadership’. Both endowments go into operation as soon as each has reached the $1 million level which may take several years according to a Gallaudet spokesperson.
