On Sunday October 18, 2009, Board of Trustees Chair Benjamin Soukup announced National Technical Institute of the Deaf (NTID) President T. Alan Hurwitz as the 10th President of Gallaudet University.

In addition to his many achievements, Dr. Hurwitz has been a continued leader in the Jewish deaf community serving as President of the World Organization of Jewish Deaf, and on the board of the Jewish Deaf Congress.

Hurwitz, who will take office in January, succeeds Dr. Robert Davila, the University

Published On: 30 Nisan 5770 (30 Nisan 5770 (April 14, 2010))