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  Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (December 10, 1787–September 10, 1851) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Gallaudet's wish to become a preacher was put aside when he met Alice Cogswell, the nine-year-old deaf daughter of a neighbour, Dr. Mason Cogswell.
His son Edward Miner Gallaudet (1837-1917) founded 1857 the first college for the deaf which in 1864 became Gallaudet University.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_Hopkins_Gallaudet   (354 words)

  
 Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet - Linix Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (December 10, 1787–September 10, 1851) was born in Philadelphia.
His son Edward Miner Gallaudet (1837-1917) founded 1857 the first college for the deaf which later 1864 became Gallaudet University.
Gallaudet University isn't just a school for people who are in college but a school for young people who are in elementary, middle, and high school.
web.linix.ca /pedia/index.php/Thomas_Hopkins_Gallaudet   (344 words)

  
 American Sign Language University
Edward Miner Gallaudet was the son of Thomas and Sophia Gallaudet.
Gallaudet’s contributions to the field of education began at a very young age.
Edward Miner Gallaudet is a very important part of the history of the deaf culture.
www.lifeprint.com /asl101/pages-layout/gallaudet-edward-miner.htm   (433 words)

  
 A FATHER, A SON, AND A UNIVERSITY: THOMAS HOPKINS GALLAUDET 1787-1851 Info to Go, Gallaudet University
Edward was the baby of his family, the youngest of eight brothers and sisters.
Edward Gallaudet may be the son of a famous father, they said, but his dreams were too grand.
Gallaudet and his mother moved to their new home, and Gallaudet began repairing the buildings where the new school would be.
clerccenter.gallaudet.edu /infotogo/752.html   (1463 words)

  
 DPN: A history-Gallaudet's Past Presidents
Edward Miner Gallaudet was the president that served the longest—46 years—from 1864 until he retired in 1910.
Next was Dr. Percival Hall, a hearing man who graduated from Gallaudet's Normal Department as it was known then, a department established for the instruction of hearing teachers of deaf students.
Edward C. Merrill, Jr., the fourth president of Gallaudet University, also served for a lengthy term, from 1969 until 1983.
clerccenter.gallaudet.edu /DPN/issues/history/newhistory5.html   (398 words)

  
 Gallaudet History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Gallaudet's goal, to serve as an itinerant preacher, was put aside when he met Alice Cogswell, the 9 years old deaf daughter of a neighbor, Dr. Mason Cogswell.
Gallaudet University's history is a record of dedicated people and dynamic events that is unparalleled in terms of education, resources, research, services, and leadership specifically designed to enhance the lives of deaf people everywhere.
Gallaudet and James Denison, deaf principal of the Primary Department, represented the Institution at an international convention of instructors of the deaf held in Milan, Italy.
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 Deaf Today v2.0: Scion of famed educators Superintendent honors ancestors' efforts for deaf students   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Gallaudet name is so important in the deaf community that it has its own symbol representing the monocle worn by his great-grandfather, Edward Miner Gallaudet, founder of what is now Gallaudet University for the deaf in Washington, D.C. Education of the deaf began in the Gallaudet family a generation before.
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, sometimes known as the father of deaf education in America and founder of the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Conn., the first permanent school for deaf children in the United States, traveled to Europe in 1815 to bring the most modern deaf education techniques back to his home country.
Edward Miner Gallaudet, who worked at his father's school, was invited to help establish the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, later renamed Gallaudet University in honor of his father.
www.deaftoday.com /news/archives/004183.html   (867 words)

  
 GALLAUDET - LoveToKnow Article on GALLAUDET   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
His son, THOMAS GALLAUDET (1822-1902), after graduating at Trinity College in 1842, entered the Protestant Episcopal ministry, settled in New York City, and there in 1852 organized St Annes Episcopal church, where he conducted services for deaf mutes.
In 1872 he organized and became general manager of the Church mission to deaf mutes, and in 1885 founded the Gallaudet home for deaf mutes, particularly the aged, at Wappingers Falls, near Poughkeepsie, New York.
The Gallaudet College (founded in 1864 as the National Deaf Mute College and renamed in 1893 in honor of Thomas H. Gallaudet) and the Kendall School are separate departments of this institution, under independent faculties (each headed by Gallaudet), but under the management of one board of directors.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GA/GALLAUDET.htm   (297 words)

  
 Kellogg Conference Hotel - Gallaudet University
Although many people contributed to the reality of Gallaudet, it was truly born in the heart of one man. Edward Miner Gallaudet dreamed of offering more than just a school to deaf and blind children; he wanted to provide them with college educations as well.
Gallaudet College later became Gallaudet University in honor of Edward's father, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, who also dedicated his life to educating the deaf.
Gallaudet University is a beacon of educational opportunity for deaf people all over the world.
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 Gallaudet University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Gallaudet University was the first school for the advanced education of the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
The university was named after Thomas Gallaudet, a notable figure in the advancement of deaf persons education.
Student strikes at Gallaudet University starting March 9, 1988 revolutionized the perception and education of Deaf people as a culture.
www.information-and-answers.com /resource-Gallaudet_University.html   (195 words)

  
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The EMG Scholarship award is a new and very prestigious honor that was established for new students who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement.
Gallaudet University is the only university in the world that provides deaf and hard of hearing students with a total college experience.
Gallaudet also services the national and international deaf and hearing communities through its various outreach programs and by providing them with information and conducting research on deafness.
news.gallaudet.edu /newsreleases/Article.asp?ID=2273   (339 words)

  
 Gallaudet Reformer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Gallaudet helped open the world’s first college for the Deaf –Gallaudet University (Bragg, 2001).
He “saw the importance of education of the deaf due to his father Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and along with Amos Kendall which lead him to ask Congress for funds to open the institution and he toured European schools (14 countries) to consult with Deaf people for the best ways of teaching Deaf children” (Walker 1994).
To figure out the best ways of teaching deaf children, Gallaudet, a hearing man, “was one of the first educators to consult with deaf people, to think about how they interacted with others and how they made their livings” (Walker, 1994).
portfolio.educ.kent.edu /adamsond/newsletter.htm   (517 words)

  
 Gallaudet University on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It was founded (1856) as the Kendall School, a training school for deaf and blind students, by Edward Miner Gallaudet (see under Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins).
Later primarily for the hearing-impaired, the school changed its name to Gallaudet College in 1954 and achieved university status in 1986.
Gallaudet's Kendall Demonstration Elementary School provides a tuition-free education, as well as diagnostic, medical, and social services for deaf children.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/g/gallaudu1.asp   (334 words)

  
 DPN: A history-Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Gallaudet later married one of the graduates of the school, Sophia Fowler, and they had eight children.
At the age of 20, Edward Miner Gallaudet journeyed to Washington, D.C., to run a school for deaf children there.
Gallaudet University is named in honor of Edward's father, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.
clerccenter.gallaudet.edu /DPN/issues/history/thg.html   (392 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Tara, who has been accepted directly into the Honors Program at Gallaudet this fall, is one of the brightest students in her high school.
As an EMG Fellow, Tara will also be recognized as a New Student President’s Scholar and participate in special Scholar’s activities during New Student Orientation.
These New Student President’s Scholarships range between $2,000 to $16,000 for one year, but Tara is the first to accept the Edward Miner Gallaudet Scholarship award that will cover her tuition, course-related and unit fees, and campus-based living expenses for four years.
news.gallaudet.edu /newsreleases/Article.asp?ID=2297   (444 words)

  
 Gallaudet
Edward Miner Gallaudet Edward Miner Gallaudet (1837-1917), son of Gallaudet University.
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www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/gallaudet.html   (72 words)

  
 Gallaudet University Development Office
Gallaudet University opened its doors as an elementary school in 1857.
Edward Miner Gallaudet, whose father founded the first school for deaf children in the United States, became the first president of the school.
Gallaudet also serves the national and international deaf communities by providing them with information and conducting research on deafness.
support.gallaudet.edu /about/history.cfm   (289 words)

  
 Milan 1880 Congress
The only countries opposed to the ban were the United States (represented by Edward Miner Gallaudet, the Rev. Thomas Gallaudet, Issac Peet, James Denison and Charles Stoddard) and Britain.
However, the sign–supporting observers, particularly the Gallaudet brothers, were unconvinced by this and it later transpired that the specially selected “Oral success” deaf schoolchildren were carefully selected prior to the Congress and they were not deaf before the age of seven which meant that they already had natural speech and some bit of hearing left.
Edward Miner Gallaudet wrote that he had observed that there were signing and non–speech educated deaf schoolchildren in the Milan schools, but they were hidden away.
www.milan1880.com /Historical/Milan1880congress.html   (674 words)

  
 Gallaudet University - Alumni   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Gallaudet Dance Company is pleased to announce its upcoming 48th annual spring dance concert entitled, "Phoenix" on Friday, April 25th at 11 am and 8 pm; and Saturday, April 26th at 8 pm in the Elstad Auditorium, Gallaudet University.
After graduating in 1918 from WSPD, she was accepted to Gallaudet University in the fall of 1918.
At the end of her junior year, she was asked by Gallaudet's President to teach home economics at Mississippi School for the Deaf.
alumni.gallaudet.edu /news/ENewsletter/Archives.asp?Date=3/24/2003   (815 words)

  
 sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Edward Miner Gallaudet was the Superintendent of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind from 1857 to 1864.
In 1864, Congress authorized a bill to confer collegiate degrees upon the students.
Gallaudet became the first President of the National Deaf-Mute College; he remained in that capacity until his retirement in 1910.
archives.gallaudet.edu /ir/emg.html   (67 words)

  
 gallaudet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkinsgăland180;edĕt´, gô´le-, 1787-1851, American educator of the deaf, b.
In England and France he studied methods of education in schools for the deaf, and in Hartford, Conn., he founded (1817) the first such free school in the United States.
Gallaudet University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; with federal support.
www.sport-life.biz /gallaudet.html   (225 words)

  
 Edward Miner Gallaudet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Miner Gallaudet (1837–1917), son of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, was a famous early educator of the deaf in Washington, DC.
He founded the first college for the deaf in 1864 which later became Gallaudet University.
This page was last modified 23:00, 19 August 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_Miner_Gallaudet   (90 words)

  
 Ballard West   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In 1860, Edward Miner Gallaudet persuaded Ballard to move to Washington, D.C. to teach in the Primary Department.
As the prospect of the college being established seemed imminent, Ballard “retired” from teaching and in 1864 was the first person to apply to the new college for admission.
Ballard was the first president of the Gallaudet College Alumni Association.
sa.gallaudet.edu /cldorm/west.htm   (642 words)

  
 Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins, 1787–1851, American educator of the deaf, b.
1837–1917, youngest son of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, opened a school for deaf-mutes in Washington, D.C.; the upper branch of this became
Clear signals: for Gallaudet, a university for the deaf, the language may be different, but football is very much the same.
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 miner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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 Gallaudet University
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 Gallaudet University - Alumni   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A list of past Edward Miner Gallaudet Award recipients is posted on the Gallaudet Alumni Web site.
The Office of Alumni Relations set dates for winter, spring, and fall homecomings during the 2005 year.
LCCF Notecards with beautiful Gallaudet buildings are now for Sale.
alumni.gallaudet.edu   (271 words)

  
 Gallaudet University - On The Green
Michele Foreman, 2001 National Teacher of the Year, praised members of Gallaudet’s Pi Rho Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi for choosing to prepare for a career in teaching.
Her February 27 presentation in the Edward Miner Gallaudet Building Auditorium preceded an induction ceremony for 19 new members of the international honor society in education.
In closing, Foreman said that in her profession, each day she laughs, and some days she cries, "but when I wake up each morning, I know I have one of the most rewarding careers.
pr.gallaudet.edu /otg/BackIssues.asp?ID=1484   (512 words)

  
 Gallaudet University - Inside Gallaudet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Gallaudet University Alumni Association (GUAA) and the Laurent Clerc Cultural Fund (LCCF) will host the 34rd annual Charter Day Luncheon and Awards Program on Saturday, April 5, 2003 in the Gallaudet University Kellogg Conference Center.
The day before the luncheon program, there will be several presentations by the 2003 award recipients on the Gallaudet campus.
Make your check or money order payable to the GUAA and send it to Daphne Cox McGregor at Gallaudet University Alumni House, 800 Florida Avenue N.E., Washington D.C. The deadline for reservations with payment is March 28, 2003.
news.gallaudet.edu /article.asp?ID=2380   (211 words)

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