Thursday, September 16, 2010

NTID Prez Finalists

RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf has named its finalists for president of the school. All three are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

The first is Gerard Buckley. With a doctorate in education, Buckley has over 30 years higher education experience and most of the last 20 serving in a variety of capacities at NTID.

The second is Roberta J. Cordano. Ms. Cordano served as Assistant Attorney General for Minnesota, the University of Minnesota's Director of Disability Services and Assistant Dean. Recently, she led the Center for Healthcare Innovation at Allina Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis as Interim President. Cordano holds J.D. from University of Wisconsin Law School.

The third candidate is John C. Wyvill. He started in private law practice in Arkansas and held several government positions, mostly in Arkansas. Wyvill served three years as Assistant Legal Counsel, in the Arkansas Governor's office, and was Director of Nebraska's HHS Division of Developmental Disabilities in Lincoln.

All three candidates will visit the campus in October.