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'''Dr. Robert Davila''' |
'''Dr. Robert Davila''' served as the ninth president of [[Gallaudet University]],<ref name=timeline>[http://www.gallaudet.edu/x233.xml Presidents & Terms - Gallaudet University<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name=declaration>[http://www.gallaudet.edu/x3566.xml About Dr. Robert R. Davila - Gallaudet University<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the world's only [[university]] in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate [[deaf]] and [[hard of hearing]] students. His appointment came after the wake of the [[Gallaudet University#Unity for Gallaudet Movement .282006.29|Unity for Gallaudet Movement]] protests of 2006,<ref name=termination>[http://news.gallaudet.edu/?id=9633 Inside Gallaudet - Gallaudet University<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> when many students, staff, and alumni objected to the initial choice of [[Jane Fernandes]] as the intended next president.<ref name=dissent>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/08/AR2006050800169.html No-Confidence Vote for Gallaudet Leader<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name=jfkinterview>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6388682 NPR: Fernandes Vows to Fight for Presidency of Gallaudet<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It was originally intended that he serve only 18-24 months as an interim-president, but the Board dropped the interim designation and then extended his contract to 36 months. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Robert Davila was born in southern [[California]] to [[Mexican-American]] parents who worked in fields and orchards. At age |
Robert Davila was born in southern [[California]] to [[Mexican-American]] parents who worked in fields and orchards. At age ten, he contracted spinal [[meningitis]] and became deaf. When his mother learned about a school for the deaf in northern California, she sent him alone on a journey to the California School for the Deaf in Berkeley (which later moved to [[California School for the Deaf, Fremont]]). |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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== Professional career == |
== Professional career == |
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Davila served as Assistant Secretary for the [[Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services]] of the United States from 1989 to 1993 during the administration of [[George H.W. Bush]].<ref name=davilainfo/> Educationally, Dr. Davila has experience teaching high school math, being an assistant principal, serving as a K-12 superintendent. He worked as professor, a college administrator and Vice President of [[Gallaudet University]] in the 1970s and '80s. He was headmaster of the New York School for the Deaf at [[White Plains, NY|White Plains]] 1993 to 1996 as well as CEO of the [[National Technical Institute for the Deaf]] 1996 from 2006.<ref name=davilainfo/> On December 10, 2006, Davila was named the ninth President of Gallaudet<ref name=prrelease>[http://news.gallaudet.edu/newsreleases/?ID=9951 Gallaudet University<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, enacted at the start of 2007.<ref name=prrelease/><ref name=declaration/> He |
Davila served as Assistant Secretary for the [[Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services]] of the United States from 1989 to 1993 during the administration of [[George H.W. Bush]].<ref name=davilainfo/> Educationally, Dr. Davila has experience teaching high school math, being an assistant principal, serving as a K-12 superintendent. He worked as professor, a college administrator and Vice President of [[Gallaudet University]] in the 1970s and '80s. He was headmaster of the New York School for the Deaf at [[White Plains, NY|White Plains]] 1993 to 1996 as well as CEO of the [[National Technical Institute for the Deaf]] 1996 from 2006.<ref name=davilainfo/> On December 10, 2006, Davila was named the ninth President of Gallaudet<ref name=prrelease>[http://news.gallaudet.edu/newsreleases/?ID=9951 Gallaudet University<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, enacted at the start of 2007.<ref name=prrelease/><ref name=declaration/> He stepped down as president on December 31, 2009 and was succeeded by [[T. Alan Hurwitz|Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz]]. |
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==Speeches and Interviews== |
==Speeches and Interviews== |
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Davila, Robert R., Installation speech as Gallaudet's Ninth President, 2007. (Download text of speech: http://saveourdeafschools.org/robert_davila_installation_speech_2007.pdf) |
Davila, Robert R., Installation speech as Gallaudet's Ninth President, 2007. (Download text of speech: http://saveourdeafschools.org/robert_davila_installation_speech_2007.pdf) |
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Davila, Robert R., Address at Gallaudet's 140th Commencement, May 15, 2009. (Download text of speech: http://saveourdeafschools.org/robert_davila_commencement_address_2009.pdf) |
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Davila, Robert R., Keynote Address at National Association of the Deaf convention in Denver, Colorado, 1992. (Download text of speech: http://saveourdeafschools.org/davila_keynote_NAD_denver_1992.pdf) |
Davila, Robert R., Keynote Address at National Association of the Deaf convention in Denver, Colorado, 1992. (Download text of speech: http://saveourdeafschools.org/davila_keynote_NAD_denver_1992.pdf) |
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Revision as of 04:53, 1 January 2010
Dr. Robert Davila served as the ninth president of Gallaudet University,[1][2] the world's only university in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students. His appointment came after the wake of the Unity for Gallaudet Movement protests of 2006,[3] when many students, staff, and alumni objected to the initial choice of Jane Fernandes as the intended next president.[4][5] It was originally intended that he serve only 18-24 months as an interim-president, but the Board dropped the interim designation and then extended his contract to 36 months.
Early life
Robert Davila was born in southern California to Mexican-American parents who worked in fields and orchards. At age ten, he contracted spinal meningitis and became deaf. When his mother learned about a school for the deaf in northern California, she sent him alone on a journey to the California School for the Deaf in Berkeley (which later moved to California School for the Deaf, Fremont).
Education
Davila graduated from Gallaudet University, with a Bachelor's in Education. He then went to Hunter College with a Master's in Special Education. To complete his education, he attended and graduated from Syracuse University with a Ph.D. in Educational Technology. He also has received honorary degrees from Gallaudet, RIT, Stonehill College, and Hunter College.[2][6]
Professional career
Davila served as Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the United States from 1989 to 1993 during the administration of George H.W. Bush.[6] Educationally, Dr. Davila has experience teaching high school math, being an assistant principal, serving as a K-12 superintendent. He worked as professor, a college administrator and Vice President of Gallaudet University in the 1970s and '80s. He was headmaster of the New York School for the Deaf at White Plains 1993 to 1996 as well as CEO of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 1996 from 2006.[6] On December 10, 2006, Davila was named the ninth President of Gallaudet[7], enacted at the start of 2007.[7][2] He stepped down as president on December 31, 2009 and was succeeded by Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz.
Speeches and Interviews
Davila, Robert R., Acceptance speech upon being selected President of Gallaudet University, 2006. (Download text of speech: http://saveourdeafschools.org/robert_davila_acceptance_speech_2006.pdf)
Davila, Robert R., Installation speech as Gallaudet's Ninth President, 2007. (Download text of speech: http://saveourdeafschools.org/robert_davila_installation_speech_2007.pdf)
Davila, Robert R., Address at Gallaudet's 140th Commencement, May 15, 2009. (Download text of speech: http://saveourdeafschools.org/robert_davila_commencement_address_2009.pdf)
Davila, Robert R., Keynote Address at National Association of the Deaf convention in Denver, Colorado, 1992. (Download text of speech: http://saveourdeafschools.org/davila_keynote_NAD_denver_1992.pdf)
Davila, Robert R., Interview on Deaf Mosaic, 1989. (Link: http://videocatalog.gallaudet.edu/player.cfm?video=1695, beginning at 23:30.)
See also
References
External links
- Biographical information from NTID
- Excerpt from "Triumph of the Spirit," by Angel Ramos
- Robert Davila--Miscellaneous Congressional testimony
- DeafLife November 1990
- DeafLife January 2008
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