2009 Distinguished Alumni Award
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Christopher D. Wagner
SVP '86, BS '94
From the moment Christopher Wagner set foot on the RIT campus in his junior year of high school, he saw the doors of opportunity open to him. With a degree in social work from the College of Liberal Arts and a background in healthcare administration, Mr. Wagner has used his considerable skills to improve life for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, founding the first deaf assisted-living facility and nursing facility in Florida, creating the Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and serving on numerous advocacy boards. Today he is vice president of marketing for CSDVRS, LLC and serves on the boards of the National Association of the Deaf and the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind.
2009 Distinguished Alumni Award
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Christopher D. Wagner
SVP '86, BS '94
From the moment Christopher Wagner set foot on the RIT campus in his junior year of high school, he saw the doors of opportunity open to him. With a degree in social work from the College of Liberal Arts and a background in healthcare administration, Mr. Wagner has used his considerable skills to improve life for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, founding the first deaf assisted-living facility and nursing facility in Florida, creating the Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and serving on numerous advocacy boards. Today he is vice president of marketing for CSDVRS, LLC and serves on the boards of the National Association of the Deaf and the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind.