Gerard Buckley
President NTID/Vice President and Dean RIT
Gerard Buckley
President NTID/Vice President and Dean RIT
Education
BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; MSW, University of Missouri; Ed.D., University of Kansas
Bio
Dr. Gerard Buckley has more than 30 years of experience in higher education, including more than 20 years serving in a variety of capacities at NTID. From 1990 to 1993, Buckley served as chairperson and assistant professor of the Department of Educational Outreach at NTID, followed by five years as director of NTID's Center for Outreach and assistant professor on the RIT/NTID Social Work Support Team. From 1998 to 2003, he served as NTID associate dean for student services, and held the position of NTID assistant vice president for college advancement with responsibility for the admissions, placement, marketing, and outreach operations of the college from 2004 until beginning his role as President of NTID and Vice President of RIT on January 1, 2011.
Dr. Buckley has maintained an active teaching portfolio over the past 20 years. He was awarded tenure in 1998. He has twice been awarded the NTID Faculty/Staff Humanitarian Award by the NTID Student Congress, and was named Distinguished Alumnus for NTID in 1985 and for RIT's College of Liberal Arts in 1996.
He has served as President of the Board of the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association and as President of the Lexington School for the Deaf Board of Trustees in New York City. He also has served on the National Advisory Board of NIH's Institute on Deafness at the recommendation of Senator Robert Dole (retired).
Buckley holds a B.S.in Social Work from RIT/NTID, an M.S.W. from University of Missouri and an Ed.D. in Special Education from the University of Kansas.
He is a native of St. Louis, Mo. He and his wife, Judy, have three adult children and three grandchildren.
In the News
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September 19, 2024
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RIT Trustee Andrew Jacobson makes largest commitment by an alumnus to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf
RIT trustee and alumnus Andrew Jacobson has pledged $1 million in support of Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf. The Andrew Jacobson Endowed Scholarship represents the largest commitment by an RIT/NTID alumnus in the college’s history.
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June 6, 2024
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Crisis preparedness for all
The Rochester Beacon speaks to Gerard Buckley, NTID president and RIT vice president and dean, about best practices that can prepare you in a crisis.
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April 17, 2024
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Scouten Internship Scholarship Award to Alabama Teacher of the Deaf Alexandria Ried
Montevallo, Alabama, School District itinerant teacher Alexandria Ried was named the recipient of the Edward L. Scouten Award for teaching by Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
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May 10, 2023
Deaf and hard-of-hearing accessibility at the PGA Championship
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June 2, 2021
Buckley honored with award
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August 2, 2020
Rochester in Focus: Dr. Gerard Buckley reflects on 30 years of the ADA
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July 27, 2020
How the Americans with Disabilities Act changed life for deaf people