Gallaudet University was selected
by our founder as one of the core grantees from the inception
of the Foundation. Gallaudet is
the only liberal arts university in the world designed exclusively
for deaf and hard of hearing students. Their mission “to
serve as a comprehensive, multipurpose institution of higher education
for deaf and hard of hearing citizens” is perfectly aligned
with the Johnson Scholarship Foundation’s commitment to assisting
disadvantaged people to obtain education. Financial need is a scholarship
requirement.
Most recently, the Foundation
has also stepped forward to assist in the support of the Gallaudet
Leadership Institute, a professional
training program specifically for teaching deaf people how to be
leaders in the business and education fields. This program is uniquely
qualified to provide deaf and hard of hearing individuals with
programming specifically tailored to their personal and professional
needs and through the University’s consortium of regional
programs to extend those programs across the nation. It was established
to address acute leadership shortages in education and other social
service professions, including deaf-centric for-profit and non-profit
agencies and corporations.
For details about Johnson Scholarship Foundation scholarships
or the Gallaudet Leadership Institute, contact Ms. Nancy L. Goodwin,
Director of Student Financial Aid, 800 Florida Avenue, Washington,
D.C. 20002-3695 (202) 651-5290 (V or TTY)
