Major: Accounting
Home: Honolulu, Hawaii
Year inducted:
Graduation Year: 1976
Accomplishments: Gerald is one of the 2001 inductees for the RIT Sports Hall of Fame. Gerald is RIT's All-American golfer and the 1988 Distinguished Alumnus for NTID. Please see Gerald Isobe Selected For RIT Sports Hall of Fame and RIT Sports Hall of Fame inducts six.

Ronald P. Rice | Swimming

Major: Applied Photography
Home: Warren, Michigan
Year inducted:
Graduation Year: 1977
Accomplishments: Ron Rice was the first All-American in RIT swimming history, placing in the 200-yard freestyle at the 1974-75 NCAA Championship.  He repeated a year later as a part of the 400-yard freestyle relay.  The first NTID student to earn All-American plaudits, the native of Warren, Mich. won 82 of 85 races during a brilliant career.  He led the team in scoring all four seasons and was Most Valuable Swimmer four times.  He served as tri-captain in 1976-77.  Rice also set nine school records.  Equally impressive are his 16 world records and 12 Gold Medals at the World Games for the Deaf.  He was named World Deaf Athlete of the Year in 1973.  Twice he was NTID Male Athlete of the Year.  With his children (Tom and Sheena), he lives in Oregon City, Ore., and is employed in inventory receiving at Orepac Building Products Co.  He is the son of Ralph and Rosemary Rice. Please see RIT alumni relation news and RIT salutes six newest Athletic Hall of Fame inductees at annual gala.

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