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Distinguished Alumni Award winners named for 2026

NTID's Charmaine Jacobs Hlibok ’94 Presented with Distinguished Alumni Award
Charmaine Jacobs Hlibok

Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented annually by each of RIT’s nine colleges, the Graduate School, and the School of Individualized Study to alumni who have performed at the highest levels of their profession or who have contributed to the advancement and leadership of civic, philanthropic, or service organizations.

National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Charmaine Jacobs Hlibok ’94 (professional and technical communication) retired as elementary school principal at the Maryland School for the Deaf. She has over 25 years of experience in Deaf education, language development, nonprofit leadership, and community engagement.

To learn about the other winners, read the full story in RIT News.

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