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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March 25, 2025
‘Shaping the future’: Monroe County launches new Deaf Equity Council
WROC-TV speaks with NTID President Gerard Buckley about Monroe County's new Deaf Equity Council.
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January 17, 2025
Dialogue on Disability: Disaster preparedness often excludes people with disabilities
WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson speaks with NTID President Gerard Buckley about inclusive disaster preparedness.
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December 2, 2024
Longtime leader of RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf stepping down from role
WHAM-TV speaks to RIT President David Munson about the retirement of NTID President Gerard Buckley.
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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