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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April 29, 2022
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Pioneering RIT and NTID collaboration garners the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films Grand Prize
Say Cheese, a pioneering, heartfelt film directed and produced by two RIT students, took home the top prize in the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films program announced during the final night of CinemaCon in Las Vegas late Thursday. The project featured the combined creative efforts of students, faculty, and staff in RIT’s School of Film and Animation and NTID.
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March 18, 2022
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National Technical Institute for the Deaf receives $88.5M, expands STEM programs
WXXI interviews Gerry Buckley, NTID president and RIT vice president and dean, about a boost in federal funding for NTID.
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March 16, 2022
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RIT and NTID receive federal funding appropriation from 2022 Omnibus budget
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced fiscal year 2022 funding he secured that will revitalize Rochester and the Finger Lakes region. Sen. Schumer highlighted significant funding in the amount of $88.5 million that NTID received in the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bill, a $7 million increase over fiscal year 2021, with $3 million of that increase going toward NTID’s Regional STEM Center efforts.
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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
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July 26, 2020
NTID president reflects on 30th anniversary of ADA