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Whereas Dr. I. King Jordan graduated from Gallaudet Uni-
versity in 1970 with a B.A. in Psychology, and received 
both a master’s degree and a doctorate in Psychology 
from University of Tennessee by 1973; 
Whereas before his appointment as president, Dr. I. King 
Jordan served as the Chair of the Department of Psy-
chology and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and 
Science at Gallaudet University; 
Whereas Dr. I. King Jordan was a research fellow at 
Donaldson’s School for the Deaf in Edinburgh, Scotland, 
an exchange scholar at Jagiellonian University in 
Krakow, Poland, and a lecturer at schools in Paris, Tou-
louse, and Marseille, France; 
Whereas from 1997 to 2001, Dr. I. King Jordan led the first 
comprehensive capital campaign for Gallaudet University 
and successfully raised nearly $40,000,000, which was 
used by the University to strengthen academic programs, 
increase the endowment, and construct the Student Aca-
demic Center; 
Whereas Dr. I. King Jordan established the President’s Fel-
low program to increase the number of deaf and hard of 
hearing faculty members by providing support for deaf 
and hard of hearing college graduates to complete their 
terminal degree; 
Whereas in 1988, Dr. I. King Jordan proclaimed to the 
world, ‘‘Deaf people can do anything, except hear.’’; 
Whereas Dr. I. King Jordan is a strong advocate on the na-
tional and international level for deaf people and people 
of all disabilities, and was a lead witness in support of 
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) during a joint 
session of Congress prior to the passage of ADA; 
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Whereas in July 2005, Dr. I. King Jordan received the 
George Bush Medal for the Empowerment of People with 
Disabilities, an award established to honor those individ-
uals who perform outstanding service to encourage the 
spirit of ADA throughout the world; 
Whereas Dr. I. King Jordan served in the Navy from 1962 
to 1966; 
Whereas Dr. I. King Jordan has shared nearly 38 years of 
marriage with Linda Kephart, with whom he has two 
children, King and Heidi; 
Whereas Dr. I. King Jordan is a strong supporter of physical 
fitness and has completed more than 200 marathons and 
40 100-mile marathons; 
Whereas Dr. I. King Jordan will retire as the first deaf presi-
dent of Gallaudet University on December 31, 2006; and 
Whereas Dr. I. King Jordan is an accomplished, respected 
leader who devoted his life to Gallaudet University and 
efforts to improve the quality of life for individuals who 
are deaf or hard of hearing, and individuals with disabil-
ities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates Dr. I. King Jordan on his re-
tirement; and 
(2) expresses appreciation to Dr. I. King Jor-
dan for his many years of dedicated service to Gal-
laudet University, to the deaf and hard of hearing 
community, and to all individuals with disabilities. 
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