TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Keena Miller
Phone: 512-462-5328, cell: 512-658-4444
Email: [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF SUPERINTENDENT APPOINTED TO GALLAUDET
UNIVERSITY’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Austin, Texas – September 28, 2009 Gallaudet University announced today a
Texas leader among new appointees chosen to join the University’s board of
trustees.
Claire Bugen, superintendent and chief executive officer of the Texas School
for the Deaf (TSD) will serve a three-year term as trustee on Gallaudet
University’s board, which holds policy-making authority, management of and
funding responsibility for the University. Gallaudet University – located in
Washington D.C. – is the world leader in liberal education and career
development for deaf and hard of hearing undergraduate students.
Bugen, who has lead TSD since 1998 and began her tenure at the school as a
principal in 1976, has more than 30 years in credentials serving in
administrative roles for schools and programs for deaf students. Active in
professional organizations her entire career, Bugen served as president and
secretary of the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf (CAID) and
the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the
Deaf (CEASD). Bugen presently chairs CEASD’s Accreditation of Schools
Committee and serves as a member of CEASD’s Government Relations Committee.
Bugen was instrumental in the development of the National Agenda for the
Education of Deaf Students – a coalition of parent, consumer, professional,
and advocacy organizations working to develop an effective,
communication-driven educational delivery system for deaf students. Her
recent awards include Outstanding Women in Texas Government and the Robert
R. Davila award for meritorious contributions to the field of deafness,
presented by CEASD.
In response to today’s announcement, former TSD Valedictorian Christopher
Kearney (’07) who is now attending Gallaudet University wrote to Mrs. Bugen,
“…I am sending you my heartfelt congratulations! Thank you for all that you
do because your endeavors help to push the bar higher for all of us!”
The Texas School for the Deaf is the oldest continuously operating public
school in Texas. Educating deaf and hard of hearing students of Texas since
1857, the campus also provides outreach and educational resources for
students, their families and professionals throughout the state of Texas.
With educational excellence and a strong belief in a culture and community
at TSD, students form a unique identity based on their individual strengths
and talents. TSD is an environment where students learn, grow, and belong.
For more information about the Texas School for the Deaf, visit
http://www.tsd.state.tx.us/. To learn more about Gallaudet University, visit http://www.gallaudet.edu/.