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The following are diplomas granted to Gallaudet University graduate and undergraduate students and signed by United States President Barack Obama, who was inaugurated in January of 2009.
Diplomas were also signed by Gallaudet University President Robert R. Davila, '53, who was president from 2007 until 2009. President T. Alan Hurwitz became president in January 2010.
U.S. President
Gallaudet Presidents
Barack Obama2009–current
Robert R. Davila, '532007–2009
T. Alan Hurwitz2010–2015
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Jeremiah Reginald SammonsBachelor of Artssumma cum laudeMay 2013
Gallaudet University would like to thank Jeremiah Sammons, '13, for generously donating his diploma to the University Archives.
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