Descendant of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet visits campus

Molly Sturges, a member of the Gallaudet family, was in the Washington area recently, and could not head back home without visiting Gallaudet University for the first time. She visited campus with her partner, and was given a tour by Maguire Welcome Center student ambassadors. During the tour, student ambassadors pointed out iconic landmarks on our campus and explained the history behind them. The tour included House One, which was built for Gallaudet University’s founder and first president, Edward Miner Gallaudet, Molly’s great-great-grandfather. They also viewed the Edward Miner Gallaudet desk in the Office of the President in College Hall, his formal portrait in the National Deaf Life Museum, and several statues on campus, including the iconic Thomas Gallaudet and Alice Cogswell Statue.