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Irving King Jordan (born June 16, 1943 in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania) became, in 1988, the first deaf president of Gallaudet University, the world's only university with all programs and services designed specifically for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. That year Gallaudet students, with support from many alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the University, protested the Board of Trustees' appointment of a hearing person to the presidency. After the week-long protest ''Deaf President Now'', the Board reversed its decision and named Jordan, one of three finalists for the position, the eighth president of Gallaudet and the first deaf president since the institution was established in 1864.〔Brueggemann, B. J. (1995). The Coming out of Deaf Culture and American Sign Language: An Exploration into Visual Rhetoric and Literacy. Rhetoric Review, 13, 409-420.〕〔Fussman, Cal (1988). (The Nonstop Hero ). ''The Washington Post Magazine'' (December 18, 1988), pp. 20-26, 46-47.〕 ==Background== Jordan is a native of Glen Riddle, a small town near Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Jordan was born to hearing parents, with no other instances of deafness in his family. After graduating from Penncrest High School in 1962,〔Originally a member of the Class of 1961, but took five years to graduate. See: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Gallaud〕 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served four years. Jordan became deaf at the age of 21, while driving a motorcycle without a helmet, he was flung into the windshield of a car and suffered two skull fractures, a fractured jaw and a concussion, severing the nerves in one ear completely and damaging the nerves in the other.〔"(The World of the Deaf )," The Washington Post, February 26, 1978, p. G1.〕〔Phillipine, Louise (1988). Deaf man's appointment thrills mother. ''Express'' (Easton, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1988).〕 Jordan earned his doctorate in psychology. He was serving as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Gallaudet University when he was chosen as candidate for the university presidency.〔Lane, Harlan, Robert Hoffmeister, and Ben Bahan (1996). ''A Journey into the Deaf-World.'' San Diego: DawnSignPress.〕 As professor, department chair, dean, and president, Jordan has made numerous scholarly contributions to his field. In addition, he has been a research fellow at Donaldson's School for the Deaf in Edinburgh, Scotland, an exchange scholar at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, and a visiting scholar and lecturer at schools in the French cities of Paris, Toulouse, and Marseille. Jordan and his wife, Linda, live in West River, Maryland. They have two grown children and two grandchildren. Jordan loves running daily.〔(Gallaudet University Interview With Former President I. King Jordan | Education | Washingtonian )〕 , he continues to run the Marine Corps Marathon each year. He was a co-founder of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I. King Jordan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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