Roberta Cordano

Roberta Cordano
11th President of Gallaudet University
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2016
Preceded byT. Alan Hurwitz
Personal details
Born (1963-11-29) November 29, 1963 (age 60)

Roberta "Bobbi" Cordano (born November 29, 1963)[1] is the 11th president of Gallaudet University.[2][3] Cordano is the first deaf woman and the first openly LGBT person to become president of Gallaudet University; she is openly lesbian.[4]

  1. ^ The Herald-Press (Saint Joseph, Michigan), December 13, 1963, p. 5.
  2. ^ "News & Stories | Gallaudet University".
  3. ^ Presidential Search Finalists
  4. ^ Staff, Queer Forty (March 22, 2023). "Top honor for first deaf, openly lesbian university president".