Leonard M. Elstad (February 8, 1899 – June 27, 1990) was the third President of Gallaudet University (then Gallaudet College) in Washington, D.C. Elstad, who obtained a Master's degree from Gallaudet in 1923 and two honorary degrees later in his life, presided over an important period of Gallaudet's history, which came to be called the "Elstad Expansion Era," when Gallaudet achieved accreditation (1957) and was significantly expanded, both in terms of enrollment and the number and capacity of the buildings on campus.[1]
Leonard M. Elstad | |
|---|---|
| 3rd President of Gallaudet University | |
| In office July 1, 1945 – July 1, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Percival Hall |
| Succeeded by | Edward C. Merrill Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 8, 1899 |
| Died | June 27, 1990 (aged 91) |
External links
edit- http://saveourdeafschools.org/expansion_era.pdf
- A Historical Timeline
- https://www.gallaudet.edu/archives-and-deaf-collections/collections/manuscripts/mss-183
- My Yesterday's: In a Changing World of the Deaf by Mervin D. Garretson, pp. 188–120.
- Oral History Project: Dr. Leonard Elstad, filmed in 1977.
- Deaf Mosaic, episode 605 (21:14-24:01).
- New York Times obituary, June 29, 1990.
- Buff and Blue article, October 23, 1945, p. 1.
References
edit- ^ Gannon, Jack. 1981. Deaf Heritage–A Narrative History of Deaf America, Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, p. 230-236 (PDF Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine)
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