Dr. D. Robert Frisina shares NTID's history via a video; the link provides more details. See below for the link. RIT, founded in 1829, competed against eight other colleges for NTID to become part of the university. NTID began operations in 1968 to provide deaf and hard-of-hearing students with outstanding technical and professional education programs. Dr. D. Robert Frisina became the first director of NTID in 1967. A National Advisory Group is appointed to assist Dr. Frisina in developing NTID’s educational programs.
Portrait of National Advisory Group with Dr. Robert Panara, the only Deaf member in President Holt's office, University of Tennessee (Mrs. Spencer Tracy at desk, 1st row Edward Keller, Hugo Shunhoff, Mrs. Homer Thornberry, Andrew Holt, Ralph Hoag, 2nd row Robert Panara, Gustave Rathe and Thomas Skelly).
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