April 1, Senator Lister Hill (Alabama) introduced bill S 1650. Companion bills were introduced by House Representative Hugh Carey of New York (HR 7031) and John Fogarty of Rhode Island (HR 7100).

May 17, Representative Hugh Carey brought up the NTID Bill on the floor of the House. It unanimously passed.

May 26, Senator Lister Hill brought up the NTID Bill in the Senate, which also unanimously passed.

June 8, Public Law 89-36, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to provide for the establishment and operation of a co-educational, postsecondary, institute for technical education of persons who are deaf.

December 30, The Department of Health, Education and Welfare invited colleges and universities around the country to apply for sponsorship of NTID.

June, National Advisory Group appointed to assist Frisina in the development of educational programs.

September 15, A pilot group of 70 deaf students arrived at RIT, which enrolled 14,000 students.

September, Dr. William E. Castle appointed Dean of NTID.

Student Interpreter Training Program established. NTID was the first in history to offer such a program.

Vestibule programs initiated to orient deaf students to postsecondary experience.

Graduate Internship Program initiated.

Temporary buildings on the west side of campus constructed to alleviate space problems.

Summer Vestibule Program established.

Technical programs grew from 4 to 31.

The first deaf students participated in the cooperative education program.

June 4, Groundbreaking and dedication ceremony for NTID's first building.

NTID graduated its first class, with 54 graduates.

The first alumnus appointed to National Advisory Group.

First NTID Alumni Chapter established.

Notetaker/tutor training pilot program initiated.

NTID Art Gallery established.

Dr. William E. Castle named NTID dean and director.

Sunshine and Company, a theatrical educational outreach group, created.

NTID celebrated 10th anniversary.

RIT alumnus, Carl Zollo created "The Split Cube" to commemorate 10th anniversary.

10th Anniversary Colloquia Series held.

Creative Arts Program in Complementary Education launched.

NTID named first Professor Emeritus—Loy Golladay.

Lyon Memorial Lectureship established.

NTID established new Department of Physical Education and Athletics.

Hugh L. Carey Building dedicated.

Dr. Robert H. Weitbrecht Telecommunication Lab dedicated.

Mary E. Switzer Art Gallery dedicated.

Whitney Moore Young, Jr., Staff Resource Center dedicated.

Explore Your Future technical career sampling program for high school juniors initiated.

ASL Lecture Series began.

NTID Federal Endowment Matching Grant Program established.

NTID Theatre dedicated in honor of Robert F. Panara.

Bonnie Tucker, deaf attorney and law professor, appointed to RIT Board of Trustees.

Educational Development Outreach Project initiated.

Office of NTID Alumni Relations established.

Center for Sign Language and Interpreting Education established.

NTID Foundation established.

Self-Instruction Lab dedicated in memory of Dr. Joanne Subtelny.

NTID High Technology Center for Electronic Publishing and Imaging opened.

Tsukuba College in Japan became NTID's first sister institution.

25th Anniversary symbol, the flowering crab apple tree, created by artist Leonard Urso, associate professor, RIT School for American Crafts, to symbolize growth of NTID students and expansion and strength of the Institute.

Strategic Plan Implementation—An Agenda for Action first level completed; second level initiated. Priorities addressed two major curriculum areas: students' first year experiences and technical and general education requirements.

Campus Safety hired first deaf officer to strengthen service to the deaf community.

Seven center directors hired for seven centers.

Ratchasuda College of Mahidol University, Thailand, became second sister institution.

N.C. Bauman Institute at Moscow State Technical University, Russia, became third sister institution.

NTID hosted National Symposium of Educational Media Technology Relating to Persons with Sensory Disabilities.

Development of First Year Experience (FYE) program designed to enhance retention by building a foundation for success in technical/professional programs.

New Master of Science in Secondary Education of Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing approved by New York State.

NTID is selected to be the site for the Northeast Technical Assistance Center (NETAC), a five year, 1 million dollar per year funded grant.

Tianjin College for the Deaf in China became fourth sister institution.

July 15-19, NTID 30th Anniversary Alumni Reunion was held on campus.

Education and Technology a large stained-glass work by Sander Blondeel was installed in the lobby of the Johnson Building.

October, Dedication of Frank Horton Conference Room.

October 23, Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz installed as NTID's first deaf dean.

October 21, Grand opening of the Joseph F. and Helen C. Dyer Arts Center.

NTID hosted National Symposium of Instructional Technology and Education of the Deaf.

May, From Dream to Reality: The National Technical Institute for the Deaf, by Drs. Karen Conner and Harry Lang published.

Bachelor of Science degree offered in American Sign Language – English Interpretation.

An original stained-glass work depicting former President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the law that established NTID as a college of Rochester Institute of Technology in 1965 created by Sander Blondeel and installed on the second floor of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Building.

June 23-27, NTID hosted Instructional Technology and Education of the Deaf Symposium.

July 10-12, 35th Anniversary Alumni Reunion held on campus.

November, Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz named vice president of RIT and dean for NTID.