Greg Hlibok, '89

During DPN, Hlibok emerged as one of the "Gallaudet four," a quartet of students that included Tim Rarus, Jerry Covell, and Bridgetta Bourne, all of whom took on the roles of leaders and negotiators during the week-long protest.

Known for his calm professionalism, Hlibok appeared on ABC's "Nightline" and "Good Morning America." He was even named ABC's "Person of the Week" for his role in the Gallaudet protest.

"Now we have respect; we have everything. It's just the beginning for all of us," Hlibok is quoted as saying after Dr. I. King Jordan's appointment as president.

After graduating from Gallaudet with a degree in government, Hlibok joined the staff at the Lexington School for the Deaf in New York City, where he helped lead another protest, this one also for the selection of a deaf school administrator. He recently received a law degree from Hofstra University and joined his older brother Stephen at Merrill Lynch where he worked as a financial consultant and estate planner.

In 2001 he began working for the Federal Communications Commissions' Disability Rights Office as an attorney.