The\nFoundation for the Callier Center and Communication Disorders functions as a\nseparate 501(c)(3) that serves as an advisory committee to the president of The\nUniversity of Texas at Dallas and to the Callier Center executive director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nmission of the Foundation for the Callier Center is to increase recognition of the\nCallier Center in the community, to increase the image of the Callier Center in\nThe University of Texas System, and to help carry out fundraising activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In June\n1963, the Foundation for the Callier Center incorporated the Callier Hearing\nand Speech Center as a non-profit, community-based institution to provide\neducational programs for deaf children in Dallas County. The impetus of the\nCallier Center came from a trust established by the estate of Mrs. Lena\nCallier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A\ncivic-minded and visionary group including Dallas former mayor Erik Jonsson,\nCallier founding director Dr. Aram Glorig, and board president Nelle Johnson\nestablished the use of the Callier Trust. Initially housed in the basement of\nthe primary Dallas County Hospital facility (Parkland Hospital), new land was\nsecured to begin construction in 1968 of a permanent home for the Callier\nCenter at the current 1966 Inwood Road location, adjacent to today\u2019s UT\nSouthwestern Medical Center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nthree existing agencies of the Pilot School for the Deaf, The Dallas Speech and\nHearing Center, and the Dallas Council for the Deaf were merged with Callier\u2019s\nservices to form one cooperative program. Services were expanded with new\nprograms to meet growing community needs. The Center\u2019s name was changed in 1972\nto the Callier Center for Communication Disorders to reflect the broad scope\nand distinctiveness of programs, where multifaceted activities would blend\nunder one roof. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In\n1975, through a transfer agreement between the Board of Trustees of the Foundation\nfor the Callier Center and The University of Texas System, Callier became a\ncomponent of The University of Texas at Dallas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, the Foundation for the Callier Center continues to carry forward the vision of those civic leaders who served in the decades before them. Many accomplishments have been realized, and many more are on the horizon due to the unwavering dedication of our past and current board members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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