April 2, 2019, San Diego, CA- Media and
Publishing House, DawnSignPress launched a new scholarship opportunity, The
Lawrence Fleischer Scholarship, for Deaf Studies major students attending
California State University, Northridge. The new scholarship opportunity is
named after Lawrence “Larry” Fleischer to honor his contributions to California
State University, Northridge’s Deaf Studies program.
Joe Dannis, CEO of DawnSignPress, received a
one-thousand-dollar gift when he graduated from Gallaudet University in 1978,
and Joe used the one-thousand-dollar gift to launch DawnSignPress. The company
now wants to give back to the community, and give a one-thousand gift annually
to a scholarship recipient. DawnSignPress created the scholarship program
to tie in with their 40th Anniversary Celebration.
California State University, Northridge, has
recently announced the scholarship winner, Marina Perry, an Interpreting
Training Program (ITP) student at CSUN. Marina also studies ballroom dancing,
and grew up in Paso Robles where she saw Deaf people signing. She began
learning American Sign Language (ASL) when she was only nine-years-old, and
took ASL classes in high school where she used DawnSignPress’s well-known
product, Signing Naturally. Having
worked four jobs simultaneously to support her studies, Marina is grateful for
the $1,000 award to support her academics at CSUN.
DawnSignPress has agreed to a 5-year pledge, for
the $1,000 annual scholarship award through the 2022-2023 academic year.
DawnSignPress proudly supports the Deaf community through this scholarship and
is thrilled to honor Dr. Lawrence R. Fleischer.
Dr. Flavia Fleischer, Chair and Professor of the
Department of Deaf Studies at California State University Northridge, and also
the daughter of Lawrence Fleischer says: “DawnSignPress continues to lend
their never ending and unwavering support to the Deaf community through the
creation of a scholarship for students in the field of Deaf Studies and, at the
same time, ensures the continuation of the late Dr. Lawrence R. Fleischer’s legacy and contributions to the community. Thank you, DawnSignPress,
for your wonderful stewardship of our Deaf community!”
About DawnSignPress: DawnSignPress is a media and publishing house
that creates, develops, produces, publishes and distributes quality American
Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf culture-related materials. DawnSignPress is
on the cutting edge of the educational, cultural, and social trends in the Deaf
world. Deaf-owned and-operated, DawnSignPress produces educational materials
that raise standards in ASL education, break new ground in ASL literature and
the arts, and preserve the unique and rich contributions of the Deaf and
signing community.
For more information, visit www.dawnsign.com
For media inquires, contact Susan Gold, susan@susangoldconsulting.com
For more information on CSUN's Deaf Studies program, visit https://www.csun.edu/eisner-education/deaf-studies/why-deaf-studies