Gayla Tekell (’90 M.A.), Denton, lecturer in Spanish since 2003, died Aug. 16. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Baylor University before earning her master’s in Spanish from UNT. In addition to teaching at UNT, she was involved in weekly ministries to the Hispanic community, working with needy families and teaching English as a second language. She also coordinated her church’s summer mission trips to the Valley, where she worked with Hispanic churches and taught Bible studies in Spanish.
Submitted By meg0307 on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 1:27pm
Gayla Tekell (’90 M.A.), Denton, lecturer in Spanish since 2003, died Aug. 16. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Baylor University before earning her master’s in Spanish from UNT. In addition to teaching at UNT, she was involved in weekly ministries to the Hispanic community, working with needy families and teaching English as a second language. She also coordinated her church’s summer mission trips to the Valley, where she worked with Hispanic churches and taught Bible studies in Spanish.
