Ishmael Bustinza

Ishmael ‘Ish’ Bustinza, Denton, assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures, 1965-2006, died June 15. He taught Spanish, was a member of the Faculty Senate and served on mentoring committees with the Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships, helping students prepare for the interview process for Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships and Rhodes Scholarships, among others. He was born in Brownsville and earned degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Juneau.

Ishmael ‘Ish’ Bustinza, Denton, assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures, 1965-2006, died June 15. He taught Spanish, was a member of the Faculty Senate and served on mentoring committees with the Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships, helping students prepare for the interview process for Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships and Rhodes Scholarships, among others. He was born in Brownsville and earned degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Juneau.