Background
Chance, Gailya Monroe was born on May 2, 1937 in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of John Thomas and Frankie Dee (Clark) Monroe.
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Chance, Gailya Monroe was born on May 2, 1937 in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of John Thomas and Frankie Dee (Clark) Monroe.
Daughter of John Thomas and Frankie Dee (Clark) Monroe;m. Jay Paul Chance, September 30, 1934. Bachelor of Science, Mississippi U. Women (formerly Mississippi State College Women), 1959.
Master of Arts, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1972.
Doctor of Education, in Ednl. Administration, Mississippi State University, 1979.
Postgraduate, California State University, 1989. Administrative services credential.
Community college teaching credential.
Children"s center teaching permit, California Director, Child Enrichment Center, Memphis, 1964-1975. Director Creative Learning Center, Starkville, Mississippi, 1975-1978. Instructor business management Mississippi State University, Starkville, 1978-1980.
Department chairman early childhood studies, coordinator teacher training laboratory Riverside (California) City College, 1981-1984, dean business and office administration, associate professor business management,1984-1990.
Associate dean business Dallas Baptist University, 1990. Regional consultant church administration department, Southern Baptist Sunday School Board Active Friends Mission Inn, Cultural Heritage Board.
Trustee Magnolia Avenue Baptist Church.
Director Child Enrichment Center, Memphis, 1964—1975, Creative Learning Center, Starkville, Mississippi, 1975—1978. Instructor business management Mississippi State University, 1978—1980. Chairman department early childhood studies, coordinator teacher training laboratory Riverside City College, California, 1981—1984, dean business and office administration, associate professor business management, 1984—1990.
Associate dean business Dallas Baptist University, from 1990.
Regional consultant church administration department Southern Baptist Sunday School Board Active Friends Mission Inn, Cultural Heritage Board. Trustee Magnolia Avenue Baptist Church. Member of National Association Education Young Children, National Teachers Association, California Teachers Association, California Community College Early Childhood Educators, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Jay Paul Chance, September 30, 1934. Children: Jay, Jeffrey.