Gailya Nan Riley

Background

Riley, Gailya Nan was born on August 30, 1934 in Slidell, Texas, United States. Daughter of Homer Bedford and Lucetta Constance Winstead.

Education

Bachelor of Science, North. Texas State University, Denton, 1955, Master of Education, 1979;m. John Howard Riley, June 4, 1955.

Career

Teacher schools in Texas, 1955. Teacher social studies, English and reading Hurst-Euless-Bedford Indiana School District,1968-1980, secondary curriculum consultant, 1980. Reviewer reader federal grants proposals.

Editor: The Social Studies Texas, 1989.

Contributor articles to professional journals Author school musicals.

Chairman heritage committee EulessBicentennial Commission, 1978-1980. Historian First Baptist Church, Euless, 1975-1978.

Member facility committee City of Euless, sesquicentennial committee.

Member Tarrant County History Society.

Achievements

• Gailya Nan Riley has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Council for Social Studies (chairman house delegations, task force, Executive Committee, board directors), Texas Council for Social Studies (past president, Distinguished Svc. award), Association Suprs. and Adminstrs., Texas Association Supervision and Curriculum Development (president.Les Evans chapter), National Council Social Studies, Texas History Association (advisory board), National Council for Geography Education, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma. Lodge: Soroptimist International (past president).

Connections

Children: John Steven, Brenda Gail, Richard Scott, Mark Allan.

Father:

Homer Bedford

Mother:

Lucetta Constance Winstead

child:

John Steven Riley

child:

Brenda Gail Riley

child:

Mark Allan Riley

child:

Richard Scott Riley