Glenny Mae Tays

Background

Tays, Glenny Mae was born on March 12, 1933 in Presho, South Dakota, United States. Daughter of Glen Harold and Grayce Agnes (LaVelle) Trimble.

Education

Bachelor, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1956. Master of Education, University Montana, 1961.

Career

Business teacher Kimball (South Dakota) High School, 1956-1958. English/business teacher Burke (South Dakota) High School, 1962-1965. Business Institute department head DesMoines Area Community College, Boone, Iowa, 1966-1978.

English/journalism teacher St. Martin's Academy, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1979-1982. English teacher, department head Todd County High School, Mission, 1982-1995. School district media specialist C EB, Eagle Butte, 1995-1999.

Retired, 1999

President Des Moines Area Community College Faculty Association, Boone, 1968-1970. President-elect Iowa Business Education Association, State of Iowa, 1972-1973, president, 1973-1974. Editor North Central Business Education Convention Bulletin, Des Moines, 1972.

Teacher Business Institute, Black Hills State University Branch Campus, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1981-1982, Sinte Gleska University, Mission, South Dakota, 1983-1984.

Achievements

• Glenny Mae Tays has been listed as a noteworthy education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Burke Women's Club, South Dakota, 1961—1963. Volunteer American Red Cross, Easter Seals, United Fund, Boone, Iowa, 1965. Coordinator Country Club Junior Golf Program, 1968—1974.

Golf mother Booster Club Boone High School, 1972—1973. Special projects chairman Soroptimist Club International, Boone, 1973, March of Dimes, 2001. President-elect alumni board Wesleyan University, 2001, vice president alumni board, 2003.

Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Education Association, American Association of University Women (correspondent secretary 2004-2005), National Council Teachers English, Catholic Daughters American, ProLiteracy America, Delta Kappa Gamma (historian 2000-2001, correspondent secretary 2003-2004, president 2004-2006).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, writing, antiquing, collecting pre-1900 books, golfing.

Connections

Married Richard Ray Tays, May 29, 1954. Children: Robert Glen, Thomas Gene.

Father:

Glen Harold Trimble

Mother:

Grayce Agnes (LaVelle) Trimble

Spouse:

Richard Ray Tays

child:

Robert Glen Tays

child:

Thomas Gene Tays