Vala June Boaz

Background

Boaz, Vala June was born on August 14, 1932 in Newton, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Kittie Anne (Howell) Fegley.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, 1954; M, Wichita State University, 1980.

Career

Elementary teacher, S.W. Elementary School, Topeka, 1954-1957; elementary teacher, Greenham Common Elementary School, Newbury, England, 1961-1963; elementary teacher, Delaney School, Orlando, Florida, 1964-1965; elementary teacher, LeMay Elementary School, Van Nuys, California, 1966-1968; elementary teacher, Furley (Kansas) Elementary School, 1974-1976; teacher language arts, Whitewater (Kansas) School, 1976-1978; teacher learning disabilities, Kensler Elementary School, Wichita, Kansas, 1978-1979; teacher learning disabilities resource, Benton Elementary School, Wichita, 1979-1991; teacher learning disabilities resource, Gammon Elementary School, Wichita, since 1991.

Achievements

• Vala June Boaz has been listed as a noteworthy Learning disabilities specialist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member League of Women Voters (chair membership committee 1992), Philanthropic and Educational Organization (sisterhood chapter Iowa, scholarship chairman 1992-1993), Kansas Reading Association, Wichita Area Reading Council, Council Exceptional Children Soroptimist International (Newton chapter vice president 1990-1992, president since 1992), Alpha Chi Omega (Gamma Zeta chapter).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, friends, travel, family.

Connections

Married Eddie Boaz, December 22, 1956. Children: Jaime Ann Dubitsky, J. Tracy Boaz.

Father:

Kittie Anne (Howell) Fegley Boaz

Spouse:

Eddie Boaz

child:

J. Tracy Boaz

child:

Jaime Ann Dubitsky Boaz