LILIA GLORIA AYALA MARTINEZ CLASS OF 1963 HALL OF FAME MEMBER INDUCTED 09-17-25

                                                                 HALL OF FAME MEMBER IN MEMORIUM

LILIA GLORIA WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 30, 1945 AND PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 21, 2020

Lilia retired from Del Mar College after 33 years where she was a Professor of English.  After raising her children and working in real estate, she decided to pursue a college degree starting at Del Mar College.  While at Del Mar College, she would be awarded with the Distinguished Student Award in English.  According to a former Del Mar College English professor, “Gloria was a star student whom she encouraged to major in English.”  In 1984 she received her Associate of Arts degree and went on to earn Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Corpus Christi State University.

Gloria, retired from fulltime teaching in 2008, and continued teaching as an adjunct professor at Del Mar College until 2017.  She taught Technical Writing, Developmental English, and English Composition.  Faculty and students alike considered her a phenomenal lecturer.  She lived her life in a way that inspired many to achieve their full potential.