diana nunneley (pyle)
19602009 |
I received a Bachelor of Music degree and MEd in special education from the UofA, and an EdD from the University of Memphis. I married right after graduation and taught music and special ed in Tucson schools for 5 years before moving to Fairbanks, Alaska, where I taught music education at the University of Alaska and conducted in-service workshops all over the state. Then it was a move to Arkansas. I served as director of music ministries in a church for 8 years, divorced, and eventually retired from Southern Arkansas University after having taught there for 24 years and serving as department chair. Jerry Pyle and I married in 1995. He taught history and was in administration at SAU for 33 years. In 2002, we moved to Eastern New Mexico University and worked 2 more years, retiring again in 2004. In 2005 and 2006 we ran a B&B in Anchorage, AK, and in 2008 settled in Haines, AK. I have 2 children (math teacher and band director), 3 step-children (chemical engineer, actuary, and nuclear med tech), 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. I love traveling and enjoyed a 3-month around-the-world trip in 1970. I still keep up my music, sing in two choirs and play a harpsichord that I built. Jerry and I like hiking and tent camping and now have the joy of taking grandchildren with us.
(Last Updated: 2009) |