Saying Goodbye to Gladys Malave

Northwest Vista College is sad to announce that long-time NVC faculty member, Gladys Malave, passed away on Dec. 17, 2020. Gladys celebrated her 20th anniversary with Alamo Colleges in 2018.

Here’s a tribute from NVC’s Andrea Anderson:

“Gladys was one of the first 12 people who started NVC. She was one of the first two who started the Biology discipline. Just several years ago, she had two blind sisters register for her Biology 1406 class. This resurged her heart and her energy. She went through each lab in that class and made it friendly and do-able for blind people. She engineered equipment so the girls could do the labs just as everyone else. She met with these girls often to assist them in any way she could. They were not looking for hand-outs; they wanted to be treated fairly and equally, and Gladys did this. Her heart and soul went into this endeavor. This was the passion she put into our college, NVC. Her heart was huge for her students. Her presence and her force will be a gap that  is hard to fill.”