Gloria Tribble, Ph.D., was born on September 1, 1934, in Youngstown, Ohio. A graduate of East High School, she enrolled at Youngstown State University. She would go on to earn a master’s degree at Kent State University and a doctorate from the University of Akron.
University Photograph Collection, Youngstown State University
Education was her life. She taught at schools in Monroe and Madison and her specialty was teaching a specialized reading program.
Tribble was hired by Youngstown State University where she was one of the first African Americans to teach in the English Department. She then became the first African American woman to be chair of the University’s Education Day.
A dedicated member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., she served the sorority in several ways and was a role model for many. She was also a dedicated member of the National Council of Negro Women for 50 years. She was the organization’s delegate to the International Women’s Forum in Beijing, China.
Gloria Tribble, Ph.D., died Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 88. Her Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. sisters conducted an Omega Omega service for her.
