Alma Keglovits 2023 HALO Educator of the Year

Bishop Dunne alumna Alma Keglovits was recognized as a HALO Educator of the Year. “Mrs. K.”, as her students call her, is the child of a Catholic school teacher who was raised in the faith.

A native of Dallas and Oak Cliff, Keglovits’ parents were adamant about providing a Catholic education for their children. A Catholic family through and through, Keglovits attended St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic School and later graduated from Bishop Dunne. Her four children attend Catholic schools, her husband teaches in the Diocese of Fort Worth and her mother was a teacher in the Diocese of Dallas for decades.

Science has been Keglovits’ love and focus since childhood, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Texas at Arlington. At Bishop Dunne, she serves as a science teacher and chair of the science department. She believes her vocation offers her a wonderful opportunity to combine her passion for science and her love of her Catholic faith.

“As a teacher in Catholic school, I am not only able to help explain to my students the wonders of science which God has put into motion, but most importantly, I can freely praise Him for His glorious works while doing so each and every day in my classroom,” she said.

Mary Beth Marchiony, president of Bishop Dunne said, “Our students interested in science and medicine were asking for an outlet to explore their interest beyond the classroom. Mrs. Keglovits engaged our development director to help her connect with alumni and parents in the medical field. She invited the executive director of Parkland Hospital to come and talk to our students and took her students to tour the offices of one of our alumni doctors. She is serving our students in ways that extend well beyond the curriculum.”

Marchiony added that Keglovits’ passion for her students makes her popular on campus.

“The students love her,” Marchiony said. “When I was asking some sophomores recently who their favorite teacher is, they overwhelmingly said Mrs. K! When I asked why.... because she talks to them, she respects them, she makes learning real and she makes sure they have fun while learning.”

Marchiony said as a Catholic educator, Keglovits models Catholic behavior every day.

“Class always begins with prayer to maintain our Catholic identity and to settle the tone for the class,” she said. “She has been a servant leader since her arrival at Bishop Dunne.”

-excerpted from The Texas Catholic, May 5, 2023, p. 8