Background
Beach, Cecil Prentice was born on July 12, 1927 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Frank Alfred and Lillie Maude (Sims) Beach.
Beach, Cecil Prentice was born on July 12, 1927 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Frank Alfred and Lillie Maude (Sims) Beach.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Chattanooga, 1950; Master of Arts, Florida State University, 1952.
Bookmobile library Chattanooga Public Library., 1948-1951. Extension library Decatur (Georgia)-DeKalb Regional Library., 1952-1954. Director Piedmont Regional Library., Winder, Georgia, 1954-1960, Gadsden (Alabama) Public Library., 1960-1964, Tampa (Florida)-Hillsborough Library.
System, 1965-1972; state library State of Florida, Tallahassee, 1972-1977. Director division libraries Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, 1977-1989, director public services department, 1989-1993, retired, 1993. Appointment bond project coordinator, since 1999.
Partner Beach/Willey Consultant, Tallahassee, since 1993. Professor Florida State University School of Library. and Infr. Studies, 1993—2009
Instructor department library science University South Florida.
Chairman Florida Library. Study Commission, 1970-1972. Chairman board directors Southeastern Library.
Network; chairman Southeast Florida Library. Information network; chairman Florida delegate to The White House Conference on Library and Information Services, 1991. Consultant library buildings and service.
President, Gadsden Community Council, 1963. Board governors Nova University. Chairman advisory council Seagull School for Exceptional Children.
Member Florida Endowment Humanities, since 1972, Fort Lauderdale Downtown Council. Board directors Easter Seal Society, since 1975, Fort Lauderdale Art Museum, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Broward Public Library. Foundation, Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Library Association, Southeastern Library. Association (president since 1972), Alabama Library.
Association, Georgia Library. Association, Florida Library. Association (president 1969), Public Library.
Association (Allie Beth Martin award 1984), Adult Education Association, Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, Florida State University Alumni Association (president 1967, Distinguished Alumni award 1985). Lodges: Masons, Rotary.
Married Doris Jean Pardue, April 17, 1949. Children: Steven Prentice, Rex Arthur, Keven Sanders, Kyle Alfred, Quentin Anthony. Married Marcia Gibson Buckley, June 20, 1969.
Children: Stephanie Lynn, Shannon Sue.