Background
Pruitt, Charles William was born on April 10, 1929 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Charles William and Bertie Lee (Hamm) Pruitt.
educator Long term health care executive
Pruitt, Charles William was born on April 10, 1929 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Charles William and Bertie Lee (Hamm) Pruitt.
Bachelor of Business Administration, U. Florida, 1951; Master of Business Administration in Management and Industrial Rels., U. Florida, 1957; postgraduate, Cornell Univercity, 1964; postgraduate, U. Birmingham, England, 1981.
Graduate assto to dean Graduate School,, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1953-1954;
assistant to provost, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1955-1957;
assistant director University Hospital and Clinic, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1957-1965;
assistant professor department health and hospital administration, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1963-1965;
director community services division Center for Health and Hospital Administration, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1965-1966;
president, Chief Executive Officer,, Cathedral Foundation Jacksonville, Inc., 1966-1973;
president, Chief Executive Officer,, Urban Jacksonville, Inc., 1968-1973;
president, Tremont Management Company, Dallas, 1973-1974;
chief administrative and operating officer, Trinity Church, New York City, 1975-1979;
president, Chief Executive Officer, board directors, Presbyterian Senior Care, Pittsburgh, since 1979. Speaker, lecturer at numerous local, state and national educational, civic, business and governmental organizations on gerontological subjects, since 1954. Consultant on elderly housing, long term health care facilities and continuum of care, since 1966.
Lecturer U. Pittsburgh Graduate School Public Health, since 1981, Carnegie-Mellon U. School Architecture and Graduate School Urban and Public Affairs, since 1981, Harvard University Graduate School Design, since 1981. Member of advisory commission to develop national examination forlicensure nursing home administrators Professional Examination Superior vena cava syndrome, New York City, 1972-1982. Also others.
Trustee Jacksonville Art Museum, 1969-1973. President Jacksonville Urban Ministry Program, 1971-1972, Allegheny Widows' Home Association, since 1983, Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership on Aging, since 1991. Member Alliance on Aging, since 1988.
Board directors, president Eastern Area Adult Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1987, president, since 1988. Board directors Episcopal services ministries Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, 1988-1991. Mem.com. on aging and continuum of care Hospital Council Western Pennsylvania, since 1989.
Member Pennsylvania Health Policy Board, since 1993. Others Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1951-1953. Lt.col. United States Air Force Reserve, 1953-1979.
Fellow American College Healthcare Executives (certified, special commission to develop program for long term care administrators 1973). Member Episcopal Society for Ministry on Aging (board directors 1966-1989, treasurer 1975-1982, president 1982-1986), Fla.Blue Key, Phi Kappa Psi, Alpha Kappa Psi, Beta Theta Pi.