Frances Williams Preston

Education

Honorary degree, Lincoln (Illinois) College degree (honorary), Berklee School Music.

Career

With, BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.), Nashville, since 1958; vice president, BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.), Nashville, 1964-1985; senior vice president performing rights, BMI, New York City, 1985; executive vice president, chief Executive officer, BMI, New York City, 1986; president, chief Executive officer, BMI, New York City, since 1986; also board directors, BMI, New York City.

Achievements

• Frances Williams Preston has been listed as a noteworthy Performing rights organization executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Film, Entertainment and Music Commission Advisory Council State of Tennessee. Founding member board directors Leadership Nashville. Past president of the board directors John Work Memorial Foundation.

Chairman, Board Of Directors Country Music Foundation, Inc., 1983-1985, trustee, past president, chairman building committee. Member Commision on White House Record Library, Carter administration, President's Panama Canal Study Committee, Carter administration. Board directors Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Member administrative council International confederation of Socs. of Authors and Composers. Vice president National Music Council. Past board directors Peabody Awards.

Honorary trustee National Academy Popular Music. President of the board directors T.J. Martell Federation for Leukemia, Cancer and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research. Established Frances Williams Preston Research laboratories for T.J. Martell Federation, 1993.

Board directors Rhythm & Blues Foundation. Member Country Music Association (life member board directors, Irving Waugh Award of Excellence), Nashville Symphony Association (past secretary, board directors), NARAS Foundation (board directors, president's advisory board), Nashville Songwriters Association (life member, board directors), Gospel Music Association (life member board, past chairman, past president), American Women in Radio and television (past national directory).

Connections

Children: Kirk, David, Donald.

child:

Donald Preston

child:

David Preston

child:

Kirk Preston