Kathleen Blanche Kay Tiller

Background

Tiller, Kathleen Blanche Kay was born on November 11, 1925 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Daughter of Frank L. and Blanche Carrington (Hillyer) Tiller.

Education

Associate of Arts, Whitworth College, 1944. BJ, University Texas, 1946.

Career

Reporter, Laurel (Mississippi) Leader Call, 1946; editor, Winnsboro (Texas) News, 1947-1948; editor, Seguin (Texas) Gazette and others, 1970-1972; account executive, Van Cronkhite & Maloy Public Rels., Dallas, 1973-1974; director public relations, Crume & Associations, Dallas, 1973-1974; owner, president, Kay Tiller Public Rels., Richardson, Texas, since 1974. Freelance photojournalist.

Membership

Member Dallas County History Commission, Dallas, 1977-1983, 91-97. Board directors Texas Rose of Tralee. Member Public Relations Society of America (accredited, committee chairman North Texas chapter 1988-1989), American Society Landscape Architects (public relations chairman Texas chapter 1981-1995, editor quarterly newsletter since 1981), Women in Communications, Inc.

(vice president Dallas chapter 1973-1974, Matrix award 1975), Garden Writers American, Texas Golf Writers Association, Press Club Texas (board directors 1983-1986, director public relations 1983-1994), Irish American Society (board directors since 1995), Audubon Society (board directors 1994-1997), Irish American Cultural Society.

Interests

• Avocation: photojournalism.

Connections

Father:

Frank L. Tiller

Mother:

Blanche Carrington (Hillyer) Tiller