Background
Beasley, Mary Catherine was born on November 29, 1922 in Portersville, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Albert Otis and Beulah Green (Killian) Reed.
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Beasley, Mary Catherine was born on November 29, 1922 in Portersville, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Albert Otis and Beulah Green (Killian) Reed.
Bachelor of Science in Home Economics, Bob Jones University, 1944. Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1954. Doctor of Education, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1968.
Teacher, Geraldine and Collinsville (Alabama) High School, 1944-1945; vocational home economics teacher, Glencoe (Alabama) High School, 1945-1948; vocational home economics teacher, Washington County High School, Chatom, Alabama, 1948-1951; home economics teacher, Homewood Junior High School, Birmingham, Alabama, 1958-1960; assistant supervisor and subject matter specialist, Alabama Department Education, Montgomery, 1951-1957; assistant professor, Samford U., Birmingham, 1960-1962; instructor, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1951; assistant professor then associate professor, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1962-1968; director continuing education in home economics, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1968-1984; professor, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1984-1988; professor emeritus consumer science College Human Environmental Science, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, since 1988.
President Joint Legislation Council of Alabama, 1973-1975. Director On Your Own Program, 1970-1980. Vice president board directors Collinsville Cemetery Association, 2000-2002, president, since 2002.
Member American Home Economics Association (chairman rehabilitation committee 1973, 75, leader 1986), Southeastern Council on Family Relations (president 1982-1984, Distinguished Service award 1988), Alabama Home Economics Association (president 1961-1963, leader 1985), Alabama Council on Family Relations (president 1981-1983, Distinguished Service award 1987), Altrusa Club of Tuscaloosa (president 1988-1989, executive board Fort Payne/DeKalb 1989-1993, correspondent secretary 1995-1996), Collinsville Study Club (vice president 1992-1994, president 1996-1998, since 2002, reporter 1998-2000, parliamentarian 2000-2002), Alabama Federated Womens Clubs (director district II 1999-1900), Alpha Delta Kappa (treasurer Tuscaloosa chapter 1973-1975), Phi Upsilon Omicron, Kappa Omicron Nu.
Married Percy Wells Beasley, December 15, 1956 (deceased December 1958).