Background
Crenshaw, Tena Lula was born on December 15, 1930 in Coleman, Florida, United States. Daughter of Herbert Joseph Crenshaw and Nellie (Wicker) Cox.
Crenshaw, Tena Lula was born on December 15, 1930 in Coleman, Florida, United States. Daughter of Herbert Joseph Crenshaw and Nellie (Wicker) Cox.
Bachelor of Science, Florida Southern College, 1951. Postgraduate, University Florida, 1955. Master of Library Science (University scholar), University Oklahoma, 1960.
Teacher public schools, Coleman, Florida, 1952-1955, St. Petersburg, 1955-1957, Houston, 1957-1959. Technical library Army Rocket & Guided Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, 1960-1961. Acquisitions library Martin Marietta Corporation, Orlando, Florida, 1961-1964.
Reader services library John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1964-1966. Research information analyst, specialist Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Palo Alto, California, 1966-1968. Head services to public A.W. Calhoun Medical Library.
Emory University, Atlanta, 1969-1978. Deputy director Louis Calder Memorial Library. University Miami (Florida) School Medicine, 1979-1980.
Head education library University Florida, Gainesville, 1980-1984. Library Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Orlando, 1984-1986. Chief library technical information center University Central Florida, 1986-1987, library contracts and grants, 1987-1988.
Library consultant Coleman, Florida, 1988-1989. School library, 1989-1990. Library Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 1990-1991, Patrick Air Force Base, 1992-1994, Coleman Public Library., 1995—2007.
Chairman Florida State Advisory Council on Libraries.
Member Special Libraries Association (treasurer S. Atlantic chapter 1970-1972, chairman membership committee 1973, vice president 1973-1974, president 1974-1975, member resolutions committee 1975-1976, nominating committee biological science division 1974-1975, chairman 1977-1978), Medical Library. Association (member conference planning committee Southern regional group 1973-1974, membership committee 1977-1979, by laws review committee 1979-1980), Southeastern (member new directions committee 1972-1974, chairman special libraries section 1974), Georgia (careers in librarianship committee 1974-1977), Florida Library. Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, Alpha Delta Pi, Kappa Delta Pi.