Malcom A. Beeson
President of Central State Teachers College (1931-1935)
Biographical Information
- Born June 20, 1879 in Gadsden, Alabama [Story of CSC, page 304]
- Married Effie Harrison on July 14, 1904 [Who Was Who in America v. VI]
- Died September 1, 1971 [newspaper article with no source or date listed]
Education
- 1900 B.S. Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Now Auburn University), Auburn, Alabama [Story of CSC, page 304]
Attended the University of Alabama [Story of CSC, page 304] - 1901- 1903 Medical student at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- 1910 Honorary D.Sc. Meridian Female College, Meridian, Mississippi [Story of CSC, page 304]
- 1933 Doctor of Law at Oklahoma City University [Who Was Who in America Volume VI]
Employment
- 1900 - 1901 Professor of Science at East Mississippi Female College, Meridian, Mississippi [Who Was Who in America Volume VI]
- 1903 - 1914 President and Owner of Meridian Male College, Meridian, Mississippi [Who Was Who in America Volume VI]
- 1915 - 1921 Professor of Agronomy and Agronomist at Oklahoma A&M College (Now Oklahoma State University), Stillwater, Oklahoma [Who Was Who in America Volume VI]
- 1921 - 1923 Dean of Agriculture Division and School of Agriculture at Oklahoma A&M College [Who Was Who in America Volume VI]
- 1923 - 1931 President of B, K, & T Company [Who Was Who in America Volume VI]
- 1931 - 1935 Began duties as President of then Central State Teachers College on May 23, 1931
- Retired as President of Central State Teachers College on July 9, 1935 [Story of CSC, page 339]
- 1935 - 1937 Field Representative for George Peabody College for Teachers (Now part of Vanderbilt University), Nashville, Tennessee [Who Was Who in America Volume VI]
- 1937 Private Business Enterprises [Who Was Who in America Volume VI]
Awards and Affiliations
- Member of Kappa Delta Pi Member of the Lyons Club
- Member of the American Society of Agronomy
- Member of the American Chemical Society
- Member of the American Society of Economics
- Member of the Methodist Church
- Member of Sigma Tau Delta
- Member of Kappa Sigma
- Member of Pi Gamma Mu
- Member of Kappa Tau Pi
- Member of Alpha Phi Sigma
- Member of Pi Kappa Delta
- Member of Kappa Sigma
