Cynthia J. Beeman

Cynthia J. Beeman began her 21-year tenure at the Texas Historical Commission as a staff historian writing historical marker inscriptions. She retired in 2007 as director of the History Programs Division, where she oversaw numerous state and federal preservation efforts, including the state marker program. She is a board member of the Texas Oral History Association and the Ruthe Winegarten Foundation for Texas Women’s History, and 2012 president of the East Texas Historical Association.