William H. Beck began teaching in 1935 in Monument
and followed his with teaching positions in Winchester
and Valley Falls. He began teaching in Colby in 1943.
He taught in the public school system, as well as the
Colby Community College from 1943 until his retirement
in 1978. Mr. Beck holds bachelor's and master's
degrees from the University of Kansas. His professional
affiliations include KMEA, MENC, KBA, Western Plains
Art Council, Phi Delta Kappa, and Phi Beta Mu. He has
published articles in the Instrumentalist and the Kansas
Music Review, and composed the march, "The
Midwesterner."