Arthur Merrill Benfield

Background

Benfield, Arthur Merrill was born on November 6, 1944 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Leslie Merrill and Bernice Neva (Sowards) Benfield.

Education

Bachelor, Western New Mexico U., 1969; Master of Arts, Western State College, 1973.

Career

Teacher social studies, Center H.S. District 60, Pueblo, Colorado, 1969-1979; teacher social studies, Roncalli Middle School, Pueblo, 1980-1982; teacher, department chairman social science, South H.S. District 60, Pueblo, since 1982. Board directors Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo.

Achievements

• Arthur Merrill Benfield has been listed as a noteworthy Social sciences educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Coach Pueblo Soccer and Sport Association, 1983-1988, Odyssey of the Mind, Pueblo elementary, middle and high school, since 1987. Member National Council for Social Studies, National Trust for History Preservation, Colorado History Society, Pi Gamma Mu, Phi Alpha Theta, Blue Key.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, fishing, anthropology, traveling.

Connections

Children: Zachary Merrill, Jacob Arthur, Elizabeth Annual.

Father:

Leslie Merrill Benfield

Mother:

Bernice Neva (Sowards) Benfield

child:

Zachary Merrill Benfield

child:

Jacob Arthur Benfield

child:

Elizabeth Annual Benfield