Background
Jones, Benjamin Angus was born on April 16, 1926 in Mahomet, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin Angus and Grace Lucile (Morr) Jones.
administrator agricultural engineering educator
Jones, Benjamin Angus was born on April 16, 1926 in Mahomet, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin Angus and Grace Lucile (Morr) Jones.
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1949; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1958.
Assistant professor, assistant expert engineer, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1950-1952; instructor, agricultural engineer, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1952-1954; assistant professor, agricultural engineer, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1954-1958; associate professor, agricultural engineer, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1958-1964; professor, agricultural engineer, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1964-1992; professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1992; associate director, agricultural experimental station, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1973-1992; associate director emeritus, since 1992; associate director emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1992. Consultant various Illinois Drainage district, since 1958.
Merit badge examiner Boy Scouts American, Burlington, 1950-1952. Lay member Center Illinois Conference United Methodist Church, 1978-1981. With United States Navy, 1944-1946.
Fellow American Society Agricultural Engineers (board directors, trustee). Member Soil and Water Conservation Society, American Society for Engineering Education, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Epsilon.
Married Georgeann Hall, September 11, 1949. Children: Nancy Kay Jones-Richardson, Ruth Ann Jones-Sommers.