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Speller, Benjamin Franklin was born on September 21, 1940 in Windsor, North Carolina, United States. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Mamie (Bond) Speller.
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Benjamin Franklin Speller, American Librarian, educator. Recipient Alumni Distinguished Service award School Library and Information Science, North Carolina Central U., Durham, 1982, Distinguished Service award Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, 1971, Louise Maxwell award Indiana U. 1987; Library Science scholar North Carolina State Library, Raleigh, 1964.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, North Carolina College, 1962; M.A.T., Indiana U., 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana U., 1973.
Career
Acquisitions library, Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Carolina, 1965-1967; catalogue library, Elizabeth City (North Carolina) State University, 1967-1969; assistant to chancellor, Elizabeth City (North Carolina) State University, 1969-1973; assistant academic dean, Elizabeth City (North Carolina) State University, 1973-1976; professor, North Carolina Center U., Durham, since 1976. Commissioner North Carolina Public Librarian's Certified Board, Raleigh, since 1983. Member North Carolina State History Records Advisory Board, since 1989.
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God loves the world, sending Jesus to die for the sins of the whole world and, in Christ, is reconciling to Himself people from every tribe, tongue, and nation.
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As your relationship with God develops and becomes closer, your living habits will change as a natural course of events.
Membership
Board of directors St. Joseph's History Foundation, Durham, since 1984, North Carolina Center Study of Black History, since 1988, North Carolina Perservation Consortium, since 1989. Member Durham Arts Council, 1978, Friends of Durham County Library, since 1979. Member American Library Association, Association for Library and Information Science Education, Durham County library association (president 1977-1978, 82-83), National Education Association, North Carolina library association (director resources and technical services section 1967-1969, chairman library resources committee 1969-1971, chairman resources and technical services section 1983-1985, member goals and objectives committee 1976-1983), Southeastern library association, Phi Delta Kappa, Beta Phi Mu.
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Recipient Alumni Distinguished Service award School Library and Information Science, North Carolina Central U., Durham, 1982, Distinguished Service award Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, 1971, Louise Maxwell award Indiana U. 1987. Library Science scholar North Carolina State Library, Raleigh, 1964.Recipient Alumni Distinguished Service award School Library and Information Science, North Carolina Central U., Durham, 1982, Distinguished Service award Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, 1971, Louise Maxwell award Indiana U. 1987. Library Science scholar North Carolina State Library, Raleigh, 1964.