Benjamin Goodwin Wisner

Background

Wisner, Benjamin Goodwin was born on September 27, 1943 in Sanford, Florida, United States. Son of Benjamin Goodwin and Patricia (McCoy) Wisner.

Education

Bachelor, University of California, Davis, 1965; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Clark University, 1978.

Career

Development volunteer, American Friends Svc. Committee, Mbambara Village, Tanzania, 1966-1968; research assistant, Hazards Research Group, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1968-1971; research associate, U. Nairobi, Kenya, 1971-1972; lecturer community health, U. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1972-1974; lecturer geography, Sheffield (United Kingdom) U., 1976-1977; associate professor, U. Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique, 1978-1980; assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1980-1981; consultant, United Nations University Food-Energy Nexus, Paris, 1982-1986; Henry R. Luce professor, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, since 1987. Visiting professor Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1981-1987, Swiss Federal Tech.Inst., Zurich, 1983-1984.

Director Luce Food Program, Amherst, since 1987. Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, since 1991, United Nations Economics Commision on Africa, Addis Ababa, 1989-1990. Health sector coordinator Task Force on African Development, Atlanta, since 1990.

Consultant World Works Foundation, Bridgewater, 1986-1988, Western Massachusetts Food Bank, Hatfield, since 1987, Bread for the World Institute, Washington, since 1989.

Achievements

• Benjamin Goodwin Wisner has been listed as a noteworthy Food and environmental policy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Society for Applied Anthropology (senior fellow). Member Association American geographers, Rural Sociological Society, International Peace Research Association, African Studies Association.

Interests

• Avocations: cross country and downhill skiing, gardening.

Connections

Married Sonia Ruth Kruks, February 9, 1978. 1 child, Gabrielle Kaya Kruks-Wisner.

Father:

Benjamin Goodwin Wisner

Mother:

Patricia (McCoy) Wisner

Spouse:

Sonia Ruth Kruks

child:

Gabrielle Kaya Kruks-Wisner