Byron Wilbur Bender

Background

Bender, Byron Wilbur was born on August 14, 1929 in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ezra Clay and Gertrude Magdalene (Kauffman) Bender.

Education

Bachelor, Goshen College, 1949. Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1963.

Career

He joined the Department of Linguistics in 1965, serving as its chair (1969–1995) and as editor of its journal Oceanic Linguistics (1991–2007). Born in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, Bender received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Goshen College in Indiana in 1949, and an Master of Arts in linguistics from Indiana University in 1950. After spending 1953–1959 teaching in the Marshall Islands in what was then the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under United States. administration, he returned to teach linguistics and anthropology at Goshen College in 1960–1962 before completing a Doctor of Philosophy in linguistics from Indiana University in 1963.

His dissertation analyzed Marshallese place names.

In 1962–1964, he served as English Program Supervisor for the Trust Territory, then taught English at the University of Hawaiʻi before joining the Department of Linguistics.

Achievements

• Byron Wilbur Bender has been listed as a noteworthy Linguistics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Marshallese-English Dictionary (PALI Language Texts―Micronesia)

    ( The Marshallese-English Dictionary contains almost 12,0...)

  • Spoken Marshallese (Pacific and Asian Linguistics Institute. Pali Language Texts)

    (Book by Bender, Byron W.)

  • Spoken Marshallese: an intensive language course with grammatical notes and glossary
  • Spoken Marshallese (Pacific and Asian Linguistics Institute. Pali Language Texts) n 2nd printing edition by Bender, Byron W. (1978) Paperback
  • Spoken Marshallese (Pacific and Asian Linguistics Institute. Pali Language Texts) by Byron W. Bender (1978-11-30)
  • Linguistic factors in Maori education;: A report, (Studies in education)

Membership

Trustee Hawaii Public Employees Health Fund Board, 1987-1995. Member University Hawaii Board Regents, 2003-2008. Member National Education Association (standing committee higher education 1985-1989), Linguistic Society of America (director Linguistic Institute summer 1977, program committee 1987-1989, parliamentarian 1994-1997).

Connections

Married Lois Marie Graber, August 25, 1950. Children: Susan Alice, Sarah Marie, Catherine Anne, Judith Lee, John Richard.

Father:

Ezra Clay Bender

Mother:

Gertrude Magdalene (Kauffman) Bender

Spouse:

Lois Marie Graber

child:

Sarah Marie Bender

child:

John Richard Bender

child:

Judith Lee Bender

child:

Susan Alice Bender

child:

Catherine Anne Bender