David William Benfield

Background

Benfield, David William was born on January 12, 1941 in Des Moines. Son of Walter Edwin and Frances Louise Benfield.

Education

Bachelor cum laude, St. John's College, 1962; Master of Arts, Brown U., 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown U., 1972.

Career

Instructor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1967-1972; assistant professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1972-1973; assistant professor philosophy and religion, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, 1973-1976; associate professor, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, 1976-1991; chairman conference on methods in philosophy and the science, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, 1983-1984; chairman academic computing committee, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, 1987-1988; full professor, since 1991.

Achievements

• David William Benfield has been listed as a noteworthy Philosophy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Philosophical Association, Long Island Philosophical Society (president 1970-1973), Society for Philosophy and Public Affairs (chairman New York group 1979-1980), Leibniz Society, Hume Society, Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Kathleen Harris, June 22, 1980. 1 child, John David Bradshaw.

Father:

Walter Edwin Benfield

Mother:

Frances Louise Benfield

Spouse:

Kathleen Harris

child:

John David Bradshaw Benfield