Background
Benson, James Allen was born on July 13, 1943 in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. Son of Roy Irl and Lenora Mae (Sorric) Benson.
academic administrator library science educator
Benson, James Allen was born on July 13, 1943 in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. Son of Roy Irl and Lenora Mae (Sorric) Benson.
Bachelor, Kansas University, 1965. Master of Library Science, Rutgers University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, 1977.
Reference and circulation library Texas Southern University, Houston, 1966—1967. Reference library Southwest Texas State College, San Marcos, 1967-1968. Assistant professor Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1971-1977.
Visiting associate library California State University, Chico, 1975-1976. Associate professor University Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1977-1983, St. John's University, Jamaica, New York, 1983—2005, director, division library and information science, 1993—2001. Dean University Libraries, since 1998.
Vice provost St. John's University, Jamaica, New York, since 2005.
Co-editor: Downloading/Uploading Online Databases and Catalogs, 1985. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member American Library Association, Association for Library and Information Science Education, American Society Information Science.
Camping, gardening, cooking.
Married Susan Jane Beck, July 21, 1984.