Background
Benson, James Dewayne was born on June 23, 1925 in Fairbury, Nebraska, United States. Son of Earl Mark and Cleone Matilda (Wycoff) Benson.
Benson, James Dewayne was born on June 23, 1925 in Fairbury, Nebraska, United States. Son of Earl Mark and Cleone Matilda (Wycoff) Benson.
Bachelor of Science, Creighton University, 1949. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1958.
Assistant professor marketing, Iowa State University, 1952-1954, 55-57;
associate professor, Southern Illinois U., 1957-1962;
associate professor, U. Iowa, 1962-1970;
dean, College Business Administrn., Northern Arizona U., 1970-1973;
director corporation marketing, Motorola Inc., Chicago, 1973-1975;
dean College Business,, Northern Illinois U., 1975-1984;
vice president business affairs, Northern Illinois U., 1984-1986;
professor, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, 1986-1990;
volunteer executive, International Executive Svc. Corporation, Slavjansk, Ukraine, 1994-1995;
volunteer, International Executive Svc. Corporation, Bhatislava, Slovakia, since 1996.
Board directors BeeLine Motor Freight Inc., Benson Color Technology, Rockford Spring Inc. Consultant Jefferson Davis and Associations, Corn Belt Cooperative, Northwestern Bell Telephone Сompany, Motorola, Inc.
President Northern Arizona Social Welfare, 1971-1973. Served to 2nd lieutenant, Air Corps Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member American Marketing Association, Midwest Economics Association, Midwest Business Association, American Assembly Collegiate Schools Business (president Mid-continent East region), Western and Mid-Western Deans Colleges of Business, DeKalb (Illinois) Chamber of Commerce, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Eta Sigma.
Married Maran Schueller, May 29, 1948. Children– David, Barbara, Mary, Stephen.