Background
Bender, Jan Eilhard was born on May 20, 1940 in Heiligenstedten, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Arrived in the United States, 1961, naturalized, 1966. Son of Jan Oskar and Charlotte Elisabeth (Peters) Bender.
department chairman language educator
Bender, Jan Eilhard was born on May 20, 1940 in Heiligenstedten, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Arrived in the United States, 1961, naturalized, 1966. Son of Jan Oskar and Charlotte Elisabeth (Peters) Bender.
Bachelor, University Nebraska, 1964. Master of Arts, University Nebraska, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Nebraska, 1970.
Instructor University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1966—1967. Assistant professor Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, 1967—1973, Ashland College, 1973—1974, University South Carolina, Columbia, 1974—1977. Associate professor German Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon, 1977—1994, chairman department, 1980—1987.
Member of confederation Oregon Foreign Language Teachers (board directors 1979-1981, vice president 1981-1982, president 1982-1983), Pacific Northwest Council Foreign Languages, American Association Teachers of German.
Married Christel L. Kappus, November 23, 1962 (divorced 1977). Children: Ralph, Martin. Married Anne W. Waldron, August 15, 1982.
Children: Lu Ann, Sandi.