John Benson Reark

Background

Reark, John Benson was born on August 1, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Benson and Ruth (Garvey) Reark.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Botany, University Miami, 1950. Master of Science in Tropical Forest Ecology, Centro Agronomico Tropico de Investigaciónew york Ensanza, Turrialba, Costa Rica, 1952. Postgraduate, University Miami, 1960.

Doctor of Philosophy in Tropical Coastal Ecology, Clayton University, St. Louis, 1983.

Career

Landscape architect, ecologist, land use planner,, South Miami, Florida, since 1955. Instructor horticulture Dade Correctional Institute, Florida City, Florida, 1986-1991. Horticulturist Miami MetroZoo, 1987-1991.

Member Dade County Landscape Ordinances Board, Miami, 1964-1965. Member Pinewood Cemetery history site City of Coral Gables, Florida, 1985-1989. Newspaper columnist, 1979-1983.

Architect major tourism projects, Bahamas, 1956-1958, 67-68, Costa Rica, 1968-1971, Honduras, 1975-1976, Grand Cayman, 1970-1971, Dominican Republic, 1974. Town planner, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1977-1978.

Achievements

• John Benson Reark has been listed as a notable consulting ecologist, landscape architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Museum Science and Planetarium, Miami, 1963-1967. Captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa.

Connections

Married Muriel Frances Schafer, September 9, 1950 (divorced 1967). Children: Michael Frederick, Eileen Frances. Married Barbara Hublitz, July 9, 1973.

Father:

Benson Reark

Mother:

Ruth (Garvey) Reark

Spouse:

Muriel Frances Schafer

Spouse:

Barbara Hublitz

child:

Eileen Frances Reark

child:

Michael Frederick Reark