Background
Beeners, Wilbert John was born on May 19, 1921 in Lennox, South Dakota, United States. Son of William and Sophie (Schmidt) Beeners.
Beeners, Wilbert John was born on May 19, 1921 in Lennox, South Dakota, United States. Son of William and Sophie (Schmidt) Beeners.
Bachelor, University Dubuque, 1943. Doctor of Divinity, University Dubuque, 1960. Bachelor's Degree, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1948.
Studies with Maud Scheerer, New York City, 1961.
Instructor, Princeton (New Jersey) Theological Seminary, 1949-1951;
assistant professor, Princeton (New Jersey) Theological Seminary, 1951-1953;
associate professor, Princeton (New Jersey) Theological Seminary, 1953-1958;
professor, director speech program, Princeton (New Jersey) Theological Seminary, 1958-1991;
acting dean, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, 1968-1970. Visiting professor New Brunswick (New Jersey) Theological Seminary, 1949-1975, Salvation Army Training School, New York, 1958-1987, United States Army Chaplaincy Training Prorgam, 1968-1987;consultant Station WANE television, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1966-1967, 71. Member Council on Mass Media, 1963-1968, Council on Theological Education, 1968-1971 United Presbyterian Church United States of America.
Consultant and lecturer in personal communication for business and industry. Seminar leader in insurance field. Private coach voice production and interpretative speech.
Speaker professional organizations and civic clubs. Narrator audio-visual presentations.
With United States Merchant Marines, 1944-1946, European Theatre of Operations, PTO. Member Religious Speech Communications Society of America.
Married Dorothy Presnell, September 18, 1948 (divorced June 1993). Children: Susan Corinne, Brian Edward, Sally Beeners Tanis. Married Hanna C. Boekhoff, October 2, 1993.