Warren S. Benson Distinguished Christian Educator Award

First awarded in 1991, the highest professional distinction given by the Society of Professors in Christian Education is the Warren S. Benson Distinguished Christian Educator Award. The Benson Award represents the acknowledgment, by the members and trustees of our Society, of an extraordinary and sustained contribution to the field and ministry of Christian Education.

Dr. Warren S. Benson

Dr. Warren S. Benson (August 23, 1929-February 15, 2002) was recognized as a professor, pastor, scholar, and author. He was a devoted member of the Evangelical Free Church in America, but his influence extended far beyond the parameters of his own tradition. His greatest legacy continues not in his publications, but in the lives of his many students.

Warren S. Benson Distinguished Christian Educator Award Recipiants

Warren Benson
Howard Hendricks
Kenneth Gangel
Lois LeBar
Mary LeBar
Don Joy
Jim Plueddemann
Les Blank
Larry Richards
Gene Getz
Edward Hayes
Marlene LeFever
Roy Zuck
Cathy Stonehouse
Charles Van Ness
Bill Bynum
Campbell Wyckoff
Ted Ward
LeRoy Ford
Julie Gorman
Dennis Williams
Michael Anthony
William Yount
Perry Downs
Jim Wilhoit
Kevin Lawson