Guy Potter Benton
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Guy Potter Benton | |
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President of the University of the Philippines | |
In office 1921–1923 | |
Preceded by | Ignacio Villamor |
Succeeded by | Rafael V. Palma |
President of University of Vermont | |
In office 1911–1920 | |
President of Miami University | |
In office 1902–1911 | |
President of Upper Iowa University | |
In office 1898–1902 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Guy Potter Wharton Benton May 26, 1865 Kenton, Ohio, U.S |
Died | June 29, 1927 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S | (aged 62)
Alma mater | Ohio Northern University Ohio Wesleyan University Baker University College of Wooster. |
Profession | College president and educator |
Guy Potter Benton (May 26, 1865 – June 29, 1927) was an American educator who was president of Upper Iowa University, Miami University, the University of Vermont, and the University of the Philippines. He was instrumental in the founding of Delta Zeta sorority at Miami University in 1902.
Early life
Benton was born in Kenton, Ohio. His parents were Harriet (née Wharton) and Daniel Webster Benton.He attended Ohio Normal University (now Ohio Northern University), Ohio Wesleyan University, Baker University and the College of Wooster. At Ohio Wesleyan, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
Career
After college, Benton became an ordained
He was a professor of history and sociology at Baker University from 1896 to 1899. He became president of Upper Iowa University in 1899, serving until 1902 when he became president of Miami University. While at Miami, he helped form the Delta Zeta sorority in 1902. He left Miami in 1911 to become president of the University of Vermont from 1911 to 1919.
He was the educational director of the
He served as the third president of the University of the Philippines from 1921 to 1925
Honors
- Benton was named Grand Patron of the Delta Zeta sorority; he was the only man permitted to wear the Delta Zeta member badge.
- Two buildings on the Miami University campus have been named for Benton. First was the administration building and auditorium now known as Hall Auditorium and the current Benton Hall is an engineering building.
Personal life
In 1889, Benton married Dolla Konantz of Arcadia, Kansas. They had two daughters, Helen Geneva (Mrs. Dwight E. Minnich) and Pauline Corinth.
Benton was the national president of Phi Delta Theta from 1912 to 1914. He was also a member of the forensics honorary
Benton died in
Sources
- Encyclopedia Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. Dodge. Burlington: Ullery, 1912, p 118-119
External links
- "GUY POTTER BENTON, EDUCATOR, IS DEAD; Former Head of Universities of Philippines and Vermont a Sleeping Sickness Victim. ACTIVE IN Y.M.C.A. WORK Spent Two Years With A.E.F. -Was Ex-President of Upper Iowa and Miami Institutions -- Was 62". New York Times. 1927-06-30. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- Guy Potter Benton at Find a Grave