Warren S. Benson Distinguished Christian Educator Award
First awarded in 1991, the highest professional distinction given by the Society of Professors in Christian Ministry 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 Recipients
Warren Benson - 1994
Howard Hendricks
Kenneth Gangel
Lois LeBar
Mary LeBar
Don Joy - 1999
Jim Plueddemann
Les Blank
Larry Richards
Gene Getz
Edward Hayes
Roy Zuck
Cathy Stonehouse
Charles Van Ness
Bill Bynum
LeRoy Ford
Campbell Wyckoff - 1993
Ted Ward - 1996
Dennis Williams - 1998
Julie Gorman - 2004
Marlene LeFever - 2006
Michael Anthony - 2011
William Yount - 2009
Perry Downs - 2013
Jim Wilhoit - 2013
Kevin Lawson - 2021
Mark Cannister - 2026