VIP Biography for
Milford James Benham
 | Milford James Benham |
| Industry | Education |
| Title | Professor Emeritus of Physics and Geology |
| Expertise | Teaching physics and geology |
| Current Organization | Phoenix College |
| Type of Organization | College and secondary schools |
| Major Product | Higher education |
| Area of Distribution | National |
| University/Degree | M.A., University of Illinois |
| Born | October 5, 1913, Manhattan, Illinois |
| Honors & Awards | Fulbright Scholarship to University of Chicago, 1959; Sabbatical at University of Arizona, 1963-64; President of Faculty, Phoenix University, 1962 |
| Published Works | Technical manuals on the GCA and C PS-6 while in the Sig C and Air C and other Navigational Aides |
| Affiliations | American Geophysical Union; Geological Society of America; Society of Exploration Geophysicists; American Association of Physics Teachers; Smithsonian Institute; National Geographic Society |
| Hobbies & Sports | Hiking, running river rapids, photography |
| Career Accomplishments | -PLEASE ADD- |
| Work History | Sciences and Mathematics Teacher, Basketball, Football and Baseball coach in secondary schools in Illinois, York Community High School, Wilmington High School, Dekalb Township High School as well as Critic Mathematics and Science Teacher for Dekalb Teachers College (Northern Illinois State University); Electronics and Mathematics Teacher, RCA Trade School; Physics and Geology Professor, Phoenix College, 1946-83 |
| Military Service | Army Signal Corps and Army Air Corps preparing technical manuals on radar units; Liaison officer at MIT for Ft. Monmouth Sig C and Air Officer for the Air Corps in WWII; Recalled as a GCA Officer during the Korean Conflict and was Liaison Officer in AACS of the Air Force for the European Theatre In GCA and other navigational aids, where 25 fighter bases west of the Rhine in Germany and France were built. Lt. Colonel in the Active Reserve, U.S. Air Force, retired 1963 |
| Children | Richard W., 57; Barbara J. Bardia, 53; Patricia J. Carlson, 51 |
| Spouse | LeVona Voigt; Doris Lorene Scott |
| Married | November 23, 1940; November 26, 1960 |
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