Page 17 - 2021 SPCE Program Final Final Final

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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.

This year we honor the twenty-sixth recipient of the Benson
Award, Dr. Kevin E. Lawson, Professor of Educational
Studies at Talbot School of Theology, and Editor in Chief of
the Christian Education Journal from 2003-2021.

Past Recipients:

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

Warren S. Benson Biography
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.

-16-