John T. Benson (born November 18, 1937) is an American educator and

Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin The Superintendent of Public Instruction, sometimes referred to as the State Superintendent of Schools, is a constitutional officer within the executive branch of the Wisconsin state government, and acts as the executive head of the Department of ...

1993–2001. Born in

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, Benson graduated from Luther College 1960 and received his master's degree from

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

1963. Benson was director of education for

Marshall Public Schools Marshall Public Schools is a public school district located in Marshall, Michigan Marshall is a U.S. city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Calhoun County. The population was 7,088 at the 2010 census. Marshall is best known for its c ...

and was assistant supervisor of Public Instruction of Wisconsin.

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People from Mauston, Wisconsin Luther College (Iowa) alumni University of Minnesota alumni Educators from Wisconsin 1937 births Living people Superintendents of Public Instruction of Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-politician-stub