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Thursday, March 25, 2010

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION 1xbet online games login EARNS K-STATE'S STEPHEN BENTON FELLOW STATUS IN THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL 1xbet online games login ASSOCIATION

MANHATTAN -- A Kansas State University professor is being honored for his contributions to education 1xbet online games login .

Stephen Benton, professor of special education, counseling and student affairs, has been selected a Fellow of the American Educational 1xbet online games login Association. Benton is one of 67 scholars to earn the honor this year. His induction ceremony will be May 1 at the 91st annual meeting of the American Educational 1xbet online games login Association in Denver, Colo.

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He is co-author of a test manual and the book "College Student Mental Health: Effective Services and Strategies Across Campus"; eight book chapters; numerous edited volumes; and more than 60 refereed journal articles and 60 professional papers. From 1991 to 2000 he served as editor of the journal Educational Psychology Review. His work has appeared in the Journal of Educational Psychology, Contemporary Educational Psychology, Psychology: 1xbet online games login and Practice, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Journal of Educational Measurement, 1xbet online games login in the Teaching of English, Educational Psychology Review and many more. In addition, he has served on several journal editorial boards and has been a reviewer for numerous journals and professional associations.

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Benton joined K-State in 1983, earned the rank of associate professor in 1988 and was promoted to full professor in 1994. He has served multiple times as chair of his department. His many honors include a Professorial Performance Award in 2007, Excellence in Graduate Faculty Teaching Award in 1998, and the Award of Excellence from the University of Nebraska Alumni Association in 1997.

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Benton earned a bachelor's in secondary education, a master's in educational psychology and measurements and a doctorate in educational psychology, all from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.