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1Continued from page one) · , following awards, Hardiog 1 College Distingu ished Alumnus, F reedoms Foundation Award every year exceptone since 1949, I Arkansan of the Year 1953-154, Top National Freedoms Foun– dation Award at Valley Forge. 19"/S, Oklahoma Hall of Fame~ 1972." I Comments were also made on · Dr. Benson's academic career. He attended high scllool thr ee years and finish~d with the. highest grades in his class. He attended c.-ollege three years and graduated with honors. During the year 1923-24'11e was a member of the debate team at OSU and participated in every men 's debate that~ year, He also r enresented OSU at the National Phi Kappa Delta convention in both debate and oratory. In more than a doien men's debates that year only one decision was lost. His dedication to the preser– vation of Amer ican herita.ge was also mentioned, including the £act that he had spoken by invitation in every major city in America, at the invitation of city organizations , state organ iiatio ns, national OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS The above repll(ll depicts tt,e honor bestowed on Dr. George S. Benson, Hie 1976 inductee in the Hall of Fame at Oklahoma State University. The plaque wm be hung in the OSU Atumni Hall of Fame in the Student Un.on. {Dillin-– West Photo} /q1 fe 1 organizations and in one case, a n international organization with 15,000 representatives present. His graduate degrees include : M. A., Unversity of Chicago; LL. 0 ., Harding Coll~e; LL. D., 1-<nox College; LL. D., Waynesburg College. Benson elected to 1 The plaq ue will now be ' I hung in the OSU Alumni Hall of • Fame in the OSU Student Union which is consider ed one of the best student unioo buildings in the nation. OSU Hall of Faine 1- ~ ~"' i At a crowded banquet in the main ballroom of the spacious Oklahom a St ate University Student Union, Dr. G«>rge S. Benson was lnd~ ted into the OSU Hall of Fame at 12 noon on saiur~y, May 8. He was also designated as ''The Outstandlng Alumnus of the Year". f.'ollowlng , is lbe citation that was read by I the Master of Cer emonies : " George St uart Benson ... Searcy Daily GITIZEN ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED - Or. and Mrs. Thomas A. Formby announce the engagement and approaching ma rriage of their da1,19hter, Leah Adriane, to Thomas Glenn Justus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack G. J ust us of little Rock. Both are seniors at Harding College. Mlss Formby will receive a degree in elementary edu~ tion .ind the prospective groom wm r e<eive a degr in general science. The wedding will be solemniied prll l6 at ~he College Chur<:h of Chris t . Educator ... Missionary in China for many years ..• founder, trustee and president, Canton Bible School, 1930-36 ... president, Harding College, Searcy, Arkansas 19~ ... Chanc,enor, Oklahoma Chr istian College 1956- 1967 •.. producer of weekly radio pr ogram "Behind t.he News" .... bas provided leadershlp on tbese committees, Arkansas P ublic Expendi tu re CounGi l, Na– tional Thrift Commission, lnc., National Committee for Religion and Welfare Recovery, U. S. Flag Foundati9n, National CouncU Community Im– provement, U. S. Merchant Marine Academy ... preiident, National Education Program ... ~hairman of the board. Zambia ~ristian Secondary School. I KaloJno. Zambia . Afr ica ,.. ~ Jf\ancellor, Alabama Christian College, 1973 .. .. has r~eived the Please turn to page three GIFT FAIR SELECTIONS - Mrs. Murrey Wilson, Mrs, Walter P4>rter and Mrs Conard Hays, left to ~ight, arra~ge silk flowers handmade for the Associated Women for Hardin~ Gift Fair v,htch will be October 14 and 15 in fhe Stevens Art Cendeter ~ff thfe Har~tng campus. The s.illtt,vill include several categories of hand– ma 91 so all price ranges, andwltto~•t7:30a.m. Thursday. fo- ] 4, - ..