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Benton joined
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Benton began his career as a lawyer in
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succeeded him in 2019, Benton took on the role of president emeritus. A road on the university's
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With his wife
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campus was renamed Benton Way in honor of his service to the university.
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Benton was born in
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555:William S. Banowsky
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