P. George Benson
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Dr. P. George Benson is an American
academic, and the current President of the College of Charleston
. Benson graduated with his Bachelors degree in mathematics from Bucknell University
. He did graduate work in operations research at New York University
, and received his Doctorate in decision sciences from the University of Florida
.
On October 26, 2006, the College of Charleston
Board of Trustees announced that Dr. P. George Benson would succeed Dr. Conrad Festa, the interim president, as the 21st President of the College of Charleston. He assumed the presidency on February 1, 2007. Prior to becoming President of the College of Charleston, Dr. Benson served as dean of the Terry College of Business
at the University of Georgia
. He sits on numerous corporate boards and is an avid golfer. President Benson is a member of the board of directors of The Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Foundation is a nonprofit, private-sector organization that raises funds to endow the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) was established in 1987 and it is presented annually by the President of the United States to organizations that demonstrate quality and performance excellence. It was designed by Congress to raise awareness of quality management and recognize U.S. companies that have implemented successful quality-management systems.
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academic, and the current President of the College of Charleston
College of Charleston
The College of Charleston is a public, sea-grant and space-grant university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States...
. Benson graduated with his Bachelors degree in mathematics from Bucknell University
Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...
. He did graduate work in operations research at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, and received his Doctorate in decision sciences from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
.
On October 26, 2006, the College of Charleston
College of Charleston
The College of Charleston is a public, sea-grant and space-grant university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States...
Board of Trustees announced that Dr. P. George Benson would succeed Dr. Conrad Festa, the interim president, as the 21st President of the College of Charleston. He assumed the presidency on February 1, 2007. Prior to becoming President of the College of Charleston, Dr. Benson served as dean of the Terry College of Business
Terry College of Business
The C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business is the business school at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. The Terry College is the flagship business school in the state of Georgia and one of 16 schools and colleges at the oldest state-chartered public university in the...
at the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
. He sits on numerous corporate boards and is an avid golfer. President Benson is a member of the board of directors of The Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Foundation is a nonprofit, private-sector organization that raises funds to endow the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recognizes U.S. organizations in the business, health care, education, and nonprofit sectors for performance excellence. The Baldrige Award is the only formal recognition of the performance excellence of both public and private U.S. organizations given by...
. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) was established in 1987 and it is presented annually by the President of the United States to organizations that demonstrate quality and performance excellence. It was designed by Congress to raise awareness of quality management and recognize U.S. companies that have implemented successful quality-management systems.