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Variant names

Benson Institute

Description

Established: 1977

Location: Provo, Utah (1977- )

Functions

The purpose of the Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute was to raise the quality of life among the people of the world through improved nutrition and enlightened agricultural practices. The institute cooperates with universities in the developing world, the institute emphasizes developmental research in village nutrition and agricultural production directed toward promoting self-reliant traditional families. The institute had university ties with Guatemala, Ecuador, and Bolivia.

Assets and Administrative Structure

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Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University (1977-1987)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Biology and Agriculture (1987-2007)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Life Sciences (2007- )

Associated Archival Materials

Records and correspondence of the College of Biology and Agriculture, 1917-1986 (UA 702; Z17/6/H 1; Z17/7/E 6)

Sources

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1987-1988: p. 43 (variant name: Benson Institute; Laren R. Robinson, director (1987-1988))

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1990-1991: p. 37 (James B. Jenson, director (1990-1991))

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1995-1996: p. 48 (N. Paul Johnston, director (1995-1996))

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 2000-2001: p. 54 (ties to Guatemala, Ecuador, and Bolivia)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 2002-2003: p. 69 (Allen C. Christensen, director (2002-2003))

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