Born: February 17, 1902 (Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia)
Died: March 23, 1977 (Naples, FL)
Education:
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- B.A. Ohio State University (1927)
- Hon. Doctor of Laws Capitol University, Columbus, OH (1949)
- Hon. Doctor of Science West Virginia Wesleyan College (1951)
Occupation:
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- President of Hiawatha Oil and Gas Company until 1961
- Director of Hiawatha Oil and Gas Company 1961-1977
- President, Director of Bentex Oil Corporation 1963-1969
- President Benedum-Trees Oil Corporation 1963-1977
- Director of the Pittsburgh National Bank
Where they Lived:
- Pittsburgh, PA
Years Served:
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- 1951-1973
- 1973-1977 Trustee, Emeritus
Committees:
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- Budget and Finance 1951-1953
- Investment 1953-1960
- Library 1952-1953
- Public Relations 1956-1959
- Public Relations and Nominations 1959-1960
Notes:
Paul G. Benedum Hall, built in 1964 was named for him at a ceremony on October 12, 1973. His wife, Willeen Ludwig Benedum also received Doctor of Public Service degree from WVWC in 1971.
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- Nephew of Michael Late Benedum of Bridgeport
- President of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation 1959-1977
- Honorary Degree from WVWC in 1951
- Active in Boy Scouts of America, serving as an honorary member of the National Council of the Boy Scouts, receiving the Silver Buffalo Award
- A founder and until his death a director and national treasurer of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- During WWII, a Lieutenant Colonel with the Army Air Corps
- Awarded the Legion of Merit by the War Department
- Received the State of West Virginia Award in 1969
Sources:
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- Catalog
- Dietrich, W.S. (2011). Eminent Pittsburghers: Profiles of the cities founding industrialists. Lanham: Taylor Trade Pub., (p.140)
- Sundial, July 1976. No Family Has Done More…
- Obituary, Pittsburgh Press (March 23, 1977)
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