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'''William Edward Bennett''', also known as '''Bill Bennett''' (December 24, 1942 &ndash; April 3, 2006),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/william-bennett/e47107387020|title=William Bennett of Campbellsville, KY|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 1, 2017}}</ref> was from 1970 until his death a [[political science]] [[professor]] at [[Campbellsville University]] in Campbellsville, [[Kentucky]].

'''William Edward Bennett''', also known as '''Bill Bennett''' (December 24, 1942 &ndash; April 3, 2006),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/william-bennett/e47107387020|title=William Bennett of Campbellsville, KY|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 1, 2017}}</ref> was from 1970 until his death a [[political science]] [[professor]] at [[Campbellsville University]] in Campbellsville, [[Kentucky]].

A native of [[Colorado]], Bennett graduated from CU in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. He received his Master of Arts in political science in 1971 from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green and his [[Ph.D.]] in 1982 from the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg, [[Mississippi]]. Bennett came to CU the year after [[W. R. Davenport|William Randolph "Randy" Davenport]] became the college president in 1969.

In his thirty-six years at CU, Bennett taught some six thousand students. Called a true “Christian professor," Bennett was a member of the Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church in Campbellsville. In 1996, he was named the CU "distinguished professor."<ref name=bio/>

A native of [[Colorado]], Bennett graduated from CU in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. He received his Master of Arts in political science in 1971 from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green and his [[Ph.D.]] in 1982 from the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg, [[Mississippi]]. Bennett came to CU the year after [[W. R. Davenport|William Randolph "Randy" Davenport]] became the college president in 1969. In his thirty-six years at CU, Bennett taught some six thousand students. Called a true “Christian professor," Bennett was a member of the Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church in Campbellsville. In 1996, he was named the CU "distinguished professor."<ref name=bio/>

His colleagues at Campbellsville included [[Bobby R. Himes]] and [[Gilbert R. Tredway]]. Another colleague, [[Damon R. Eubank]], professor and chaiman of the CU Division of Social Science, was a student of Bennett’s and later a colleague when Eubank came to CU to teach history. Eubank recalled how Bennett "could engage students, and he brought passion to teaching. He was an idealist who believed we could change the world through politics.” Eubank further described Bennett as a “teacher and lover of learning" who was "skilled,” “gifted,” “loved by students,” “eager to teach and have his students learn,” “great personal friend,” “dedicated and talented teacher,” “always going the extra mile,” “loyal and committed,” and “competitive.”<ref name=bio/>

His colleagues at Campbellsville included [[Bobby R. Himes]] and [[Gilbert R. Tredway]]. Another colleague, [[Damon R. Eubank]], professor and chaiman of the CU Division of Social Science, was a student of Bennett’s and later a colleague when Eubank came to CU to teach history. Eubank recalled how Bennett "could engage students, and he brought passion to teaching. He was an idealist who believed we could change the world through politics.” Eubank further described Bennett as a “teacher and lover of learning" who was "skilled,” “gifted,” “loved by students,” “eager to teach and have his students learn,” “great personal friend,” “dedicated and talented teacher,” “always going the extra mile,” “loyal and committed,” and “competitive.”<ref name=bio/>