A Brief Biography...

Speaking at the Lions Club...  Benjamin Adam Younkins was born on February 2nd, 1979 in Wichita Falls, Texas. He spent the first three years of his life growing up around neighboring Burkburnett, and then moved with his family to Kittanning, Pennsylvania, which is about 45 minutes northeast of Pittsburgh.
   At age six, he was enrolled in Lenape Elementary School. Shortly after the beginning of his kindergarten year, his scores on diagnostic tests had him moved to the academically gifted classes. By maintaining high grades, he remained in these classes until entering the seventh grade. Then he became a student at Ford City Junior/Senior High School. He participated in the 'Enrichment' program for gifted students until the tenth grade, when it was discontinued.

Taking a bow in Music Man...  During his tenure at FCHS, Ben also sang in the chorus, played trombone in the band, and played both soccer and football for the school. During his junior year, he sang "Born to Hand Jive" in the school's presentation of the musical Grease. The next year, he had one of the lead roles and multiple songs to carry in The Music Man.
  Shortly after graduation, Ben received a full tuition scholarship to attend college at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, West Virginia. In the second semester of his freshman year, Ben formally enrolled in the Computer Science major and over the next few years, he added a minor in Business Management.

Looking more important than I should be...  During his years at Wheeling Jesuit, Ben also found time to play a lead role in WJU's presentation of a stage rendition of Akira Kurosawa's much-acclaimed classic, "Rashomon." His senior year, he played the part of Ferdinand in Shakespeare's "The Tempest." While maintaining a cumulative 3.475 GPA, Ben also found time to contribute some stories and poetry to the student arts publication and also make large contributions as a staff member. Ben had the good fate to spend most of the summer of his sophomore year in Europe, visiting Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic. Since his graduation, Ben has had the good luck to work with some spectacular different companies, such as FedEx and Medrad.

Last Updated: 7/19/02


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