Ione Bennion

Women in Education

Former dean of women at Utah State University (1945-1952) and teacher for twenty-eight years in Logan City School District. In addition to her teaching and administrative duties, Ione Bennion helped establish Planned Parenthood in Logan as well as the Young Mothers program, whose purpose was to allow teenage mothers to continue their education. She also served on the Women’s Legislative Council and was influential in the creation of the Utah State University Women’s Center.