Ed Banfield, longtime Central College employee, passed away Jan. 20, 2023, in Sun City West, Arizona. Banfield joined the Central community in 1967 as the assistant director of Upward Bound, director of testing and supervisor for student teachers. In 1991, he was promoted to director of the TRIO program. He served the college in that role until his retirement in 1998.
A colleague and mentor to many, Banfield and his wife, Mary Jane, former assistant director of Upward Bound, have been loyal donors and stayed involved with the college after their 31-year tenure in Pella. His heart for others and hard work awarded him the President’s Award from the National Council of Educational Opportunity Association in 1997 and the Melvin Jones Fellow Award, the highest award in the Lions Club.
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