Derby High School, Derby, Kansas, KS, McConnell AFB, Honeycutt, Derby Junior High School, Derby Elementary School, North Highlands, California, CA,
Live Oak, Marysville, Yuba City, Vallejo, Grass Valley, Cooper Elementary School, Encinal Elementary School, David Behr, Kris Eager, the Buttes, Susan
Fillmore, Amarillo, TX, Tascosa High School, Tascosa Rebels, Mark Gottschalk, Diane Morrow, Mike Leard, Steve Warren, Don Stapf, Sylvia Stapf, David
Denman, Lyndol Carter, Mark Eubanks, Stephanie Lawrence, Dick Parker, Billy Parr, Elaine Yancy, Larry Frey, Duncan Gibbs, Harrell Tipton, Tom Sowers,
Steve Nussbaum, Nancy Hunter, Mike Ballou, Don Atwood, Marvin Carr, Jasper Hicks, Ken Kennedy, Tom Decker, David Ledyard, Willie Mok, Jeff Warr,
Becky Wilkerson, David Crockett Junior High School, Pam Bearden, Steve Messer, Eddie Taylor, David West, Linda Waldrop, Dennis Longstreth, Danny Sharp,
Robert Bailey, Rick Osborn, Ron Lindsey, Alan Falcioni, Dani Falcioni, Morton, PA, Ridley Township, Charles Songster, Carano, McClellan, graduation class
1968, Derby Panthers, Bill Nicholson IV, Oak Bluffs, Molly Nicholson, Kingston, North Carolina, Clay Hammontree, summer 1975, Navigators, Glen Eyrie,
Mark Owens, Andre LaTondresse, Kris Kimple, Randy Torpen, Larry Cox, Carroll Hardy, Dave Mahnke, Howard Slotman, Joanie Stuvland, Carolyn Berg,
Robin Neuhaus, Lyn Cabalka, Kristy Kvalheim, Phil Lambert, Rick Meyer, Richard Steiner, Howard Spence, Colorado Springs, Bob Selby, Ray Patterson, Sue
Selby, Jane Patterson, Burdett, Marvin Saxton, Fruitvale Elementary School, Wichita Bible Church, Westlink Christian Church, Gene Carlson, Richard
Applegate, Mike Andrus, Dick High, Phil Thengvall, Dan Curnutt, Tom Kluge, Steve Blasdel, First Free, First E. Free, First Evangelical Free, Nick Gimben,
Darryl Schmidt, Scott Onnen, KPHO, KWCH, Jerry Hilton, Bodie Weiss, Steve Dickie, Dick Gorham, Kermit Oppreicht, Keevil, Eastminster Presbyterian
Church, Steve Marsh, Anne Horton, Casey Casamento, Roger Pryor, Heskett Center, Lifeguard, Joe Mow, Flavia McBride, Betty Christian, Trent, Jeff Turner,
Dallas Theological Seminary, Lincoln Hall, Phil Sell, Joe Pool, Art Buhs, Klaus Issler, Wes Milligan, John Nuth, Rod Cooper, Grant Fox, Jeff Hendley, Larry
Kivioja, JP Moreland, Roger Raymer, Phil Smuland, Tom Woodward, Steve Haymond, George Higginbotham, Jerry Singleton, Daryl Thompson, Mark
Benadom, Roc Bottomly, Mike Mitchum, James Mook, Fowler White, Derrick Warfel, Tracy Bergquist, Bill Kruidenier, Hank Musili, Grant Reading, Gary
Custis, John Sloan, Zondervan, John Townsend, Boundaries, Chafer Chapel, Howard Hendricks, Dave Basile, Steve Basile, Janie Basile, Eureka, Mark Hunter,
Mike Somogyi, Carolyn Somogyi, Monte Baugher, Doug Louis, MBA, geologist, Michelle Louis, DO, Wichita Clinic, Pam Steinle, surgeon, Smith Center,
Debbie Tillotson, Scott Tillotson, Joe Hof, Arlene Hof, USAF Academy, Barry Hanks, Ed Santavicca, Joel Brake, MD, Bob Cosand, Tony Jeffrey, Providence
Christian, Trinity Christian Academy, Forrest Miller, Lake Washington School District, Joel Hankland, architect, Jerry Felt, Michelle Felt, Tim Talbert MD,
Olathe, Overland Park, Wayne Aramini, Matt Bronleewe, Tom Bronleewe, Sterling, Kip Innes, Phil Vick, North Carolina, Jeff Methe, Sharon Baugher, Josh
Baugher,
Live Oak, Marysville, Yuba City, Vallejo, Grass Valley, Cooper Elementary School, Encinal Elementary School, David Behr, Kris Eager, the Buttes, Susan
Fillmore, Amarillo, TX, Tascosa High School, Tascosa Rebels, Mark Gottschalk, Diane Morrow, Mike Leard, Steve Warren, Don Stapf, Sylvia Stapf, David
Denman, Lyndol Carter, Mark Eubanks, Stephanie Lawrence, Dick Parker, Billy Parr, Elaine Yancy, Larry Frey, Duncan Gibbs, Harrell Tipton, Tom Sowers,
Steve Nussbaum, Nancy Hunter, Mike Ballou, Don Atwood, Marvin Carr, Jasper Hicks, Ken Kennedy, Tom Decker, David Ledyard, Willie Mok, Jeff Warr,
Becky Wilkerson, David Crockett Junior High School, Pam Bearden, Steve Messer, Eddie Taylor, David West, Linda Waldrop, Dennis Longstreth, Danny Sharp,
Robert Bailey, Rick Osborn, Ron Lindsey, Alan Falcioni, Dani Falcioni, Morton, PA, Ridley Township, Charles Songster, Carano, McClellan, graduation class
1968, Derby Panthers, Bill Nicholson IV, Oak Bluffs, Molly Nicholson, Kingston, North Carolina, Clay Hammontree, summer 1975, Navigators, Glen Eyrie,
Mark Owens, Andre LaTondresse, Kris Kimple, Randy Torpen, Larry Cox, Carroll Hardy, Dave Mahnke, Howard Slotman, Joanie Stuvland, Carolyn Berg,
Robin Neuhaus, Lyn Cabalka, Kristy Kvalheim, Phil Lambert, Rick Meyer, Richard Steiner, Howard Spence, Colorado Springs, Bob Selby, Ray Patterson, Sue
Selby, Jane Patterson, Burdett, Marvin Saxton, Fruitvale Elementary School, Wichita Bible Church, Westlink Christian Church, Gene Carlson, Richard
Applegate, Mike Andrus, Dick High, Phil Thengvall, Dan Curnutt, Tom Kluge, Steve Blasdel, First Free, First E. Free, First Evangelical Free, Nick Gimben,
Darryl Schmidt, Scott Onnen, KPHO, KWCH, Jerry Hilton, Bodie Weiss, Steve Dickie, Dick Gorham, Kermit Oppreicht, Keevil, Eastminster Presbyterian
Church, Steve Marsh, Anne Horton, Casey Casamento, Roger Pryor, Heskett Center, Lifeguard, Joe Mow, Flavia McBride, Betty Christian, Trent, Jeff Turner,
Dallas Theological Seminary, Lincoln Hall, Phil Sell, Joe Pool, Art Buhs, Klaus Issler, Wes Milligan, John Nuth, Rod Cooper, Grant Fox, Jeff Hendley, Larry
Kivioja, JP Moreland, Roger Raymer, Phil Smuland, Tom Woodward, Steve Haymond, George Higginbotham, Jerry Singleton, Daryl Thompson, Mark
Benadom, Roc Bottomly, Mike Mitchum, James Mook, Fowler White, Derrick Warfel, Tracy Bergquist, Bill Kruidenier, Hank Musili, Grant Reading, Gary
Custis, John Sloan, Zondervan, John Townsend, Boundaries, Chafer Chapel, Howard Hendricks, Dave Basile, Steve Basile, Janie Basile, Eureka, Mark Hunter,
Mike Somogyi, Carolyn Somogyi, Monte Baugher, Doug Louis, MBA, geologist, Michelle Louis, DO, Wichita Clinic, Pam Steinle, surgeon, Smith Center,
Debbie Tillotson, Scott Tillotson, Joe Hof, Arlene Hof, USAF Academy, Barry Hanks, Ed Santavicca, Joel Brake, MD, Bob Cosand, Tony Jeffrey, Providence
Christian, Trinity Christian Academy, Forrest Miller, Lake Washington School District, Joel Hankland, architect, Jerry Felt, Michelle Felt, Tim Talbert MD,
Olathe, Overland Park, Wayne Aramini, Matt Bronleewe, Tom Bronleewe, Sterling, Kip Innes, Phil Vick, North Carolina, Jeff Methe, Sharon Baugher, Josh
Baugher,
Ben Owen earned his BA degree from Wichita State University in Anthropology, and had
minors in Math, English, and History. His first Master's Degree (ThM) is in Old Testament
Exegesis and Semitic Languages from Dallas Theological Seminary while his second Master's
Degree (MBA) is from WSU's Barton School of Business.
People often ask Ben how he became a writer. Well, when the terrorists attacked the World
Trade Center on 9-11, he received an unexpected layoff notice from Boeing due to the
sudden downturn in the airline industry. A month after his layoff he wrote the first draft of
HRK and the Book Behind the Wall in a nine-day burst of creativity, and continued rewriting
it until it was ready for publication. To promote his unpublished book, he designed a website
that has had visitors from 123 countries. Hopefully, it will catch someone's attention
somewhere in the publishing world.
While he's waiting for a publisher to buy his book, Ben substitute teaches in elementary
schools. He's now subbed in 61 schools for 366 different teachers for over 12,000 kids. But
whose counting!
Ben has successfully made the transition from the aeronautical world to the educational world
by substitute teaching, by reinventing himself as an author, and by becoming a webmaster.
His 249-page book has grown to a multi-book series, his teaching skills are in high demand,
and his website continues to attract worldwide attention. Having now found his passion for
writing, he is the happiest he’s ever been, having no regrets about his layoff.
minors in Math, English, and History. His first Master's Degree (ThM) is in Old Testament
Exegesis and Semitic Languages from Dallas Theological Seminary while his second Master's
Degree (MBA) is from WSU's Barton School of Business.
People often ask Ben how he became a writer. Well, when the terrorists attacked the World
Trade Center on 9-11, he received an unexpected layoff notice from Boeing due to the
sudden downturn in the airline industry. A month after his layoff he wrote the first draft of
HRK and the Book Behind the Wall in a nine-day burst of creativity, and continued rewriting
it until it was ready for publication. To promote his unpublished book, he designed a website
that has had visitors from 123 countries. Hopefully, it will catch someone's attention
somewhere in the publishing world.
While he's waiting for a publisher to buy his book, Ben substitute teaches in elementary
schools. He's now subbed in 61 schools for 366 different teachers for over 12,000 kids. But
whose counting!
Ben has successfully made the transition from the aeronautical world to the educational world
by substitute teaching, by reinventing himself as an author, and by becoming a webmaster.
His 249-page book has grown to a multi-book series, his teaching skills are in high demand,
and his website continues to attract worldwide attention. Having now found his passion for
writing, he is the happiest he’s ever been, having no regrets about his layoff.
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