Southern Wesleyan University names business school

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Southern Wesleyan University’s School of Business will become known as the Benson School of Business, named for Nashville, Tenn.-based Christian financial planner C. Pete Benson.

A member of Southern Wesleyan’s board of trustees, Benson has served the Wesleyan Church as a minister and a church planter. In 1998, he entered the financial industry, founding Beacon Capital Management in 2000. Since its founding, Beacon Capital Management has grown from two co-owners to a company with 22 employees and a new office building in Franklin, Tenn., according to a news release.

Todd Voss, Southern Wesleyan president, said Benson is enthusiastic about teaming with Southern Wesleyan to grow the School of Business, enhancing research and internship opportunities, creating a focus on Christian financial planning, developing new concentrations and certificate programs and exploring the development of a speakers’ series, the release said.

“This advance for our recognized School of Business is more than exciting; it brings a deep and relevant identity to our curriculum with a specialty that has the ability to change lives, all connected to the Benson family name that is widely known for faithfulness, integrity and excellence,” said Voss, in the release. “The Benson School of Business has the potential to become a household name in the world of educational financial planning and beyond. We are so thankful for Pete and Ginnie Benson’s vision and partnership with Southern Wesleyan University.”