Kraus-Anderson's Gary Benson receives Outstanding Benefactor Award from District 916 Educational Foundation

March 1, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (February 2019) – Gary Benson, Kraus-Anderson’s director of project planning and development, has been named Outstanding Benefactor by the Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District Education Foundation. The award recognizes Benson for his extraordinary contributions to the foundation and the school district. Most notably, he has obtained more than $50,000 in donations to the foundation in the past eight years.

The 916 Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization that helps the students, teachers and member districts of Northeast Metro 916 excel in programs that are not funded by public tax revenues. The foundation has supported the district for more than 25 years, and over the last five years has awarded more than a half a million dollars in scholarships and grants for students and teachers.

Benson has served on the foundation’s board since 1995 and has held numerous leadership positions including board president.

Benson is the vice chair of the board of the Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority (MHEFA) and is a member of the Minnesota Association of School Administrators, Minnesota Association of School Business Officials and Minnesota School Boards Association.   He received his B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Augsburg College and his M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Minnesota.

About Kraus-Anderson

Established in 1897, Kraus-Anderson® Construction Company is one of the nation’s premier commercial general contractors and construction managers. Kraus-Anderson, an Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. and has regional offices in Madison, Wis., Bismarck, N.D., and Duluth, Bemidji and Rochester Minn.