Name: Grace P. Benson Date: June 11th, 1910 - May 17th, 2010 Obituary: GRACE PLOTNER BENSON Grace Plotner Benson, Pioneer Culinary TV personality, died May 17,2010 in Bryn Mawr, PA one month short of her 100thbirthday. Grace was born June 11, 1910 in Ambler, PA, the eldest of five children of Elsie Mildred and Joseph Plotner. Grace graduated from Drexel University in 1933 with a degree in Home Economics. After a brief time at F.W. Woolworth & Co where she managed their restaurant in Atlantic City, she began her forty year career with the Philadelphia Electric Co. In her early years she helped pioneer the first cooking programs on Philadelphia TV and later had her own radio program. She produced cooking programs in theaters and on radio to promote "Live Better Electrically". In 1966, after building many successful and innovative programs, in she was made the Director of Home Service Department & Residential Lighting. In 1968 she was the winner of the first Edison Electric Home Service Sales Promotion Award. In 1988 she was honored by Drexel, her alma mater, with the Harriet E. Worrell Distinguished Alumna Award for her professional achievements and service to the university. She also received numerous additional professional awards at both the local and national level in home economics. In retirement she continued to be active in the home economics field. In addition she served on many community boards. Grace was involved at the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church where she was a member for over 60 years. Grace Benson was preceded in death in 1987 by her beloved husband, Arthur C. Benson, Sr. She is survived by her daughter Bonnie Jean Benson of Michigan, and her son Arthur C. Benson, Jr. and his wife, Donna, of Colorado. Services: 2:00PM at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church on Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 (map/driving directions) Cemetery: Burial Services will be private , (map/driving directions)