Ben Mark Cherrington (November 1, 1885 – May 2, 1980) was Acting Chancellor at the University of Denver from October 1943 to February 1946.

He was the Director of the Social Science Foundation which later evolved into the Graduate School of International Studies at the University for 25 years.

After serving in World War I he worked at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) and became the Executive Secretary in 1919.

Cherrington authored a number of books, including: The British Labor Movement in the Summer of 1921 (1922), Methods of Education in International Attitudes (1934), The Nations Meet at the Ancient Crossroads of the World (1948) and Ten Studies in the Sermon on the Mount (co-author 1926).

In 1956, Queen Elizabeth made him an honorary member of the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to international affairs.

In 1938, Cherrington accepted the job of organizing the work of the newly created Division of Cultural Relations in the U.S. Department of State at the invitation of Secretary of State Cordell Hull and President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

In 1939-1940 he was the chairman of the International Relations Committee of the National Education Association of the United States.

He was appointed adviser to the United States delegation to the Third General Conference of UNESCO in Beirut, Lebanon in October 1948.