He played organ at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1968 for the memorial service of Martin Luther King Jr.[1] An obituary from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts:[2] Since 1980 Professor Benjamin Ward taught various courses in philosophy, Arabic language, and German studies at Duke University.
Ward was a member of the Board of Visitors of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and took great delight in seeing UNCSA’s students thriving and learning.
For the past 20 years, Ward worked with members of the homeless community by organizing and preparing evening meals at what is now Urban Ministries of Durham.
Arrangements by Ward include: "Georgia On My Mind" (after the King's Singers) Vince Clarke's "Only You", "A - Roving", "Clementine!
", "Paper Moon", "Hurry Sundown", "Hush, Little Baby", "What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor", "Deck the Halls", "Short People", and "In My Room".