Lowell Lindsay Bennion (July 26, 1908 – February 21, 1996) was an American educator, sociologist, and humanitarian.
In 1928, Bennion graduated from the University of Utah, married Merle Colton and then left to serve in the Swiss–German Mission of the LDS Church.
[2] After serving two and a half years as a missionary Bennion began studies towards his Ph.D. at the University of Strasbourg.
[1] Bennion later founded the Teton Boys Ranch and served as its director for many years.
The first food bank and homeless shelters in Utah were founded by Bennion.