From 1897 to 1900, Bennion was the president of the Branch Normal School, an institution that eventually developed into Southern Utah University.

Bennion was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in education from the University of Utah in 1931.

Between 1960 and 2013, a building on the Salt Lake City campus of the University of Utah was named in Bennion's honor.

Bennion was a member of the Sunday School general board for 40 years, beginning in 1909.

They had 10 children, including Lowell L. Bennion, a prominent Latter Day Saint scholar and educator.