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Riverside Military Academy opens campus home for president
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Riverside Military Academy alumnus Abe Mitchell, left, cuts the ribbon to the president’s new home along with school President Dr. Jim Benson, right, and chairman of the board of trustees, Fred Kennedy, center. The new house marks the first time an acting Riverside president will be living on campus since 2005. - photo by CHARLES PHELPS
Riverside Military Academy welcomed a new addition to its campus Saturday, something it hasn’t had since 2005: A home for the school president. The new house is named after Abe Mitchell, a Riverside alumni and philanthropist, and has been dubbed “The Mitchell Quarters.” The house will be occupied by Riverside president and retired U.S. Marine colonel, Dr. Jim Benson, and his wife, Mary Benson.