Dennis Behling
Dennis Behling brings his caring values and vast knowledge of photography & design to CBA.
Born in Vesper Wisconsin, he developed a good sense of community and the
importance of service to community. He is sustained by this principle to
this day.
Dennis developed his expertise in
photography by attending Ray Vogue School of Photography in Chicago and was a US
naval photographer during the Vietnam Era.
Following his Naval duty, Dennis
moved to Minneapolis to begin his civilian career as a photographer & printer at
The Photo Lab. In 1984, he joined 3M company and worked in the Audio Visual
Department. Dennis printed, managed the Photographic Lab and coordinated the
outsourcing of all vendors for the department. In 1997 he transferred to the
Software, Electronics & Imaging Systems Department as a Design Verification
Engineer where he is currently employed.
Dedicated to making our community
a better place, Dennis
enjoys volunteering in many different ways. In 2001, he was
awarded the 3M "Community Volunteer Award" as well as the WCCO TV "Good Neighbor
Award". He was chosen for these awards based on his volunteering at the Family
Shelter in Maplewood and for leading Mission trips to Guatemala through his
church. He was given recognition for his photographic exhibit entitled the “Lost
Pages of History”, based on African American heritage and designed for students.
To create the exhibit, Dennis traveled to numerous historical sites representing
events and persons that include the Civil Rights Movement, Dr King, the Tuskegee
Airmen, the Buffalo Soldiers, George Washington Carver, Booker T.
Washington, and many others. These images are in a form that can be used by
teachers to educate and generate communication with their students, and
created with the hope that our youth will embrace diversity and learn
from it to become better citizens.
Dennis' most recently published
photo is of the Buffalo Soldier Monument (sculpted by Eddie Dixon) located in
Fort Leavenworth Kansas. It is in Dr. William H. Leckie’s newest book entitled
The Buffalo Soldier (A narrative of the Black Calvary in the West,
revised edition (page 290).
Dennis and his wife, Toni reside in Oakdale, MN with their
two children, Beth and Jacob.
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