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Nila Bender Kyser, PhD was born in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the oldest child to Walter and Marion Thompson Nelson. Nila started her K-8 education in a one room schoolhouse. Nila’s childhood love of reading was a prominent feature of her identity that she enjoyed and developed throughout her life. Her early life was marked by country living, being one of four siblings on a farm. She met her first husband, Donald Bender, the father …

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Born

April 30th, 1936
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Passed away

February 18th, 2026
Newport Beach, CA

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Nila Kyser, PhD