▁community ▁and ▁his ▁dynamic ▁or atory . ▁He ▁developed ▁the ▁first ▁ 4 - 1 - 4 ▁programs , ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁adopted ▁by ▁count less ▁univers ities ▁across ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁first ▁under grad uate ▁Te acher ▁Corps ▁program ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁initial ▁Up ward ▁B ound ▁programs . ▁He ▁developed ▁the ▁South ▁Carolina ' s ▁Governor ' s ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Professional ▁Development ▁Program ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁Mathemat ics ▁Te ach ers . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁extens ively ▁in ▁Asia ▁and ▁helped ▁develop ▁academic ▁programs ▁in ▁Japan , ▁Taiwan , ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁India . ▁ ▁Community ▁service ▁Comm itted ▁to ▁community ▁service ▁and ▁each ▁individual ’ s ▁responsibility ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁world ▁a ▁better ▁place , ▁Dr . ▁Be van ▁continued ▁his ▁work ▁after ▁ret iring . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁Th orn well ▁Home ▁and ▁School ▁for ▁Children , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁Hab itat ▁for ▁Human ity ▁and ▁C oven ant ▁House , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sum ter ▁Rot ary ▁and ▁Fort night ly ▁Club s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Cos mos ▁Club ▁of ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁He ▁is ▁remembered ▁at ▁E ck erd ▁College ▁through ▁The ▁John ▁M . ▁Be van ▁Award ▁presented ▁to ▁an ▁out standing ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁each ▁year ▁and ▁The ▁Be van ▁Memorial ▁Sch olar ship ▁which ▁is ▁awarded ▁ann ually ▁to ▁rising ▁juni ors ▁who ▁are ▁a ▁catal yst ▁for ▁positive ▁innov