<P> Bentley was born on November 20 , 1975 in Phoenix , Arizona as the son of Leon Fife Bentley ( August 16 , 1923 -- June 1 , 2012 ) , a bank vice-president , and Catherine Childs . His father was born in Glasgow , Missouri , to Richard Thomas and Mary Cecile Fife Bentley , and was a First Lieutenant in World War II . His middle name , Dierks ( which he now uses as his first name publicly ) , is also his maternal great - grandmother 's surname . He attended Culver Academies and graduated from The Lawrenceville School in 1993 . Afterward , he spent a year at the University of Vermont ( UVM ) before transferring to Vanderbilt University in Nashville , Tennessee , where he graduated in 1997 . </P>
<P> Bentley was born on November 20 , 1975 in Phoenix , Arizona as the son of Leon Fife Bentley ( August 16 , 1923 -- June 1 , 2012 ) , a bank vice-president , and Catherine Childs . His father was born in Glasgow , Missouri , to Richard Thomas and Mary Cecile Fife Bentley , and was a First Lieutenant in World War II . His middle name , Dierks ( which he now uses as his first name publicly ) , is also his maternal great - grandmother 's surname . He attended Culver Academies and graduated from The Lawrenceville School in 1993 . Afterward , he spent a year at the University of Vermont ( UVM ) before transferring to Vanderbilt University in Nashville , Tennessee , where he graduated in 1997 . </P>
where did dierks bentley go to high school
where did dierks bentley go to high school
The Lawrenceville School
The Lawrenceville School