 In 2006, Bennett was named a Signature Sinfonian by the national fraternity for his public service career.He served as chairman of the Board of Trustees at Jacksonville State, of which he had been a member since 1985, and was president of the National Association of Secretaries of State from 1999 to 2000.He authored several history books including "Historic Birmingham and Jefferson County", published in 2008, and "Tannehill and the Growth of the Alabama Iron Industry", published in 1999.