Question: Who made up the name shtender, and who started using the term?

Answer: 
from the yiddish, meaning "stander", i.e. you stand at it to learn/daven
There is a great description, diagram, and discussion of the educational benefits on [pages 48 and 49](http://books.google.com/books?id=xdaja3ceKc4C&lpg=PA48&ots=kAH9yxigWN&dq=shtender%20%22to%20kindle%20a%20soul%22&pg=PA48#v=onepage&q&f=false) of *[To Kindle a Soul](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1881927199)*, by Lawrence Kelemen.