Marjorie Casson ('59)
When Marjorie Casson entered CMU in 1953, she was the first African American to be admitted. She was, also, 44 years old, already both a teacher and a minster in the African Episcopal Church (A.M.E.) with a master’s degree. A part-time, and then later full-time student, she kept up both her professions and supported herself with full-time work to graduate in 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts in Education. In 2005, Rev. Casson received the Central Methodist University Heritage Award.