Department of Economics
Department of Economics
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1930s
1933
First woman received MS in economics
Katherine W. Sams became the first woman to earn a MS in economics.
1960s
1962
First African American faculty member hired
Vivian Henderson became the first African American faculty member after taking a position as a visiting professor in the Department of Economics. Henderson was a friend of MLK Jr., and he later became president of the historically black Clark College in Atlanta, GA.
Vivian Wilson Henderson