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Class Notes for 1947

Fall 2011

William T. Mason '47Norfolk State University (NSU) awarded William T. Mason Jr. ’47 an honorary degree May 7. Mason earned his law degree from Howard University in 1950 and became the first African-American assistant U.S. attorney for Virginia’s Eastern District. The longest-serving member of the NSU Foundation board, Mason, still a practicing lawyer, has provided leadership and support to NSU, including establishing a scholarship fund in his name.

 
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