Carolyn Atkins

Carolyn Atkins is from St. Louis, where she attended Washington University. While there she received a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Guidance in 1968. She also received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Mathematics in 1951 from Morgan State College, Baltimore, Maryland. Carolyn Atkins was the first black and first woman to serve on the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole.

Elaine M. Aber

Elaine M. Aber was the first white student to graduate from Lincoln University. She later joined Alpha Kappa Alpha, becoming one of the first whites in Jefferson City to join a predominately African American sorority. She graduated with a Master’s degree in Education from Lincoln University and later a Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Aber worked as a counselor for the Missouri State of Employment Services until she retired in 1985. One of her greatest professional accomplishments was being published in the Journal of Educational Sociology February 1959 for her article, “A Reverse Pattern of Integration”. She achieved much success due to her ability to work in a diverse environment.

2013-2017 Dr. Kevin D. Rome, Sr.

Dr. Kevin D. Rome, Sr. 19th President 2013-2017 Dr. Kevin D. Rome, Sr. earned the Bachelor of Art degree in English from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1989. He received the Master of Education in College Student Personnel with an emphasis in counseling from the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, in 1991, and the Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas in 2001. On June 1, 2013, Dr. Rome took over as the 19th President of Lincoln University in Missouri.