First American Indian Graduate

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1944

First American Indian Graduate

Albert L. Anthony, from Wayne, New Jersey, was the first Native American student to graduate from Brown. A member of the Class of 1944, he received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. After serving as a lieutenant in the Navy in World War II, he went on to work as a safety engineer for insurance brokerage Johnson & Higgins, retiring as vice president.

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