During his four years on campus, Costel Denson '56 was a “minority of one.” Denson joined the fencing team and eventually became captain. After graduation, he went on to have a stellar academic and corporate career, returning to Lehigh in 1968-69 as a visiting professor in chemical engineering. He later created a scholarship for chemical engineering students.

Costel Denson
First African-American Graduate
1956
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