Margaret Wigfield, First ACC Graduate to Receive Bachelor’s Degree

Margaret Wigfield, First ACC Graduate to Receive Bachelor’s Degree

She graduated from Fort Hill High School in 1961 and as noted in the Cumberland News of June 7, 1965, Miss Margaret Elaine Wigfield was one of the first four students to receive an Associate of Arts degree from Allegany Community College (ACC) in 1963. After graduating with honors from ACC (now Allegany College of Maryland) she went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Frostburg State College in 1965. She is the first graduate of the community college to receive a four-year degree.

As noted in the article, later Margaret Pennington, Wigfield majored in history and hoped to obtain a secondary education teaching position. She was active in numerous organizations while at ACC and was also employed part-time by Sears, Roebuck and Company.