St. Clair County native Clarence Cason (1898-1935) was the founder of the journalism department at

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Clarence Cason

St. Clair County native Clarence Cason (1898-1935) was the founder of the journalism department at the University of Alabama and the inspiration behind the Clarence Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing, given annually to a distinguished Alabama journalist.