From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Moorman, Marnel C.

(born: 1943  -  died: 1994) 

Marnel C. Moorman was born in Daviess County, KY, according to the Kentucky Birth Index. He taught in Shelby County, KY schools.

Moorman was the first African American vice president (1986-1990) and president (1992 & 1994) of the Kentucky Education Association. He was a graduate of Western Kentucky University (WKU) [B.A.] and Georgetown College [M.A.].

The Marnel C. Moorman Family Life Center of the Clay Street Baptist Church and the Marnel C. Moorman School, both in Shelbyville, KY, were named in his honor. Moorman was also named a Great Black Kentuckian by the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights.

For more see Marnel C. Moorman at the WKU website and his obituary at the findagrave website.

Kentucky County & Region

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Cite This NKAA Entry:

“Moorman, Marnel C.,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed October 11, 2026, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/427.

Last modified: 2023-06-13 18:11:39