Reuben A. Shelton
First African-American BAMSL President - 1998
Reuben A. Shelton received his Bachelor of Science in Journalism from the University of Kansas, in 1977. He received his Juris
Doctor from St. Louis University School of Law in 1981. He also received a Masters in Business Administration from Washington
University in 1991. Mr. Shelton was a law clerk for the Honorable Clyde S. Cahill of the U.S. District Court from 1981 to 1983. Mr.
Shelton is currently the senior in-house counsel for the Monsanto Company.