Professional
Aultman Hospital Operating Room Nurse (1964-1970)
Canton Orthopaedics, Inc. Office Nurse (1970-1991)
Massillon City Schools Public Preschool Program Health Coordinator (1991-2003)
Massillon and Stark County Community Service (2003-present)
Honors/Awards
American Libraries Magazine National Recognition for “CHARISSMA” Exhibit
The ABCD, Inc. of Canton “Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award
Who’s Who in Black Cleveland-Akron-Stark County Award
City of Massillon “Mayor’s Senior Citizen” Community Service Award
One Tiger Inc “Heritage Award: for Lifetime Community Service and Achievement
Massillon Benchwarmers Club, Inc, Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Service
Community Involvement
Massillon YWCA Board of Directors
Massillon Museum Woman's Board
Soroptimist International of the Americas, Inc., Canton, Ohio
United Way of Stark County Agency Review Committee
American Heart Association of Stark and Wayne Counties Board
Community Hospice of Stark and Tuscarawas Counties Advisory Board
Habitat for Humanity of Massillon Board of Directors
The Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board of Stark County
Massillon Public Library Cultural Diversity Committee and Student Mentoring Program
Affinity Medical Center Board Directors (Formerly Massillon Community Hospital)
The Prescription Assistance Network Program of Stark County Board of Directors
Washington High School Alumni Association Board of Trustees
Stark County Health Department Medical Reserve Corp
Massillon Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Owner and Exhibitor of the “CHARISMA” collection of Massillon Black History
The Canton Repository “YESTERYEARS” Pictorial History of Stark County Contributor
The William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum “Stark County Story” Contributor
Massillon Museum’s “Missing History of Massillon – The Unheard African American Stories” Contributor
St. James African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Board of Trustees
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Ohio Conference Statistician
Education
Massillon Washington High School, 1962
Malone (College) University, 1963
Timken Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, 1964
Stark State College Center for Employee Development and Management, 1986
Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce “Leadership Stark County”, 1990
Marva Dodson was named a 2023 Washington High School Alumni Association Distinguished Citizen (class of 1962)
Civic Engagement and Service, Historian
From the Washington High School Alumni Association. Link to Marva Dodson's biography page here.
