Background
Asher was born in Woodburn, Kentucky in 1892.
Asher was born in Woodburn, Kentucky in 1892.
He moved to Bloomington, Indiana, and attended Bloomington High School, graduating in 1910.
In The Story of Kappa Alpha Psi, the primary book of history for the fraternity, Asher is said to have been "an untiring civic, community and religious worker," and was actively involved in many community service organizations. Asher enrolled in Indiana University Bloomington, where he met Elder Watson Diggs. Asher and the other founders of Kappa Alpha Psi officially formed the fraternity on January 5, 1911.
In June 1914, Asher graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor"s degree.
He served as a teacher for one year at the Lincoln Institute (now Lincoln University of Missouri) in Jefferson City, Missouri. Asher, in 1915, enrolled in graduate school at the University of Illinois.
He later enrolled at the University of Minnesota, and graduated from there in 1917 with a Master of Arts degree. In 1928, he received a Bachelor of Laws (Bachelor of Laws) degree from the Detroit College of Law.
He served as a teacher, as well as an official of his church.
Asher died on March 5, 1963 at the Veterans Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Among those who attended his funeral was Ezra Dee Alexander. He was buried in Warren, Michigan.
Asher stayed active with the fraternity, becoming an early member of the Detroit Alumni chapter (circa 1920) and attending Grand Chapter Meetings. During his life, Asher was a member of several community service organizations, such as the local Young Men’s Christian Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.