Mary Caruthers Scales (September 24, 1928 – October 6, 2013) was a professor, civic leader, and funeral home owner.
She was the first black faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University where she taught in the College of Education, and became associate dean there.
[2][subscription] Scales Elementary School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee is named in honor of her and her husband, Robert W.
Mary Scales was born in Columbus, Georgia, and raised in Chicago, Illinois.
Her daughter, Madelyn Scales Harris, was elected to the Murfreesboro City Council in 2010.