Julius Samuel Scott Jr.

{{Short description|American academic administrator, teacher, sociologist (1925–2019)}} {{Use American English|date=October 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Julius Samuel Scott Jr. | office = 5th President of Paine College | office1 = 7th President of Paine College | office2 = President of Wiley College | children = 3, including Julius Sherrod Scott III | term_start = 1975 | term_end = 1982 | term_start1 = 1988 | term_end1 = 1994 | term_end2 = 1998 | term_start2 = 1996 | predecessor = Lucius Holsey Pitts | successor = William Hamilton Harris | birth_date = February 26, 1925 | birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S. | death_date = August 1, 2019 | death_place = Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S. | education = Wiley College,<br/> Boston University | occupation = Minister, chaplain, community leader, theologist, sociologist, teacher, academic administrator | spouse = Ianthia L. Harrell | predecessor2 = Lamore J. Carter | successor2 = Ronald L. Swain | predecessor1 = William Hamilton Harris | successor1 = Shirley A. R. Lewis }} '''Julius Samuel Scott Jr.''' (1925 – 2019) was an American Methodist minister, sociologist, community leader, teacher, and academic administrator.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cummings |first=Ciara |date=2019-08-23 |title=Paine College says one final goodbye to Dr. Julius Samuel Scott, Jr. |url=https://www.wrdw.com/content/news/Paine-College-says-one-final-goodbye-to-Dr-Julius-Samuel-Scott-Jr-558029991.html |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=WRDW |language=en}}</ref> He served as presidents of Paine College (1975–1982; and 1988–1994) and Wiley College (1996–1998).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=In Memoriam: Dr. Julius Samuel Scott, Jr. (STH '68) |url=https://www.bu.edu/sth/in-memoriam-dr-julius-samuel-scott-jr-sth-68/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=School of Theology}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |date=August 23, 2019 |title=Paine College to celebrate life of president emeritus |url=https://www.wrdw.com/content/news/Paine-College-to-Celebrate-Life-of-President-Emeritus-Dr-Julius-S-Scott-Jr---557963811.html |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=WRDW |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirby |first=Bill |title=Oct. 11, 1974: Dr. Julius Scott was great for college and community |url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/2020/10/11/oct-11-1974-dr-julius-scott-was-great-for-college-and-community/43077471/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=The Augusta Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life and education == Julius Samuel Scott, Jr. was born on February 26, 1925, in Houston, Texas to parents Julius S. Scott, Sr., and Bertha Bell Scott.<ref name=":0" /> His father, Julius Sr. (1885–1976) was a Methodist minister and served as the ninth president of Wiley College.<ref name=":1" />

Scott Jr. attended Wiley College, where he graduated with degrees in sociology and religion.<ref name=":0" /> He continued his studies at Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary, and Brown University before earning a PhD in 1968 in social ethics at Boston University.<ref name=":0" /> He was interested in learning about non-violent protest, and study the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi; he moved to India for three years to work as a teacher and missionary in Hyderabad, India.<ref name=":0" /> Scott also held 14 honorary degrees.<ref name=":1" />

== Career == He worked as a professor of sociology at Wiley College, Boston University, Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University), and Spelman College.<ref name=":0" /> He served as a chaplain at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Texas Southern University, and Brown University.<ref name=":1" /> In 1970, Scott was named executive director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (now the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change) in Atlanta.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roberts |first=Sam |date=2021-12-16 |title=Julius S. Scott, Influential Historian of the Caribbean, Dies at 66 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/obituaries/julius-scott-dead-common-wind.html |access-date=2023-10-08 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Scott served as president of Paine College from 1975 until 1982, and was asked to serve a second term from 1988 until 1994 because of his positive impact with rebuilding relations between Paine College and the white community in Augusta, Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paine College |url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/paine-college/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=New Georgia Encyclopedia |language=en-US}}</ref>

Scott was one of the many founders of Africa University, a private Methodist institution in Zimbabwe which opened in 1992.<ref name=":1" /> Africa University opened with 40 students, and by 2019 the school had over 1,500 students.<ref name=":1" />

Starting in 1996, Scott served as president of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, a role he held until 1998. Additionally he served as a board member at the United Negro College Fund, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and the University Senate of the United Methodist Church.<ref name=":1" />

== Death and legacy == He died on August 1, 2009 in Hilton Head Island. He was survived by his wife Ianthia "Ann" L. Harrell, and their three children.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 17, 2019 |title=Obituary |work=The Island Packet}}</ref>

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