# Julius Samuel Scott Jr.

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{{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](/source/Paine_College)
| office1      = 7th President of [Paine College](/source/Paine_College)
| office2      = President of [Wiley College](/source/Wiley_College)
| children     = 3, including [Julius Sherrod Scott III](/source/Julius_S._Scott)
| term_start   = 1975
| term_end     = 1982
| term_start1  = 1988
| term_end1    = 1994
| term_end2    = 1998
| term_start2  = 1996
| predecessor  = [Lucius Holsey Pitts](/source/Lucius_Holsey_Pitts)
| successor    = [William Hamilton Harris](/source/William_Hamilton_Harris)
| birth_date   = February 26, 1925
| birth_place  = [Houston](/source/Houston), Texas, U.S.
| death_date   = August 1, 2019
| death_place  = [Hilton Head Island](/source/Hilton_Head_Island%2C_South_Carolina), South Carolina, U.S.
| education    = [Wiley College](/source/Wiley_College),<br/> [Boston University](/source/Boston_University)
| occupation   = Minister, chaplain, community leader, theologist, sociologist, teacher, academic administrator
| spouse       = Ianthia L. Harrell
| predecessor2 = [Lamore J. Carter](/source/Lamore_J._Carter)
| successor2   = [Ronald L. Swain](/source/Ronald_L._Swain)
| predecessor1 = [William Hamilton Harris](/source/William_Hamilton_Harris)
| successor1   = [Shirley A. R. Lewis](/source/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](/source/WRDW-TV) |language=en}}</ref> He served as presidents of [Paine College](/source/Paine_College) (1975–1982; and 1988–1994) and [Wiley College](/source/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](/source/WRDW-TV) |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](/source/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](/source/Wiley_College), where he graduated with degrees in sociology and religion.<ref name=":0" /> He continued his studies at [Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary](/source/Garrett%E2%80%93Evangelical_Theological_Seminary), and [Brown University](/source/Brown_University) before earning a PhD in 1968 in [social ethics](/source/social_ethics) at [Boston University](/source/Boston_University).<ref name=":0" /> He was interested in learning about [non-violent protest](/source/Non_violent_protest), and study the teachings of [Mahatma Gandhi](/source/Mahatma_Gandhi); he moved to India for three years to work as a teacher and missionary in [Hyderabad](/source/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](/source/Atlanta_University) (now Clark Atlanta University), and [Spelman College](/source/Spelman_College).<ref name=":0" /> He served as a [chaplain](/source/chaplain) at the [Massachusetts Institute of Technology](/source/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology), [Texas Southern University](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/United_Negro_College_Fund), the [National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities](/source/National_Association_of_Independent_Colleges_and_Universities), and the University Senate of the [United Methodist Church](/source/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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Category:Clark Atlanta University faculty
Category:Spelman College faculty
Category:Wiley University alumni
Category:Wiley University faculty
Category:Presidents of Paine College

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