Dorothy D. Scott was born February 14, 1903, In Columbus. Ohio. She completed a B.S. degree in Education from The Ohio State University Home Economics Education in 1926 and continued in graduate work receiving a M.S. in Home Economics Education in 1929. Dr. Scott was awarded the Ed.D. from Columbia University in 1945 in Home Economics Education.
Dr. Scott joined the faculty of The Ohio State University School of Home Economics in 1937 to coordinate the Guidance Program. She became Professor and Chairman of the Division of Home Economics Education in 1945. Dr. Scott became Director of the School and Chairman of the Department of Home Economics of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in 1955, serving in this capacity until retirement in 1968. She was the first director and first woman to hold the title of Associate Dean in the College of Agriculture and Home Economics.
Dr. Scott served on several university committees including advisory boards to the Board of Trustees for selection of the President in 1957-58, to the President and Board of Trustees from 1958-61, University Faculty Council, Student Affairs from 1960-62, and was the first woman to serve on the University Council on Instruction. She was in demand as a speaker and delegate to various professional events and conferences and served as a consultant for curriculum and publications in the filed of Home Economics.
Dr. Scott shared her leadership by being an active member of a number of professional organizations, often serving as an officer and committee chair. These professional organizations included the American and Ohio Home Economics Associations, American and Ohio Vocational Associations, National Education Association, American Association of University Professors, National and Ohio Family Life Council., and the International Federation for Home Economics. She served as Vice President for the American Home Economics Association, from 1963-66, and guided the development and presented the “New Directions” document which continues to be recognized as a benchmark publication of historical significance for the profession.
Dr. Dorothy D. Scott was nationally recognized as a teacher, administrator, researcher, and leader in the Home Economics field. She passed away November 14, 1993.
Adapted from the March 4, 1994 meeting. of the Ohio State University Board of Trustees Resolutions in Memoriam