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President Emeritus, Paine College
Devoted Husband, Father, Mentor, Educator,
Humanitarian and Church Leader
Friday, August 23, 2019
11:00 a.m.
Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel
Paine College, Augusta, Georgia
Dr. Julius Samuel Scott, Jr. was a man of great accomplishment and many gifts - a devoted husband,
father, mentor, educator, humanitarian, and church leader. Yet he was also a man of great humility who
was able to mentor students, minister to parishioners, and enjoy friendships with everyone from
neighbors to some of his generation's most influential people. He transitioned on Thursday, August 1,
2019, at his residence in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
The oldest of three children, Dr. Scott was born in Houston, Texas, on February 26, 1925, to Julius S.
Scott, Sr. and Bertha Bell Scott. Building on the foundation laid by his father, who like his son, was a
minister and college president, Dr. Scott went on to lead a life characterized by compassion, love for
people, thirst for knowledge, and a passion for influencing young minds.
Inspired to devote his life to serving others, Dr. Scott earned degrees in sociology and religion from
Wiley College (with distinction), Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminar}7, and Brown University before
earning a doctoral degree in Social Ethics at Boston University. His interest in non-violent peaceful
protest led him to India to study the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, and after leaving the seminary, he
served three years as a teacher and missionary in Hyderabad, India.
Upon his return to the United States, Dr. Scott met the love of his life, Ianthia L. (Ann)- Harrell, and
they were married in 1954. She was at his side as adviser and partner when he began his illustrious career,
and she remained there throughout the 65 years of their marriage.
As a professor of sociolog}7 at Wiley College, Boston University, Adanta University, and Spelman
College, Dr. Scott lived his passion for education, bringing out the best in his students by demanding
excellence. He interspersed his teaching duties as Director of the Wesley Foundation at Texas Southern
University, and chaplaincies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University, where he
honed an aptitude for institutional administration that he would use in the service of others throughout
his life.
Dr. Scott became a leader in a number of educational and social justice institutions in Adanta, Georgia,
including the Southern Fellowship Fund (associate director, 1967-1970), the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Center for Nonviolent Social Change (executive director, 1970-1972), and Spelman College (professor of
sociolog}7 and special assistant to the president, 1972-1975). After Spelman, he moved to Augusta,
Georgia, to begin serving his first term as president of Paine College (1975-1982).
In 1982, Dr. Scott continued his devotion to education and ministry by serving as the associate general
secretary7 of the Board of Higher Education and Ministry for the United Methodist Church in Nashville,
Tennessee, where he had primary responsibility for 128 schools, colleges, and universities. In August
1988, he returned to Paine College as its twelfth president, holding an unusual second term at the same
institution. After he retired from Paine College in 1994, he was called upon to be interim president at
several colleges and universities, including twice at Albany State University (Georgia), as well as at Wiley
College (Texas), Philander Smith University (Arkansas), Savannah State University (Georgia), and the
Medical College of Georgia (now Georgia Health Sciences University).
Dr. Scott was also a strong and enthusiastic community leader. While in Augusta, he served as chair of
the Metro Augusta Chamber of Commerce and was a long-time board member of the C&S and First
Union National Banks (now Bank of America). He also served on boards of the American Cancer
Society, the Greater Augusta Arts Council, the Community Mental Health Center for East Central
Georgia, the Central Savannah River Area Regional Development Center, the St. John Towers
Retirement Home, and countless others.
He and Ann retired to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in 1994, where he continued his dedication to
learning and community. He served as vice chair of the Hilton Head Island Foundation, board member
of the Community Foundation of the Low Country, board chair of The Children's Center, and was a
founding member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee. He also served on the boards
of Penn Center, the Coastal Discovery Museum, Seabrook Friends of the Library, and was vice chair of
the Native Island Business and Community Affairs Association. He was elected by Sea Pines residents to
the Community Services Associates Board, serving from 2004 to 2006.
Dr. Scott was hardly all work and no play. He enjoyed lively conversation and was well known for his
quick wit. Sunday mornings always found him joyfully greeting visitors and church members prior to
worship at St. Andrew By-The-Sea. An ardent competitor at the bridge table and on the tennis court, he
also indulged his love for jazz music, which began in his days as a musician in the Wiley College Jazz
Orchestra. He enjoyed live music performances at venues from the Carousel at Paschal's in Atlanta to the
Jazz Corner in Hilton Head, and he could always be found on the dance floor at social events.
Dr. Scott received several prestigious awards and was a faithful member of many organizations. In 1987,
he was elected a Distinguished Alumnus of Boston University and, in 1988, was inducted into the Wiley
College Alumni Hall of Fame. He received the Africa University Drum Award in 2005 for helping to
establish the Africa University in Zimbabwe. He was honored with the Distinguished Leadership Award
by the Commission on Colleges in 2006 and received the Century Award of Excellence from Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity in 2011. He was a member of Rotary Club International and was elected a Rotary Paul
Harris Fellow in 1992. In 1994, he was named President Emeritus of Paine College and, in 2019, he was
inducted into the Penn Center 1862 Circle. He was a member of Sigma Pi Phi and Omega Psi Phi
Fraternities, and over the course of his long life was awarded fourteen honorary degrees.
Dr. Scott was an active member of St. Andrew By-The-Sea United Methodist Church, which he joined
when he and Ann moved to Hilton Head. He served the church in many capacities and was recently
honored with the title Pastor Emeritus. He was a member of the Bridge Builders, which, together with
the Church Council, established the Dr. Julius S. Scott Lecture Series. The lectures focus on faith and
race.
Dr. Scott carried his zest for life and dedication to service with him everywhere he went, and it earned
him the respect and friendship of many of the giants of the twentieth century. He met with Albert
Einstein, Jawaharlal Nehru, Bishop Desmond Turn, Robert Frost, Colin Powell, and Presidents Jimmy
Carter and Bill Clinton; and among those he counted as friends were Martin Luther King, Jr:, Coretta
Scott King, Joseph Lowery, Benjamin E. Mays, and Andrew Young.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Lamar Houston Scott and nephew
Bertrand Howard Batiste.
Precious memories of him will continue to be cherished by his wife Ann; sons: Julius She-rard Scott III,
David Kumar Scott, and Lamar King Scott; sister Gertrude Scott Batiste; nephew Harold Eugene Batiste,
III; niece Amy Leilani Batiste; and many other relatives, dear friends, and colleagues.
Thomas O. Chisholm
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
William Marion Runyan
1. "Great is Thy faithfulness, " O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.
REFRAIN:
"Great is Thy faithfulness!" "Great is Thy faithfulness!"
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
"Great is Thy faithfulness, " Lord, unto me!
2. Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. [Refrain]
3. Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! [Refrain]
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Prelude
Processional
Invocation....
Reverend Dr. Luther B. Felder, II, Officiating
Family and Program Participants
...Reverend Dr. Clyde Hill, Sr.
Pastor, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Hymn of Praise...................................................Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Scripture Lessons
Old Testament..............Isaiah 40:28-31 (NRSV).................Ms. Chinwe Okafor
Senior, Media Studies
New Testament..............2 Timothy 4:6-8 (NRSV).................Mr. Kobe Thompson
Freshman, Mass Communications
Memorial Tributes
Paine College Board of Trustees..............................Ms. Annie W. Rogers
Member of the Board of Trustees
The Black College Fund.....................................Dr. Shirley A. R. Lewis
President Emerita, Paine College
The Community ........................................Honorable Hardie Davis, Jr.
Mayor, Augusta Richmond County
Mr. Eddie C. Bussey
Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce
Choral Selection........................................................Combined Choirs*
Memorial Tributes
Friend.......................................................Mr. Ellis M. Johnson
Close Personal Friend
..................Dr. Brooks A. Keel
President, Augusta University
..............Dr. Cheryl Evans Jones
Acting President
..................Combined Choirs*
..............Bishop Alfred L. Norris
Retired Bishop, The United Methodist Church
......Reverend Dr. Luther B. Felder, II
POSTLUDE
Augusta University
Paine College....
Choral Selection..........
Memorial Reflection.......
Final Blessing............
*The Combined Choirs represent a collaboration between the Paine College Concert Choir and Augusta University
Choir and is directed by Professor R. Wayne Woodson (Paine College) and Dr. Julie Neish (Augusta University).
The torch is the most dominant character in the Paine College emblem. It is the
historic and universal symbol used by institutions of higher learning to portray their
nature, purpose, and goals - light and enlightenment; truth and trustworthiness.
The torch also signifies commitment to secure, preserve, and protect the heritage
which is passed from generation to generation. Those who live and work in the Paine
College community are inheritors and custodians of great traditions and eternal values.
The torch is in our hands; we must keep the light of our heritage burning brightly.
Hold high the torch! The darkness of our time demands the light you bring and
history awaits your decisive witness.
Julius S. Scott, Jr.