Robert Allyn Scott is an American educator and academic administrator who served as ninth president of

Adelphi University Adelphi University is a private university in Garden City, New York. Adelphi also has centers in Manhattan, Hudson Valley, and Suffolk County. There is also a virtual, online campus for remote students. It is the oldest institution of higher ed ...

located in

Garden City, New York Garden City is a village located on Long Island in Nassau County New York. It is the Greater Garden City area's anchor community. The population was 23,272 at the 2020 census. The Incorporated Village of Garden City is primarily located within ...

from 2000–2015.

Biography

Dr. Scott was a member of

Bucknell University Bucknell University is a private liberal arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, it now consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, Freeman College of Management, and the College of Engineering. ...

's class of 1961 with a B.A. in English and received his Ph.D. in Sociology and Organizational Ethnography from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

. He started his career as a member of the Bucknell's Admissions staff in 1965. From 1969 to 1979, he worked at

, starting as Assistant Dean and then as Associate Dean and Senior Administrator of the College of Arts and Sciences. He was Assistant Commissioner and Director of Academic Affairs for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education from 1979 to 1985 and was selected as the president of

Ramapo College Ramapo College of New Jersey (RCNJ) is a public liberal arts college in Mahwah, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. As of the fall 2021 semester, there were a total of 5,732 students enrolled at the college ...

in 1985. He served in that position until he was named the ninth president of

in 2000. He retired from the Adelphi presidency in July, 2015. Dr. Scott received numerous awards, including Bucknell's Alumni Association Award for Achievement in a Chosen Profession in 1991. He also received an honorary

Doctor of Humane Letters The degree of Doctor of Humane Letters (; DHumLitt; DHL; or LHD) is an honorary degree awarded to those who have distinguished themselves through humanitarian and philanthropic contributions to society. The criteria for awarding the degree differ ...

from

of New Jersey.

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