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Dr. Eugenie C. Scott Ph.D.


Self Description

February 2007: "Dr. Scott, a former university professor, is the Executive Director of NCSE. She has been both a researcher and an activist in the creationism/evolution controversy for over twenty years, and can address many components of this controversy, including educational, legal, scientific, religious, and social issues. She has received national recognition for her NCSE activities, including awards from the National Science Board, the American Society for Cell Biology, the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Geological Society of America, and the American Humanist Association. A dynamic speaker, she offers stimulating and thought-provoking as well as entertaining lectures and workshops."

http://www.ncseweb.org/ourstaff.asp

Third-Party Descriptions

February 2007: Eugenie C. Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, a private group on the front line of the battle for the teaching of evolution, said fundamentalists who capitalized on secular credentials “to miseducate the public” were doing a disservice.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/12/science/12geologist.html

May 2005: "The NCSE was created to fight the dilution of evolutionary theory.....Executive director Eugenie C. Scott rides the circuit, debating intelligent design proponents and giving speeches in what has become a growth industry."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/ content/article/2005/05/04/AR2005050402022.html

Relationships

RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Organization Head/Leader (past or present) National Center for Science Education (NCSE) Organization Feb 16, 2007
Student/Trainee (past or present) University of Missouri - Columbia Organization Feb 16, 2007

Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Feb 12, 2007 Believing Scripture but Playing by Science’s Rules

QUOTE: "In theory, scientists look to nature for answers to questions about nature, and test those answers with experiment and observation. For Biblical literalists, Scripture is the final authority.... The conflicts arise often these days, particularly as people debate the teaching of evolution"

 New York Times
May 05, 2005 Teachers, Scientists Vow to Fight Challenge to Evolution: Creationists Seek Curriculum Change; Kan. Education Hearings Open Today

QUOTE: Alarmed by proposals to change how evolution is taught, scientists and teachers are mobilizing to fight back, asserting that educational standards are being threatened...

 Washington Post