Happy 80th birthday, Genie!
Former NCSE Executive Director Eugenie C. Scott.
NCSE is pleased to wish a happy 80th birthday to Eugenie C. Scott, born on October 24, 1945, who served as NCSE Executive Director from 1986 to 2014.
During Scott's time at NCSE, she was honored with no fewer than eight honorary degrees as well as the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Science, the inaugural Stephen Jay Gould Prize from the Society for the Study of Evolution, the Public Service Award from the National Science Board, and the Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Scott was succeeded by Ann Reid, who served from 2014 to 2023, who was in turn succeeded by Amanda L. Towney, the current Executive Director.
