Marvin Scott

Marvin Bailey Scott (born March 10, 1944) is an American politician and university professor in Indianapolis, Indiana.

He is a nationally known figure for his involvement in school desegregation cases.

Scott ran for political office several times and continues to be politically active.

Scott was nominated by President George W. Bush and was affirmed by the US Senate to serve on the National Council for the Humanities.

On one occasion, he chaired the Digital Humanities Committee, where he regularly served as a member.

He earned his bachelor's degree from Johnson C. Smith University in Psychology, with one year of studies at the University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh India, and his Master's and Doctorate of Philosophy (1970) from the University of Pittsburgh.

He is married with four children.

Scott currently works for Butler University teaching sociology, specifically issues concerning race.

During his 25 years at Butler, he has served as special assistant to the President, Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies in the School of Education, Professor of Education in the College of Education, and Professor and Chair of the Sociology and Criminology Department.

Scott was a member of the Professional Standards Committee at Butler.

Prior to joining Butler University, Scott was a program officer for Higher Education at Lilly Endowment, President of Saint Paul's College, and Assistant to the Chancellor for the Board of Regents for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

At Boston University, he was the W. E. B. DuBois Lecturer, Professor, Associate Dean of Education, and Assistant to the Provost and President.

Scott spent one year as special assistant to the President of the University of Massachusetts system and as an adjunct professor, during which time he was also an ACE Fellow.

Scott served on the board of directors for the Indianapolis City Theater.

At St. Paul's College, located in Lawrenceville, Virginia, Scott created a program for single parents and their children, which received national acclaim.

Scott was selected as a president participant in the Christian A. Johnson Leadership Seminars and the Johnson Foundation, and as an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow.

He has been a National and International consultant in Europe and five countries in Africa.

Scott has had offices in Heidelberg, Germany and Naples, Italy.

In Naples, he served as director of the Boston University overseas education program.

He has traveled and spoken nationally and internationally.

He has traveled throughout South America, Europe, China, Japan, Australia, Thailand, The Philippines, Angola, the Congo, and Nigeria.

Scott also served as a consultant to Gulf Oil in Africa.

Scott figured prominently in five federal desegregation cases (in the Boston School case as a Court Appointed Expert).

He currently serves on the Regional and Local Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

He has been awarded the Paul Revere Patriots Award by the governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Silver Beaver Award for distinguished service to the Boy Scouts of America, and an Honorary Doctorate of Law Degree from Martin University.

Scott was also President of Saint Paul's College for two years, Assistant Chancellor of the Board of Regents for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for five years, Assistant to the Provost, and Associate Dean and Professor at Boston University for eleven years.

Scott served as a first, second, and third reader on various dissertations at Boston University.

In 1994, Scott also ran for the House in the Indiana 10th Congressional District against incumbent Andrew Jacobs.

Scott Lost the election but got 47.5% of the overall vote in the district.

He lost by only 7,575 votes.

Scott is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Phi Delta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Mu, Alpha Kappa Delta, and Phi Kappa Phi.

In 2004, Scott ran for the United States Senate in Indiana against incumbent Evan Bayh.

Although he lost, he garnered nearly a million votes, coming to 37.2%.

In 2010, Scott ran as a Republican for the US House of Representatives in the Indiana 7th Congressional District against incumbent Andre Carson.

Scott Lost the election in the historically Democratic district, but still won 44% of the vote against Carson.

He served on the Indianapolis Waterworks Board and during his last year of service as its president until April 2012.

He has served as the governor's appointee to the Mid-West Interstate Passenger Rail Commission until September 2012.

Scott is an active lifelong board member on the Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America.

He has been a member of the Boy Scouts of America for 51 years.

Scott was born in Henderson, North Carolina.