16 Facts About Eugenie Scott

Eugenie Carol Scott was born on October 24,1945 and is an American physical anthropologist who has been active in opposing the teaching of young Earth creationism and intelligent design in schools.

From 1986 to 2014, Scott served as the Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education, a nonprofit science education organization supporting teaching of evolutionary science.

Since 2013, Eugenie Scott has been listed on their advisory council.

Eugenie Scott serves on the Board of Trustees of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

Eugenie Scott is a member of the Board of Advisers for the publication, Scientific American.

Eugenie Scott is a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and GWUP.

Eugenie Scott grew up in Wisconsin and first became interested in anthropology after reading her sister's anthropology textbook.

Eugenie Scott taught at the University of Colorado and at California State University, Hayward.

In 1980, Eugenie Scott worked to prevent creationism from being taught in the public schools of Lexington, Kentucky.

Eugenie Scott announced that she would be retiring from this position by the end of 2013, doing so on 6 January 2014.

Eugenie Scott was brought up in Christian Science by her mother and grandmother but later switched to a congregational church under the influence of her sister; she describes her background as liberal Protestant.

Eugenie Scott is a secular humanist and describes herself as a nontheist.

Eugenie Scott co-edited with Glenn Branch the 2006 anthology Not in Our Classrooms: Why Intelligent Design is Wrong for Our Schools.

Eugenie Scott has been profiled in The New York Times, Scientific American, The Scientist, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Stanford Medical Magazine.

Eugenie Scott has taken part in numerous debates on MSNBC and Fox News.

Eugenie Scott is a backyard beekeeper with two beehives, and is interested in colony collapse disorder and an advocate of amateur beekeeping.