[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 2, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                RECOGNIZING CHARLES LEWIS SCOTT (CHUCK)

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                           HON. STEVE STIVERS

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 2, 2015

  Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Charles Lewis 
Scott (Chuck), who passed away on November 20, 2015 at the age of 91. 
Scott was a photographer and co-founder of the widely respected Ohio 
University School of Visual Communication in Athens, Ohio.
  Scott was born in Grayville, Illinois in 1924. He became a 
Photographer's Mate First Class in the U.S. Navy after training in 
Pensacola, Florida. Scott went on to receive the Distinguished Flying 
Cross and three war medals for serving during World War II in the 
Pacific.
  After returning home from the war, Scott earned his degree from the 
University of Illinois and worked as a photojournalist for the 
Champaign-Urbana Courier and the student newspaper. Scott worked as a 
photographer at various newspapers early in his career, and was later 
named the graphic director for the Chicago Daily News. He earned his 
master's degree in 1970 and became the picture editor for the Chicago 
Tribune in 1974. Throughout his career, Scott earned over 100 awards in 
state, regional, national, and international competitions, including 
the Photographer of the Year award in 1952 and the Newspaper Editor of 
the Year award in 1966 from the National Press Photographers 
Association.
  He was first approached by Ohio University in 1969 to expand the 
visual education program in the School of Journalism. Following two 
years at the Chicago Tribune, Scott returned to Ohio University in 1976 
in the College of Communication. Two years later, Scott co-founded the 
Institute of Visual Communication with his son-in-law Terry Eiler. By 
1986, the Institute became the School of Visual Communication and was 
eventually moved into the College of Communication. Alumni of this 
program have gone on to work at The New York Times, National 
Geographic, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and many other 
prestigious publications.
  There is no doubt of the enormous contribution Chuck Scott has made 
to the photojournalism industry and the tremendous impact he had on 
Ohio University and especially, his students.

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