Awards
- IU Indianapolis Spirit of Philanthropy Award - 2010
Rebecca Scott is a 1974 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro who went on to earn an allied health certificate in nurse anesthesiology from Duke in 1979. She served on the board of Durham Academy, The Hill Center and the Lucy Daniels Center for Early Education while the Scott family resided in Durham. After moving to south Florida, she served on the board of Saint Andrew’s School in Boca Raton, where the three youngest Scott children graduated from its upper school.
In 2010, Dr. Scott and his wife, Rebecca, made a lasting influence on the practice of medicine for generations to come through the establishment of a senior endowed faculty chair in professionalism at the School of Medicine. Through this extraordinary gift, the Scotts hoped to nurture an environment that promotes professionalism and shapes ethical, compassionate physicians.