Jean Scott

Ms. Scott graduated from Westhampton College, University of Richmond in 1968, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She earned a Master of Arts from Harvard University in 1969 and a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1974.

Ms. Scott has been President of Marietta College since July 2000. She was formerly the President of Bradford College in Massachusetts, and served as interim President and Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services at the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Potsdam.

Ms. Scott was also the Associate Provost for Academic Administration and the Dean of Undergraduate Admission at The College of William and Mary in Virginia, and Dean of Undergraduate Admission at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She was a Director of Undergraduate Admission, Lecturer and Assistant Professor of History at Duke University in Durham, NC.

David (Dave) Smart
Class of 1951

Mr. Smart earned a Master of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University in1953. He retired as Vice President and Director of Food Enterprises Division of Ralston Purina Co. He has served as the board director of a few not-for-profit organizations.

Mr. Smart is the Chairman of the Board of Archway Communities and the St. Louis Lighthouse for the Blind. He volunteers with SCORE, OASIS, United Way and International Executive Service Corps. He is also an overseas volunteer business consultant.

Mr. Smart is active in local politics. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Delta Epsilon, Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Tau Omega. He and his wife, Susan, reside in Chesterfield, Mo., and have four adult children and four grandchildren.

Donald (Don) Strickland
Class of 1966

Mr. Strickland earned his Juris Doctorate in 1969 from the University of Connecticut Law School. He has been an Attorney at Law and Partner at Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & Beck, P.C. in Hartford, Conn., since 1973. Mr. Strickland's practice includes labor, employment law, contract negotiations and administration, employee discipline and termination matters, and both grievance and interest arbitration.

Mr. Strickland concentrates in representation of boards of education and municipalities and other public sector entities in labor relations matters, school law, student discipline, prohibited practice matters municipal law, and constitutional law issues as they relate to public employees and employers. He also conducts investigations on behalf of clients into allegations of misconduct with potential labor relations and disciplinary ramifications.

Mr. Strickland is a member of the American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, founding member and past chair of the Connecticut School Attorney’s Council, Adjunct Professor at Sacred Heart University School of Graduate Studies and a member of the Society of Former Special Agents, Federal Bureau of Investigations. He is an author and lecturer. He serves on the Board of Directors for A Better Chance (ABC), Inc. as well as numerous other boards.

Mr. Strickland and his wife, Elise, reside in Glastonbury, CT, and have three adult children and two grandchildren.

Dale Wartluft
Class of 1963

Mr. Warluft's career included 20 years with IBM where he held numerous technical consulting, sales and marketing, and management positions and 15 years with Ernst & Young and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, where he retired as CEO of the Americas in 2001. He served on the Board of Directors for Intellinex, a web-based education content and service company.

Mr. Warluft and his wife, Judy, live in Atlanta, Georgia, as do their two daughters and four grandchildren.

Mr. Weaver is President/CEO of Triad Resources, Inc. and affiliated companies involved in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas in the Appalachian Region. He is a trustee to the Ohio Oil & Gas Association and previously served on the board of the Greater Marietta United Way as both the President and Campaign Chairman.

He received Marietta College’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 1994 and later served a term on the MC Board of Trustees as an Alumni Trustee. He is currently a member of the MC Athletic Hall of Fame Committee and a Charter Member of the MC Leadership Program Advisory Board.

He resides in Reno, Ohio, and has three children, Caroline, Evan and Annie.

Patricia (Pat) Willis
Class of 1970

Ms. Willis has completed graduate work at Georgia State University. She is currently the Board of Trustees chair. She is the Executive Director of Voices for Georgia's Children, a statewide advocacy organization for research, communications and policy related to children and families. She is the former Senior Director of Community Affairs for BellSouth Corp., where she was responsible for corporate strategy and implementation for programs in education and women's issues.

Ms. Willis served as President of the BellSouth Foundation, an endowed trust devoted to improving education in the communities BellSouth serves. She was a member of the board of The Foundation Center, the Atlanta Women's Foundation, the Center for Leadership in School Reform and the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education.

Ms. Willis served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Sector and was on the board of the Council of Independent Colleges. She was appointed by the Georgia governor to chair the State's Council for School Performance from 1993 to 2000. She and her husband, Charles, reside in Atlanta. They have one adult son.