Ronald L. Scott ’55

Ronald L. Scott died July 16, 1997, of an aortic aneurysm at his home in Garrison, N.Y. A native of Lowell, Mass., he came to Princeton from Lowell H.S., where he was valedictorian and president of the Natl. Honor Society.

At Princeton, Ron majored in chemistry, joined Cannon Club, and played freshman lacrosse and I.A.A. hockey. After graduation, he served as a pilot in the Air Force and the N.Y. Air National Guard, eventually retiring as a lieutenant colonel.

During the 1960s, Ron worked in the theater on both coasts as a singer and actor. In 1969, he began graduate study in anthropology at Columbia U., where he was a student assistant to Margaret Mead for five years. In 1969, Ron cofounded Argus Archives, dedicated to the dissemination of information relating to the use and misuse of animals, which rapidly became a force for animal wellbeing. From 1994 until his death, he directed Two Maudes, Inc., a foundation supporting animal rights causes and organizations. Ron was also a director of the Halcyon Foundation, the U.S. affiliate of the American Museum in Bath, U.K.

The class extends its deep sympathy to his sister Janet A. Scott, his longtime companion David Finkbeiner, and his niece and nephew.

The Class of 1955