Rodney Scott

Rod Scott retired from the Biology Department of Wheaton College in 2021 after 32 years teaching courses ranging from Introductory Biology to the Senior Seminar. Genetics was his favorite course and the focus of his research. During his time at Wheaton, he conducted studies on ferns, fish, and turtles. Areas of investigation ranged from DNA sequence analysis through conservation genetics. Probably his most satisfying professional experience occurred in 2012 when, as a Fulbright Scholar, he spent five months at the University of Costa Rica studying the genetics of two freshwater turtle species. In his retirement, Rod has discovered a new passion for creation care, serving as the leader of the Creation Care Action Committee at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Greenville, South Carolina, and as a member of the Committee for Environmental Stewardship and Justice for his diocese.