By Terry Eiler
My father-in-law Chuck Scott is gone (1924-2015); his legacy lives.
Chuck trained a generation-plus of visual storytellers. His mantra that photos, images, and illustrations are equal to text seems prescient in today’s digital world. In sum, Chuck Scott was right!
First, Chuck’s resume:
Forty-four individuals from the School of Visual Communications have won Pulitzer Prizes, and some have won more than one. I would like to share thoughts with my father-in-law Chuck on this Father’s Day: The schoolhouse that you built continues to produce excellence:
Chuck Scott’s teaching gift combined a passion for the subject, straight-forward speech, humor, and joy for student success.
He was 91 when he died in 2015 in Athens, Ohio — two generations removed from today’s photographers. But as I think about him on this Father’s Day, I’m pretty sure that Chuck would have liked to see this:
Images from June 11, 2022, Belmont Stakes were published around the globe by Sarah Stier, Ohio University Class of 2018, for Getty Images. Also at the track was alumna Jiang Haiyun, on photo fellowship at The New York Times.
These are just a few of the multitude of talented visual photojournalists from the House that Chuck Built.
Terry Eiler is a professor emeritus from the of School of Visual Communication, Ohio University. He has been an NPPA member since the early 1980s.