Walter Dill ScottWalter Dill Scott was an American psychologist and school leader who was born May 1, 1869, and died September 24, 1955. He was one of the first applied psychologists and the 10th president of Northwestern University. He used psychology in many areas f business, including hiring people and promotion. Scott came into the world in Cooksville, Illinois, which is close to Main, Illinois. His first home was on a farm until he was 19 years old, when he went to Illinois State Normal University. For two and a half years, he stayed at the university while teaching at schools in the country. He was able to go to Northwestern University and get a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1895 thanks to a grant. He went to McCormick Theological Seminary because he wanted to become a university president in China. But when he graduated in 1898, he couldn't find a job. He instead chose to take his wife to Germany and study psychology at the University of Leipzig with Wilhelm Wundt. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology and education while he was there, in 1900. When he got back to the United States in 1900, he was hired at Northwestern University as an instructor of psychology and education and head of the psychological laboratory. Read More Read Less