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Scotty is a Professor in the School of Safety, Security and Emergency Management of Eastern Kentucky University (EKU). He began his career in safety as a Safety Specialist at a state psychiatric hospital in a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. He then moved to Zanesville, Ohio where he served as the Safety Manager at an AutoZone distribution center. After three years with AutoZone, Scotty went on to spend six years in the grain industry working for Cargill in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) in Decatur, Illinois. He served as corporate health and safety director for both organizations in their respective grain divisions. He then led Environment Safety and Health initiatives for Nike in Memphis where the majority of equipment, footwear and apparel are distributed in the U.S. and Nike’s dot-com business is operated. In his most recent role, Scotty is a Professor in EKU’s graduate Safety Security and Emergency Management graduate program. Scotty has numerous publications and affiliations within the safety community.
