YSU grad receives honorary degree

The honoree is an expert in the destruction of chemical and biological weapons.

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YOUNGS-TOWN — John Allen Scott, president and chief operating officer of Parsons Corp. and a Youngstown State University alumnus, will receive an honorary doctor of science degree at YSU’s fall commencement scheduled for 2 p.m. next Sunday in Beeghly Center.

Scott, who lives in Arcadia, Calif., earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from YSU in 1971 and a master’s degree in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University in 1973.

Boasting 12,000 employees and $4 billion in annual revenue, Parsons is one of the world’s largest engineering and construction companies with infrastructure and defense projects across the globe.

Scott, a member of the YSU President’s Council and the YSU Centennial Capital Campaign Cabinet, is an expert in the technologies and processes for the destruction of the world’s stockpile of chemical and biological agents and weapons.

He has played a key role in the design, construction and operation of every major chemical agent demilitarization facility in the world. He has multiple patents on the processes to dispose of chemical agents and explosives and has authored and presented numerous papers on related subjects throughout the world.

Scott, who joined Parsons in 1985, received the Dwight Look College of Engineering Outstanding Alumni Award and the Department of Industrial Engineering Outstanding Alumnus Award from Texas A&M. He also received the Captains of Industry Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers and the U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency Outstanding Service Award.