"It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can do only a little. Do what you can." -Sydney Smith
About Tim Scott
Tim Scott has made teaching the lessons of the Holocaust a lifetime mission. He has delivered his Holocaust presentation, "The Holocaust - Its Relevance Today" fifty to sixty times per year to schools, churches, civic groups, and professional conventions throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota. This presentation uses the Holocaust history to challenge listeners to examine and extinguish the "flames" of bias, prejudice, racism, and hatred in their own hearts.
Mr. Scott is very involved in public service work on numerous levels. He is a member of the New Richmond Educational Foundation, a Kiwanis member, Scout leader and a lector and religious education teacher at Immaculate Conception Parish. He also is the principal organizer of the Bakke Norman, S.C. Lecture Series, an annual lecture series honoring George E. Norman, a member of the firm who died in 1994. Past speakers for this series have included Alfons Heck, a general in the Hitler Youth organization; Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas Gandhi; Martin Luther King III, and Sr. Helen Prejean of "Dead Man Walking" fame. He also serves on the Law Related Education Committee of the State Bar of Wisconsin and is Regional Coordinator for the annual mock trial tournament sponsored by the State Bar.
Mr. Scott is an attorney practicing in NW Wisconsin. His primary practice areas are bankruptcy and municipal. Mr. Scott was a member of Bakke Norman S. C. and served as law clerk to the Honorable Thomas S. Utschig, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin in Eau Claire.
Prior to studying law, Mr.
Scott was a high school German teacher at St. Lawrence Seminary in Mt.
Calvary, Wisconsin. He has traveled extensively in Europe. He received his
B.A. Degree from St. John's University (Minnesota) in 1980 and his J.D.
Degree, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1988. He
also received an LL.M. Degree, summa cum laude, in German and European
Community Law from the Eberhard Karls Universität in Tübingen, Germany
About Our Program
The Holocaust continues to capture the interest and fascinating of Americans young and old. Tim Scott has spoken to thousands of students and adults throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota about this tragic period of history. Much more than a mere historical study of the the Holocaust, however, Scott's presentation makes this history relevant for Americans in the nineties and 2000s by relating it to current developments in our nation, communities and schools.; Through the dramatic use of story, video, and slides, he uses the Holocaust history to challenge the listener to identify the "flames" of prejudice, racism, bias or misunderstanding in his or her own heart. In so doing, the Holocaust becomes a catalyst for positive personal growth and change for individuals, communities and schools.
WHAT was the holocaust? What happened to who? Mr. Scott provides a detailed, graphic description of what victims and their families might have experienced.
WHY should we as Americans care about what happened a long time ago in a far away land? Why is it relevant for us? Why isn't this just "lame history"? The listener will be asked to reflect on the presence of the spirit of the Holocaust in the world, in America, in their communitiesin schools and in their hearts.