Dr. Aaron Scott, a radiologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, will receive the 2024 Habersham Central High School Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes alumni who have excelled in their careers and personal lives.
After graduating from Central in 1991, Scott joined the U.S. Army, where he served as a 19D Armored Reconnaissance Specialist. In 1999, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a concentration in Molecular Biophysics from Clark Atlanta University.
Scott was an ROTC cadet at Clark and was commissioned as a U.S. Army Medical Corps officer.
A career dedicated to learning and teaching
Dr. Scott earned his degree in nuclear medicine from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his master’s in health care management at Emory University in 2006.
After serving his residency at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Scott worked at Rockdale Medical Center and Piedmont Healthcare in Fayetteville, Georgia. He moved up North after accepting a job as director of the nuclear medicine program at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. In that position, Scott was responsible for administering the program and instructing, counseling, and evaluating students and staff.
Scott received the Most Influential Radiologic Educator award during his first year teaching at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He furthered his own education by earning a master’s in imaging science from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
In 2020, Scott became director of operations for Advanced Molecular Imaging And Therapy in Glen Burnie, Maryland. He now serves as the vice president of clinical operations. In 2023, Dr. Scott earned his Doctorate in Healthcare Administration from Capella University.
Praise for Dr. Scott
According to award program coordinator Martha Cantrell, those nominating Scott for Habersham Central’s Lifetime Achievement Award shared glowing remarks about him. They described him as an “enthusiastic leader who has always maintained his professionalism” and praised him for his “ethical standards” and “strong ability to collaborate with others.”
Scott has held leadership positions in nuclear medicine organizations at the state, regional, and national levels. He currently serves as president of the Capella University Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success. Scott is also the nuclear medicine technology representative on the Maryland Board of Physicians and continues to teach radiation physics at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Scott is the son of the late Ules Scott and Sheree Parrish of Cornelia, Georgia. He lives in Glen Burnie, Maryland. He will be the featured guest speaker at Habersham Central High School’s graduation ceremony in May. That honor has been bestowed on four other lifetime achievement award recipients since the awards program began in 2020. Past recipients include Dr. Stacy Nicholson, Class of ’77; Dr. Emily Foster Howell, Class of ’96; Marlan Wilbanks, Class of ’79; and Air Force Lt. Col. Preston McConnell, Class of ’91.
