ABSTRACT
Betty Scott (1917-1988) was a renowned Berkeley mathematical statistician who is known for her influential work in diverse areas of science. She followed in the footsteps of her maternal Aunt Phoebe and pursued postsecondary training in astronomy at UC-Berkeley; but unlike Phoebe who aspired to be an observational astronomer, Betty gravitated toward theoretical astronomy. When World War II happened as Betty was working on her PhD in astronomy, she was tapped by celebrated mathematical statistician Jerzy Neyman (1894-1981) to do war work. The year 1968 was when the academic women's movement began. Neyman and Betty had a special interest and 'vivid activity' in trying to improve the situation of Wlodzimierz Zonn and other astronomers and scientists in Poland under the then communist regime. President Charles J. Hitch's report concluded with an invitation to members of the university community to offer creative and constructive ideas to help solve the urban crisis.
