Background
Schurz, Scott Clark was born on February 23, 1936 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Son of Franklin Dunn and Martha (Montgomery) Schurz.
Schurz, Scott Clark was born on February 23, 1936 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Son of Franklin Dunn and Martha (Montgomery) Schurz.
Bachelor, Denison University, 1957. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Indiana University, 2000.
Assistant instructor, U. Maryland., 1957-1958; administrative assistant, South Bend Tribune, 1960-1966; circulation consultant, Imperial Valley Press, El Centro, California, 1966; assistant to public, Bloomington (Indiana) Herald-Times/Bedford Times-Mail, 1966-1970; public, Bloomington (Indiana) Herald-Times/Bedford Times-Mail, since 1970; personnel manager, Bloomington Herald-Times, 1969-1972; promotion manager, Bloomington Herald-Times, 1969-1981; director promotions, Bloomington Herald-Times, 1981-1986; editor-in-chief, Bloomington Herald-Times, since 1977; editorial chairman, Bedford Times-Mail, 1972-1981; editor-in-chief, Bedford Times-Mail, since 1981; public, editor-in-chief, Sunday Herald Times president, Herald-Times, Inc. director, vice president, Herald-Times, Inc. Director Schurz Communications, Inc.
President Bloomington Boys' Club, 1970-1971, Junior Achievement Monroe County, 1971-1973. Board directors United Way Monroe County, 1979-1981, Community Foundation Area Arts Council Served with United States Army, 1958-1960. Member of Indiana University Foundation (board directors since 1986), Newspaper Advertising Bureau 1987-1992, International Press Institute (member board United States), World Press Freedom Committee (advisory board), Hoosier State Press Association (president 1989, 1997), Inter-American Press Association (board directors since 1995, honorary president life), Newspaper Association American (board directors 1992-1995, foundation board chairman 2002-2006, board directors 2002-2008), Inland Daily Press Association (president 1989), International Newspaper Marketing Association 1986, (treasurer 1997—2004), World Association Newspapers (board directors, executive committee, vice president).
Married Kathryn Joan Foley, August 5, 1967. Children: Scott Clark, Alexandra Carol, John Danforth.