Scott Loomis Peeler

Background

Peeler, Scott Loomis was born on August 25, 1947 in Rome, Georgia, United States. Son of Scott Loomis Senior and Emily Willis Peeler.

Education

Bachelor in Spanish and French, U. South Florida, 1969; Master of Arts in Spanish and Education, U. South Florida, 1974; Doctor of Education candidate, Arizona State University, 1982-1991.

Career

Teacher Spanish, Polk County Schools, Lakeland, Florida, since 1969. Teacher Brandon (Florida) Adult and Community School, 1978-1979, Hillborough Community College, Florida, 1986. Graduate research assistant Center Indian Education, Arizona State University, Tmpe, 1983-1984.

Bi-lingual census worker unites states department Census, Tampa, 1980. Part-time teacher tribal management program Scottsdale (Arizona) Community College, 1988. Assistant director Portuguese Language Study in Brazil Institute, U. South Florida, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 1998, conversational English teacher, 1999;lecturer in field.

Part-time tour guide.

Achievements

• Scott Loomis Peeler has been listed as a noteworthy Foreign language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Donor Peeler American Indian Scholarship U. South Florida, 1986. Active Partners of Americas, Sister Cities International, Tampa, since 1972, chair education committee, board directors, 1990-1998. Member Tampa History Society, since 1972, board directors, 1994-1999, Museum Cherokee Indian (life), Ybor City Museum (charter).

Started partner city relationship between Lakeland, Florida and Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia, 1977. Co-chair Arizona Indian Education/Native American Language Issues Conference, 1984. Member president's county U. South Florida.

Member Sister Cities Committee, Lakeland, Florida, delegate on official visit to Japan, 1993. Member minority task force Tampa Bay Area Blood Marrow Donor Program. Volunteer Tampa/HillsboroughCounty Convention and Visitors Ctr.

Chair Granada, Nicaragua Committee, 1996-1998. Member National Indian Education Association (Arizona steering committee 1984), Huguenot Society.S.C. (life), Florida Genealogical Society, U. South Florida Alumni Association, Christian Hope Indian Eskimo Fellowship, Cajun Connection, Alliance Francaise, L'Unione Italiana, Tampa Bay History Center (charter), Ybor City Museum(charter), National Congress American Indians, Tampa Trolley Society, Krewe of the Knights of Sant 'Yago, Tampa Bay Area Camellia Society, National Museum Am.Indians (charter), National Indian Adult Education Association (planned conference in Tampa 1995), Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Connections

Father:

Scott Loomis Senior

Mother:

Emily Willis Peeler