FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS- "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn," Benjamin Franklin.
This quote is on a plaque given to her by her colleague Dr. Robert Griffith, describes Kathleen Scott's 44.5 years of faithful federal service.
Scott, a program analyst for the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) since 2009, began her federal service in August 1971 as an operations clerk in a Security Police Squadron with the U.S. Air Force.
Scott decided to join the military because in 1971 she was waiting for two letters; one from a nursing school and the other from an Air Force recruiter. She decided she would become part of whichever letter came first, it was the Air Force.
She served until February 1980 and joined the Brooks Air Force Base workforce as a civilian management assistant in 1981. In this role, she created a new clinical nurse specialist and other medical staffing standards at Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center. The clinical nurse specialist standard is still in use today throughout military medical hospitals.
In 1983, Scott accepted a position with then Health Services Command (HSC), the precursor to MEDCOM, and has been in different organizational positions for more than 35 years. The diversity of her early experience was developing Army medical and Army Medical Department Center and School platform training staffing standards.
Col. Derrick Flowers, MEDCOM's Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Resource Management, and Chief Financial Officer, recognized Scott's lasting impact on Resource Management.
"She is a model career person with certifications, education, experience and a passion for community service," said Flowers. "She has a lot to be proud of."
Scott's expertise in resource management, Office Assistant Chief of Staff for Resource Management (OACSRM), included developing HSC and MEDCOM five-year funding forecasts, and current program management responsibilities for civilian comptroller (CP-11) intern training and careerist professional development and talent management; OACSRM's Organization Inspection Program , and government purchase card billing official; and contributes to 70C military internship program, and OACSRM's annual training.
Scott revealed the best part of her job was dropping pearls of wisdom and watching them come to fruition. "Look for opportunities to expanding your knowledge base," said Scott. "Look for opportunities to challenge yourself and step outside your comfort zone. Make sure to gain an understanding about the depth and breadth of financial management in all levels."
Scott has a career highlighted with prestigious Department of Army accolades and several contributions to her career field. Perhaps most notable is training civilian comptroller career program (CP) 11 interns, and encouraging careerist to pursue professional development and credentialing. Her most memorable moment in her MEDCOM career was instituting the program where more than 800 Army Medicine financial managers completed their Department of Defense Financial Management certification.
Scott is a life member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Society for Health Systems; the American Society of Military Comptrollers; and a member of other professional organizations.
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