User:Janice Scott Ellis/Janice Scott Ellis



Early Life
Janice S. Ellis - Janice Faye Scott Ellis (also known as Janice Ellis, Janice S. Ellis, PhD) was born on her father's farm in 1949 on what was then called the Liberty-Magnolia Road (between the small towns of Liberty and Magnolia) in Amite County, Mississippi. Her father and mother, Stafford and Mable Scott, are parents of seven children, three girls and four boys. Janice is number six of seven children. She attended Europe Bates School during her elementary and middle school years before transferring to Central High School in Liberty, Mississippi where she graduated in 1966.

Higher Education
She began her post-secondary education at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, where she completed her freshman and sophomore years. She then transferred to Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi to further integrate the predominantly white private Methodist college. She graduated Millsaps College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970. She completed graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin, where she earned a Master of Arts degree in Communication Arts, a Master of Arts degree in Political Science, and a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Communication Arts.

Career Milestones
Janice Scott Ellis, PhD, a native daughter of Mississippi, grew up and came of age during the height of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s. Born and reared on a small cotton farm, she was influenced by two converging forces that would set the course of her life. The first was the fear and terror felt by blacks because of their seeking to exercise the right to vote along with other rights and privileges afforded whites. She became determined to take a stand, and not accept the strictures of that farm life or oppressive segregation, and aspire to have a different kind of life. The second was her love of books, the power of words, and her exposure to renowned columnists, Eric Sevareid, commentator for CBS Evening News with Walter CronkiteItalic text and Walter Lippmann one of the foremost political columnist and author in 20th Century America. The work of both Sevareid and Lippmann solidified her belief that the wise use of words is what advances the good society. Janice Scott Ellis has been an executive throughout her career, first in government, then in a large pharmaceutical company, and as a President and CEO of a marketing firm, and a bi-state non-profit child advocacy agency. Along with those positions, she has written a column for more than three decades on race, politics, education and other social issues for a major metropolitan daily newspaper, The Kansas City StarItalic text, a major metropolitan business journal, The Milwaukee Business JournalItalic text and for community newspapers The Milwaukee CourierItalic text, The Kansas City GlobeItalic text, and The Kansas City CallItalic text. She has written radio commentary for a number of years, first for one the largest ABC radio affiliate in Wisconsin and subsequently wrote and delivered a 2-minute spot on the two largest Arbitron rated radio stations in the Greater Kansas City area. She has also written for a number of national trade publications focusing on healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry.

Janice Ellis also ran twice for Mayor of Kansas City, MO, first in 1999 where she narrowly loss the primary election; and again in 2007, where she placed 6th in the primary out of a field of 12 candidates.

Janice Scott Ellis, since 2008, has published two major online publications USAonRace.com and RaceReport.com, news sources dedicated to issues involving race and ethnicity across the United States and around the world.

She continues to write a regular column at JaniceSEllis.com

Janice Scott Ellis is married to E. Frank Ellis. Together, they have three children and four grandchildren.

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