Barbara C. Scholz

News Death Notice

SCHOLZ, Barbara C. age 63, of Edinburgh, Scotland passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 14th with her loving husband at her bedside. Barbara was born in Troy and raised in Vandalia. She was preceded in death by her parents Carl and Caroline (Steinmetz) Scholz and survived by her husband Geoff Pullum of Edinburgh, step son Calvin of Portland, Oregon, brother Mike (Andrea) of Big Sky, Montana, and brother Doug (Sharon) of Dayton. Barbara was a lifelong educator and thoroughly enjoyed her scholarly endeavors as a philosopher of the cognitive sciences with a special interest in the philosophical issues relating to linguistics. In 1973 she received a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion, Urban College (Urbana, Ohio); in 1976 a Masters of Divinity, Andover Newton Theological School (Newton, Massachusetts); in 1985 a Masters of Arts in Philosophy, the Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio); in 1988 a Masters of Science in Cognitive Science, University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland); in 1990 a PH. D. in Philosophy, The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio). During her teaching career, she taught at Columbus State Community College, Wittenberg University, The Ohio State University, University of Toledo, University of California, Santa Cruz, De Anza College, San Jose State University, University of St. Andrews, and The University of Edinburgh. At the time of her death Barbara was an Honorary Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. Previously Barbara had been awarded in 2005 the Frieda Miller Fellowship by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University; in 1992 a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship at the University of North Carolina; and in 1989 the William Fink Award for Excellence in Philosophy at The Ohio State University. She and her husband Geoffrey K. Pullum collaborated in writing numerous academic publications over the past 20 years. Private services were held in Edinburgh, Scotland.