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Dr. Gloria Dean Randle Scott made history in 1975 when she became the first African American president of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. During her time with the Girl Scouts, Scott is credited with transforming the face of the organization, not only by involving more women of color, but also by changing its trefoil symbol to three faces that stand for the diversity of Girl Scouting and its focus on girls. Scott is the former president of Bennett College, where she created and founded the Women's Leadership Institute. Featured in Brian Lanker's book, "I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America," Scott is currently the president and owner of G. Randle Services, focusing on empowerment of leadership for women and girls. Scott was invited to campus by OWU senior Shelli Reeves of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Using a university-funded Theory-to-Practice Grant, Reeves developed a project to examine the history of the Black Girl Scouts (BGS) movement in U.S. 20th century history.