Gregg, Dorothy

Dorothy Gregg (1920–1997), Ph.D., was the first woman appointed a corporate officer at Celanese Corporation and was the first vice president of the National Council of Women in the United States.

Gregg was vice president of communication at Celanese for eight years, from 1975 to 1983, and was a senior consultant to Ruder, Finn & Rotman from 1983 to 1987, when she left to open her own firm. Prior to joining Celanese, she was assistant to the director of public relations at U.S. Steel Corporation, a pioneering position she held for 16 years.

Gregg had been a public relations consultant since 1954, and her contributions to the growth of the field were highlighted by numerous awards. Her exceptional leadership skills and achievements were well recognized statewide and nationwide. She was a 1962 recipient of the New York State Woman Award, given by the New York Department of Commerce. In 1968, she received the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Top Hat Award, the American Advertising Federation's National Advertising Woman of the Year Award, and the Advertising Woman of the Year in New York City Award. In 1969, she received the Outstanding Woman of the Year, pre-sented by the Toastmistress Club. In 1970, she was the recipient of Governor Rockefeller's Certificate of Honor.

A distinguished female executive herself, Gregg was dedicated to advancing the role of women in public relations and marketing communication. As an expression of her concern for women, she chaired the Committee on Women in Public Relations, supervised the Association for Women in Communication, and was director of the American Woman's Association and the Advertising Women of New York. She was also a member of the board of governors of the International Women's Forum and the New York Women's Forum.

Other national honorary organizations of which she was a member include Gamma Alpha Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, and Theta Sigma Phi.

Gregg began her career as an educator. She had been an assistant professor in Columbia University's Economics Department and on the faculty of Barnard College, the New School for Social Research, Pace College, and the University of Texas.

A graduate of the University of Texas with B.A. and M.A. degrees in economics, Dr. Gregg earned her Ph.D. in the same discipline from Columbia University.

Dr. Gregg and her husband, Dr. Paul Hughling Scott, had two children. She died May 18, 1997 at the age of 77.