Doneka R. Scott is the vice chancellor and dean for the Division of Academic and Student Affairs at NC State University. She leads a division dedicated to preparing students to succeed academically, professionally and personally, to embrace a commitment to lifelong learning, and to become informed, engaged, and productive citizens.

Dr. Scott joined NC State in 2021 after serving as the associate vice provost and associate dean for student success, then as the vice provost for undergraduate education and student success at the University of Oregon. There she was responsible for the overall strategy and execution of undergraduate education and student success efforts on campus. She worked to eliminate institutional barriers that prohibit students from being successful and inhibit them from completing a degree program in a timely manner.

A toxicologist and emergency medicine practitioner by training, Scott received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received a Master of Arts in higher and postsecondary education, also from the University of Michigan. She also holds a secondary appointment as a professor of practice in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development in the NC State College of Education.

Scott currently serves on the boards of the Reinvention Collaborative and the Eugene Symphony Orchestra. Her professional affiliations have included the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Educational Research Association, Association for the Study of Higher Education, American Pain Society, American Pharmacists Association, Minnesota Pharmacists Association, Pi Lambda Theta International Honors Society, Association of Black Women in Higher Education, and the League of American Orchestras.