Vivian W. Mott, Ph.D. is Professor and Chair of the Department of Counselor & Adult Education at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. She holds a Ph.D. and graduate Certificate in Gerontology from the University of Georgia and a Masters of Science (Education) from the University of Tennessee. She is a Salzburg Fellow of the Institute of American Studies in Salzburg (Austria), Houle Research Scholar, and recipient of numerous outstanding teaching and service awards, including being named one of ten ECU Centennial Women of Distinction in 2007. Vivian was named Rotarian Leader of the Year in District 7720 (2005-06). Vivian is founder and co-owner of Wilson Mott & Associates, a consulting and management firm specializing in human resources, organizational culture, and training and development.

Vivian was among the first women to join Rotary in Tennessee in 1987 and has been a member of the Greenville Noon Rotary Club since 1996. Her club is one of 45 in District 7720, in eastern North Carolina. She has served her club as Club President, Club Secretary, Sergeant-at-Arms, Community Service Chair, and Club Service Chair; she served as the Paul Harris Society Chair, District Museum Chair (exploring the development of a District archive and museum in the historical Greenville Rotary Club building), and Assistant District Governor for three terms from 2003-2006. Vivian currently serves as District Governor for D7720.  She and her husband, Don, are Major Donors to The Rotary Foundation, multiple Paul Harris Fellows, members of the Bequest Society and Paul Harris Society.

Vivian is active in numerous community and professional associations including the Women's Forum of North Carolina, Jeannette Rankin Foundation National Advisory Council, Pitt County Women's Commission, the ECU Performing Arts Board, and the Commission of Professors of Education.