For years, Scott directed Summer Academy, a K-8 enrichment camp for local youth in partnership with the Center for School Improvement and Policy Studies.

Scott was a family man, dedicated to Jenny, his wife of 26 years, and his three children. He was Jenny's best friend, her biggest cheerleader, and kitchen dance partner.

While Scott’s leadership and contributions to programs in CMEO, CAMP, HEP, and TRiO can be quantified in an excess of $42 million, it is best captured in the awe-inspiring and heartwarming stories of thousands of young people whom he helped defy the odds and achieve remarkable success in their schooling and future life pursuits.

Scott joined the faculty at Boise State University in 1997, where he became a daunting force for good in the College of Education and the university overall.

Scott was born March 29, 1959, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Scott helped empower students through a CMEO grant that today continues to provide career counseling, educational workshops, intensive advising and more for 140 students each year. More than 700 students will be impacted by this legacy over the span of five years.

Of all the gifts he gave to his friends, the greatest was Jenny, who stirred his soul. They married in 1989, the same year he received his doctorate degree in Curriculum and Instruction.