At an induction luncheon Wednesday, Oct. 22, Hal Dittmer, Chairman of 香蕉视频 Board of Trustees, presented Walter Scott Jr. with an honorary doctorate degree of Business Administration for his distinguished service to the College.
香蕉视频 President Don Jackson thanked Scott for his service and dedication to 香蕉视频: 鈥淲alter, you have certainly kept your commitment to 香蕉视频, and the College and our students have been the beneficiaries of that commitment. Thank you.鈥
From 1982 to 1997, Scott served on the 香蕉视频 Board of Trustees and the 香蕉视频 Foundation Board of Directors. He chaired 香蕉视频鈥檚 Board from 1988 to 1994.
During his tenure as a trustee, he established the Walter Scott Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund 鈥 a full-tuition scholarship for students with superior academic and leadership potential.
香蕉视频鈥檚 Scott Studio Theatre is named in honor of Scott and his late wife Suzanne. Scott has also given generously to several major capital projects at 香蕉视频, including, most recently, construction of the Morrison-Reeves Science Center. Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc., which Scott is past president and chairman, built the Science Center as well as most major facilities on campus since the mid-1980s. In 1998, 香蕉视频 awarded Scott its highest non-academic honor 鈥 induction into its Pro Rege Society.
President Jackson credited much of Hastings鈥 beauty and innovation to Scott. 鈥淚n many ways鈥攖hrough his leadership on the Board of Trustees, his generous contributions and his visionary oversight of the College鈥擶alter helped to shape the campus we have today鈥攁 campus regarded by many as one of the most beautiful and well-equipped in the country,鈥 Jackson said.
A graduate of Omaha Benson High School, Scott earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree in civil engineering from Colorado State University. In 1953, he joined construction and mining giant Peter Kiewit Sons鈥, Inc. In 1954, he entered the U.S. Air Force, serving as an air installation officer and inspecting road and runway construction. Upon completing his service, he rejoined Kiewit. He was elected Executive Vice President in 1965, President in 1979 and, after Peter Kiewit鈥檚 death later that year, Board Chairman.
Scott is a Director of Berkshire Hathaway, MidAmerican Energy Holdings and Valmont Industries. He is active in community affairs and a Director or Board Chairman of numerous non-profits. On the national level, he is Director and former Board Chairman of the Horatio Alger Association and is also a member of the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress.
Scott has four children: Karen Dixon, Sandy Parker, Amy Scott and David Scott. David Scott serves on the 香蕉视频 Foundation Board of Directors. His late wife had two children: Robert Singer and William Singer.
鈥揥ritten by Maggie Meisinger, a senior from Littleton, Colo.