He has received Marquette University's College of Business Administration's professional achievement award. Scott received an M.B.A. in Finance and Investments from the Applied Security Analysis Program at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Marquette University. He is a member of the Association of Investment Management and Research, the Chicago Society of Security Analysts, and the Board of The Applied Security Analysis Program at the University of Wisconsin. Scott and his wife, Elizabeth “Beth,” have four children; Tiffany, April, Dane, and Rachel.