Scott grew-up in the Twin Cities, attended the Calhoun Elementary School and Minneapolis West High School. Scott worked at AAA while going to college at the University of Minnesota. He actually started during his senior year in high school through a work program. When he graduated in 1958, Scott was offered a position to manage the AAA office in Rochester but while investigating living in Rochester he received a draft order from President Eisenhower. After two years service he returned and in 1963 left AAA and went to work for the Cunard Steamship Company where he became District Manager. In 1967, he left Cunard for Air France and with his wife LaVonne enjoyed a 5-day trip across the Atlantic on the Queen Elizabeth. He returned from South-Hampton, then Cherbourg Westbound to New York, which was the last Atlantic crossing of the Queen Mary which in is now docked in Long Beach California where it is used as a hotel.
From 1969-1973, Scott managed the Air France Cleveland office. Scott had studied Spanish in high school and he went on to taking French night classes while in Cleveland. In 1978, he joined the FACC. In 1985, Air France decided to consolidate the Midwest business out of Chicago and all managers were transferred to the “windy city”, yet Minneapolis remained Scott sales territory. In 1983, Air France sent the sales managers back to their local territory and Scott and his wife moved back to Minneapolis. Scott retired from Air France in 1991. At the time, his wife LaVonne was working for General Mills.
Scott has served on the board of directors for several years. He met Morris Levy, one of the founders of the FACCMN, when he was General Manager for the Sofitel in Bloomington (the first in America). Scott credited the Chamber's networking channels for helping him build his client base with Air France.
We are thankful to Scott for his contribution to the Chamber and for his friendship
