Ron Scott (2018) - CU Athletic Hall of Fame - University of Colorado Athletics

Ron Scott

Induction:
2018
Class:
1967

Ron Scott recently completed his ninth (and final) year as a director of development for the Buff Club, but his association with the university dates back over half a century to his time as a student-athlete … His current role is just the latest of many he has had with CU Athletics and the CU Foundation that has spanned almost three decades in three different stints with the university … He first arrived in Boulder as a member of Eddie Crowder’s first freshman football class in 1963; he was recruited by another longtime CU coach, Dan Stavely … He was a three-year starter for the Buffs at middle guard on teams that went a combined 22-7-2 during his years of eligibility ... He recorded 166 career tackles, including a season-high of 73 as a junior … A team captain as a senior in 1967, he helped lead the Buffaloes to a 9-2 record with a 31-21 victory over the Miami Hurricanes in the Bluebonnet Bowl … He first returned to his alma mater after 14 years in the private sector, which included Flagstaff, Inc., a company he formed that built custom homes in the Denver Metro area, and two years as a co-owner and manager of the Boulderado Hotel … He was named the department’s director of development and Buff Club director on November 1, 1982, building a staff and managed the annual fundraising effort for CU athletics ... In 1988, he was promoted to an assistant athletic director and coordinated the fundraising project to design and build the Dal Ward Athletic Center, a $14 million, 100 percent privately funded campaign … Following the completion of the project in August 1991, he added the role of Vice President/Major Gifts and worked with a team of development officers, focused on major gifts for the university's four-campus system … In 2001, Scott returned to the private sector and, along with his wife Ann, moved to Sheridan, Wyo., where they founded the Bison Corporation, a residential construction/development company … In 2010, Scott returned to CU when he was named director of development for athletics as well as the executive director of the Alumni C Club, CU’s letterwinner organization (in 2012, he turned over his C Club responsibilities to focus solely on major gifts for athletics) … Honored with CU’s Alumni Recognition Award in 2017, he retired from the university on June 30, 2018.