 Scott was the debate coach at the University of Houston, 1953–1957, and University of Minnesota, 1957–1964.Scott was an assistant professor at the University of Houston from 1953 until 1957, when he took an assistant professor position at the University of Minnesota in speech communication, where he taught until 1998.During his time in the department he was department chair from 1971 to 1989, director of graduate study 1961–1971 and 1990–1996.