Scott was on the MSU faculty from 1960 to 1998, when he retired as professor emeritus. He was also the William L. Giles Distinguished Professor of History from 1978 to 1998.<ref name=iastate>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/manuscripts/MS361.html|title=e-library at Iowa State University|publisher=lib.iastate.edu|accessdate=July 20, 2010}}</ref> In 1989, Scott was elected president of the Mississippi Historical Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mdah.state.ms.us/admin/news/mhs07prog.pdf|title=Mississippi Historical Society|publisher=mdah.state.ms.us|accessdate=July 20, 2010}}</ref> | Scott was on the MSU faculty from 1960 to 1998, when he retired as professor emeritus. He was also the William L. Giles Distinguished Professor of History from 1978 to 1998.<ref name=iastate>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/manuscripts/MS361.html|title=e-library at Iowa State University|publisher=lib.iastate.edu|accessdate=July 20, 2010}}</ref> In 1989, Scott was elected president of the Mississippi Historical Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mdah.state.ms.us/admin/news/mhs07prog.pdf|title=Mississippi Historical Society|publisher=mdah.state.ms.us|accessdate=July 20, 2010}}</ref> |