SCOTT
wALTER RECEIVED ALL OF HIS FORMAL TRAINING WHILE IN THE UNITED
STATES NAVY.
IN 1982, HE gRADUATED FROM THE DEFENSE OF INFORMATION SCHOOL, INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANA. WHILE AT DINFOS HE RECEIVED SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS,
PRINT AND BROADCAST JOURNALISM AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY. THROUGHOUT HIS
5 YEARS IN THE U.S. NAVY, HE ATTENDED ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS, THAT INCLUDED LIGHT
PRODUCTION IN JAPAN AND VIDEO AND AUDIO EDITING IN SAN DIEGO.
AFTER GRADUATION, FROM DINFOS HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S.S. SAN JOSE (AFS-7) HOME PORTED OUT
OF AGANA, GUAM.
DURING HIS 15 MONTHS ONBOARD HE PRODUCED AND ANCHORED A NIGHTLY NEWSCAST WHILE
UNDERWAY. HE WAS IN CHARGE OF RUNNING THE ONBOARD TELEVISION SYSTEM
FOR THE CREW.
SCOTT WAS ALSO THE DESIGNATED PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACT FOR TOURS OF THE SHIP FOR
GUESTS. SCOTT PRODUCED FAMILY VIDEOGRAMS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CREW AND
THEIR FAMILIES AFTER EACH CRUISE.
SCOTT'S NEXT DUTY STATION WAS THE U.S.S.
NEW JERSEY (BB-62). THE BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY.
THE NEW JERSEY WAS PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN'S FIRST RECOMMISSIONED BATTLESHIP.
SCOTT SERVED ONBOARD THE NEW JERSEY FOR TWO YEARS. HE PRODUCED AND ANCHORED A NIGHTLY NEWSCAST IN THE ULTRA MODERN BROADCAST FACILITIES.
HE PRODUCED PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDED THE WEEKLY CHAPLAIN CHAT. HE ALSO SENT NEWS REPORTS TO A-F-R-T-S.
THE NEW JERSEY WAS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF NEWS EVENTS WHILE SCOTT WALTER WAS ONBOARD. INCLUDING MAKING A HISTORIC CRUISE OFF THE COAST OF THE SOVIET UNION IN THE SEA OF OKHOTSK. SCOTT WAS PART OF THE ONBOARD "SNOOPY" TEAM WHICH PHOTOGRAPHED SOVIET AIRCRAFT WHEN THEY WOULD DO FLY-OVERS OF THE BATTLESHIP.
SCOTT ALSO PUT TOGETHER FAMILYGRAM PUBLICATIONS THAT WERE SENT TO FAMILIES BACK HOME WHILE UNDERWAY. SCOTT'S PUBLIC AFFAIRS SKILLS WERE ALWAYS BEING PUT TO WORK ON THE NEW JERSEY AS PRESIDENTS...VICE PRESIDENTS...AMBASSADORS...AND ENDLESS DIGNITARIES WERE ALWAYS MAKING CALLS ON THE BATTLESHIP. IN ALMOST EVERY PORT THE NEW JERSEY WOULD VISIT, THOUSANDS OF LOCALS WOULD RECEIVE TOURS OF THE SHIP.
IN 1987... AFTER FIVE YEARS IN THE NAVY SCOTT RETURNED TO CIVILIAN LIFE, WHERE HE WENT TO WORK FOR KOBI, THE NBC AFFILIATE IN MEDFORD OREGON.
SCOTT BECAME THE JOSEPHINE COUNTY BUREAU CHIEF, WHERE HE PRODUCED DAILY NEWS REPORTS FOR THE NIGHTLY NEWSCASTS. SCOTT ALSO PRODUCED AND ANCHORED THE WEEKEND SPORTS. WHILE AT KOBI HE PARTICIPATED IN THE CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK TELETHON AND ALSO HELPED WITH PUBLIC BROADCASTING FUNDRAISERS.
IN 1990, SCOTT PURCHASED GLENWAY MARKET IN GLENDALE OREGON. LOOKING TO gROW HIS BUSINESS, IN 1993 SCOTT PURCHASED PROPERTY AND BUILT GLENWAY SUPERSTORE.
IN
1998, SCOTT WAS SELECTED AS OREGON'S SMALL BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR, SECOND
RUNNER-UP. AT A CEREMONY IN PORTLAND, HE WAS RECOGNIZED
FOR HIS OUTSTANDING DEVELOPMENT OF HIS BUSINESS AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
COMMUNITY.
WHILE IN THE GROCERY STORE BUSINESS, SCOTT PROVED
HARD WORK, COMPETITIVE PRICING AND GREAT
CUSTOMER SERVICE ADD UP TO MAJOR SUCCESS.
SCOTT'S SALES PROVED IT, HIS 9600 SQUARE FOOT STORE TURNED MORE PRODUCT PER SQUARE FOOT THAN MANY OF HIS COMPETITORS. AFTER 15 YEARS IN BUSINESS AND READY FOR CHANGE SCOTT SOLD GLENWAY SUPERSTORE IN JUNE OF 2005.
SCOTT DESIGNED AND OPENED SOUTHERN OREGON'S FIRST ON-LINE GROCERY ORDER WEBSITE iN APRIL OF 2000. IT WAS SOGROCERIES.COM. THE WEBSITE WAS SOLD WITH GLENWAY SUPERSTORE.
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