WALTER SCOTT

SCOTT--Walter Dill,

age 86, died February 8, 2018 in Evanston, IL from lymphoma. He graduated from New Trier High School, attended Williams College, and graduated from Northwestern University in 1953. He received his MBA from Columbia University in 1958. After three years in the Navy, he began a successful career in business. He spent 15 years in investment banking in New York and Chicago, finally as a senior partner running the Chicago office for Lehman Brothers. After two years as associate director of the US Office of Management and Budget (73-75), he worked as EVP/CFO at Pillsbury (now General Mills), CEO of IDS Financial Services (now Ameriprise) and Chairman/CEO of Grand Metropolitan USA (now Diageo). He taught at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University from 1988 to 2013 where he had an immense impact. He is survived by Barbara Stein Scott, his wife of 56 years and his three sons Tim, David and Gordon, their wives and eight grandchildren. He asked that he be remembered by his friends by their reaching out to someone in need for an hour, a day or a lifetime. Contributions may be made to the Mary Lou and John Scott Inner-City Education Fund (Account #5649) at Northwestern University Development Office, 2020 Ridge Road, Evanston, IL 60208-4307. A memorial service is planned for February 18 at 3:00pm at Winnetka Presbyterian Church, Winnetka, IL.