Scott Bennett is the Director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT). Scott began his career at ArDOT as an engineering intern in ArDOT’s District 10 Office in northeast Arkansas. In 1989 he moved to the Planning and Research Division and in 2004 he became the Assistant Chief Engineer for Planning. In September, 2011, he moved into the Director position. Scott is currently serving on the AASHTO Board of Directors and is the chair of AASHTO’s Committee on Planning. He is also heavily involved with both the General Contractors of America and on the American Road and Transportation Builders Association Joint Committee. Finally, Scott is currently serving as the president of Arkansas Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyor. Scott has won numerous awards including the 2005 University of Arkansas Young Engineer Alumni of the Year and the 2016 AASHTO’s Thomas H. MacDonald Memorial Award for outstanding service in highway engineering. He was also inducted into the Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineering in 2010. Scott received both his BS and MS from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in Civil Engineering.