Riverland Community College

Scott Richardson graduated from Austin Central High School in 1965. He attended Austin Junior College (now Riverland Community College), and obtained an A.A. degree in June of 1967. He attended the University of Minnesota and graduated in June of 1969 with a B.A. degree in history.

Richardson enlisted in the United States Army for two years and served as a Correctional Officer at Fort Riley, Kansas stockade.

He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in June of 1974 and was admitted to the practice of law in the state of Minnesota in 1974. He has been practicing law in Austin since 1974. Richardson is also authorized to practice law in the Minneapolis/St. Paul District of the Federal District Courts.

He and his wife, Cathy, were married in 1969. She is a social worker employed by the Austin School District. They have two children.

Richardson is currently a member of St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, a member of the Austin Noon Lions Club, the Austin US Bank Advisory Board, the Austin Community Scholarship Foundation, and the local and state bar associations.

Richardson has served on the following Board of Directors:

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

Minnesota State Bar Association

Hormel Historic Home

Sacred Heart Hospice

Agape Halfway House

Austin Youth Hockey

Austin Area Chamber of Commerce

In addition, Richardson has served on the:

Austin Community College Scholarship Foundation

Saint Augustine’s Parish Council

10th District Lawyer’s Ethic/Disciplinary Committee

Legal Services Advisory Committee

Austin Junior College Student Council (vice president)

When Richardson and his wife were sophomores in college, they were members of the first class of students to attend college at the Riverland campus. Their freshman year was at the college’s original location on the third floor of Austin High School and their second year was at the brand-new Riverland campus.