After working in the same Green Hall corridor for 42 years, Dr. Richard Scotch is finally retiring this year. He still plans to be on campus in the fall but will change offices.
The new one is right down the hall.
It’s one of his old offices, in fact.
Creature of habit? No, just a man with good habits who found a home at The University of Texas at Dallas and has made it his mission to make others feel comfortable here, too.
“I like UT Dallas a lot. I’ve had a very good career here and strong support,” said the Professor of Sociology, Public Policy, and Political Economy and Program Head of Sociology and Public Health. “I love our students. I think they’re very interesting and challenging to work with because they’re so engaged.”
It goes both ways. Ask people in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (EPPS) what has made Scotch such a valuable commodity, and one of the first things they’ll typically say is that he’s so engaging.