Passing of Current Faculty Member Dr. Scott C. James, Associate Professor of Geosciences Baylor University is mourning the passing of current faculty member, Scott C. James, Ph.D., associate professor of geosciences, who died May 2 while visiting family in California. (Photo courtesy of the Baylor Department of Geosciences) May 6, 2021 WACO, Texas (May 6, 2021) - Baylor University is mourning the passing of current faculty member, Scott C. James, Ph.D., associate professor of geosciences, who died May 2, 2021, while visiting family in California. His colleagues in the Department of Geosciences released the following statement about Dr. James and his impact on the University, his department and students over his seven years as a faculty member at Baylor.