JAMES SCOTT

Profile Updated: December 31, 2018

Residing In:	Shady Shores, TX USA

Spouse/Partner:	Elizabeth

Occupation:	Dean Emeritus, College of Music, University of North Texas

Children:	Philip, born 1975 Justin, born 1977 Peter, born 1979

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After rushing out of Grady a bit early for a year at Emory and in the Atlanta Symphony, I went to Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio for undergrad work and then to Peabody Conservatory (now Johns Hopkins) in Baltimore for graduate degrees. After 27 years of teaching at Rutgers and performing in the NY/NJ area, my wife Elizabeth, our three sons, and I moved to Bloomington, Indiana, where I served as Associate Dean of the IU School of Music. Three years later we moved on to Illinois, where I took the position of Director of the University of Illinois School of Music. In 2001, we took a sharp turn southward to the University of North Texas, and I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as Dean of a splendid College of Music with over 1600 music majors. Music and service to higher education have been central to my life ever since Atlanta days.

Elizabeth, my wife of 46 years, is a wonderful partner in everything we do , and as a volunteer and advocate, she has also dedicated herself to the pursuit of the arts in the communities where we've lived.

Although I still perform at the flute, I do so less frequently because of the scope of other responsibilities. The tasks have led to some wonderful travels, though. Since we've been in Texas, I've traveled to Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, China, South Africa, Croatia, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic.

Our home is in the greater Dallas/Ft/ Worth area, and we've found it to be the most fulfilling place we've lived since we moved away from Princeton, N.J., where all our children were born and grew up.

I retired from the deanship in 2016 and from my full-time professorship in May of 2018. However, I am still teaching almost half time, and enjoying working with great students, several of whom are nationally competitive.

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Have a special birthday. Becky

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Jul 03, 2023 at 1:31 PM

Hi, Brenda, and Happy Birthday! Many memories of our growing up together at Inman and Grady are still vivid these many decades later. I hope this finds you well and happy. Jim

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Hope your family doing good. Have a nice birthday Becky

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Jul 03, 2022 at 1:45 PM

Happy Birthday, Brenda, and all best wishes as we all get closer to the next "landmark" birthday. I have such clear early childhood memories of both you and Linda from church, school, and music studies. I hope you are well an enjoying life with the great vitality shown on the rafting picture!

Jim

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I hope it was a great birthday for you, Sarah Ann. How wonderful to remember times past all the way back to Inman. I really enjoyed your piece on Mr. Seitz! He was a life-defining force for so many of us in one way or another.

As you may remember, I, too, was part of the summer graduation group. Do I remember that you were also part of the "Mrs. Bauer" summer class at her home for those extra needed credits?

I hope you continue to enjoy your home and your family for many years.

All best wishes,

Jim

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Jul 04, 2020 at 5:42 PM

Hi, Brenda. I hope you had a great birthday and are enjoying the 4th. I think of you and our other classmates from so many decades ago so often. We've been in Texas since 2001 where I served as dean of the College of Music at the University of North Texas, and have had visits here in the Dallas area with both Larry Cobb and Ken Horwitz from our class. All best wishes for the coming year!

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