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'''Foster Jay Taylor''', known as '''F. Jay Taylor''' (August 9, 1923 – May 15, 2011),<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Who's Who in American Education: A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Living Educators of the United States|author=R. C. Cook|date=1963|volume=21|publisher=Who's Who in American Education|issn=0083-9418|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dKugAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=August 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name="thenewsstar">{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20110515/NEWS01/110515007/Former-Tech-president-F-Jay-Taylor-dies-87?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE|title=Local News | The News Star | thenewsstar.com|publisher=thenewsstar.com|accessdate=August 24, 2015}}</ref> was a [[historian]] who served from 1962 to 1987 as the president of [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] in Lincoln Parish in north [[Louisiana]]. Taylor wrote books on the [[American Civil War|American]] and the [[Spanish Civil War|Spanish]] [[civil war]]s.
'''Foster Jay Taylor''', known as '''F. Jay Taylor''' (August 9, 1923 – May 15, 2011),<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Who's Who in American Education: A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Living Educators of the United States|author=R. C. Cook|date=1963|volume=21|publisher=Who's Who in American Education|issn=0083-9418|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dKugAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=August 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name="thenewsstar">{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20110515/NEWS01/110515007/Former-Tech-president-F-Jay-Taylor-dies-87?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE|title=Local News | The News Star | thenewsstar.com|publisher=thenewsstar.com|accessdate=August 24, 2015}}</ref> was a [[historian]] who served from 1962 to 1987 as the president of [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] in Lincoln Parish in north [[Louisiana]]. Taylor wrote books on the [[American Civil War|American]] and the [[Spanish Civil War|Spanish]] [[civil war]]s.
==Background==
Taylor was born in Gibsland in Bienville Parish to Lawrence Foster Taylor (1892–1977) and the former Marcia Aline Jay (1898–1993).<ref>''Who's Who in America'', 43rd edition, Vol. 2, ([[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]]: Marquis Who's Who, 1984–1985, p. 3225)</ref> He graduated from Gibsland High School in 1940.<ref name=diary>"Gibsland High Grad Edits Civil War Diary," ''Minden Press,'' May 4, 1959, p. 13.</ref> He then attended Louisiana Tech as a student for four semesters from 1940 to 1942. In May 1942, he enlisted in the [[United States Navy]].<ref name=obit>[[Greg Hilburn]], "Former Tech President F. Jay Taylor dies at 87", ''The Alexandria Town Talk'' and ''The Monroe News-Star,'' May 16, 2011.</ref> He completed aviation training in 1943 and was commissioned as an [[ensign]]. As a Navy pilot, he logged two thousand hours of flight time during [[World War II]]. He was sent to the [[Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II|Pacific theatre]] for two tours of duty and rose to the rank of lieutenant commander. He was honorably discharged from military service in 1946.<ref name=taylor>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=f-jay-taylor&pid=151095320|title=Dr. F. Jay Taylor|publisher=''The Shreveport Times,'' May 17, 2011|accessdate=May 17, 2011}}</ref><ref name=mphfjt>''La. Tech president to address Lions," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' January 21, 1981, p. 1.</ref>
Taylor was born in Gibsland in Bienville Parish to Lawrence Foster Taylor (1892–1977) and the former Marcia Aline Jay (1898–1993).<ref name=ssdi/><ref>''Who's Who in America'', 43rd edition, Vol. 2, ([[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]]: Marquis Who's Who, 1984–1985, p. 3225)</ref> He graduated from Gibsland High School in 1940.<ref name=diary>"Gibsland High Grad Edits Civil War Diary," ''Minden Press,'' May 4, 1959, p. 13.</ref> He then attended Louisiana Tech as a student for four semesters from 1940 to 1942. In May 1942, he enlisted in the [[United States Navy]].<ref name=obit>[[Greg Hilburn]], "Former Tech President F. Jay Taylor dies at 87", ''The Alexandria Town Talk'' and ''The Monroe News-Star,'' May 16, 2011.</ref> He completed aviation training in 1943 and was commissioned as an [[ensign]]. As a Navy pilot, he logged two thousand hours of flight time during [[World War II]]. He was sent to the [[Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II|Pacific theatre]] for two tours of duty and rose to the rank of lieutenant commander. He was honorably discharged from military service in 1946.<ref name=taylor>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=f-jay-taylor&pid=151095320|title=Dr. F. Jay Taylor|publisher=''The Shreveport Times,'' May 17, 2011|accessdate=May 17, 2011}}</ref><ref name=mphfjt>''La. Tech president to address Lions," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' January 21, 1981, p. 1.</ref>
Taylor received his Bachelor of Arts degree in social science in 1948 from the [[University of California at Berkeley]].<ref name=mpress>"President of Tech Set as Speaker Here," ''Minden Press,'' July 9, 1962, p. 1.</ref> In 1949, he obtained a [[Master of Arts]] from [[Claremont Graduate University]], also in [[California]]. He was later named to the Claremont Alumni Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alumnicommunity.cgu.edu/s/221/index.aspx?sid=221&gid=1&pgid=276|title=CGU Alumni Hall of Fame|publisher=alumnicommunity.cgu.edu|accessdate=
Taylor received his Bachelor of Arts degree in social science in 1948 from the [[University of California at Berkeley]].<ref name=mpress>"President of Tech Set as Speaker Here," ''Minden Press,'' July 9, 1962, p. 1.</ref> In 1949, he obtained a [[Master of Arts]] from [[Claremont Graduate University]], also in [[California]]. He was later named to the Claremont Alumni Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alumnicommunity.cgu.edu/s/221/index.aspx?sid=221&gid=1&pgid=276|title=CGU Alumni Hall of Fame|publisher=alumnicommunity.cgu.edu|accessdate=
Taylor's eulogy Sidney "Sid" Moreland, IV, recalled that the students "were fortunate enough to pursue their education under the leadership of Jay Taylor… He epitomized the grace, humility, vision, and the intellectual depth that only a great university deserves. He made us all believe in that greatness and the gift of his tireless work lives on in all of us who were served by him, and blessed that he was ours…"<ref name=taylor/>
Taylor's eulogy Sidney "Sid" Moreland, IV, recalled that the students "were fortunate enough to pursue their education under the leadership of Jay Taylor… He epitomized the grace, humility, vision, and the intellectual depth that only a great university deserves. He made us all believe in that greatness and the gift of his tireless work lives on in all of us who were served by him, and blessed that he was ours…"<ref name=taylor/>
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