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Prior to his service at Louisiana Tech, Taylor was an associate professor of history, dean of men (1952–1956), and dean of the [[Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] in Rapides Parish.<ref name=mpress/>​

Prior to his service at Louisiana Tech, Taylor was an associate professor of history, dean of men (1952–1956), and dean of the [[Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] in Rapides Parish.<ref name=mpress/>​

 

==Historian==​

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Taylor also read the initial manuscript for Professor John D. Winters' ''The Civil War in Louisiana'' (1963).<ref>John D. Winters, ''The Civil War in Louisian,a,'' ([[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University]] Press 1963), ISBN 0-8071-0834-0, p. xi.</ref>​

Taylor also read the initial manuscript for Professor John D. Winters' ''The Civil War in Louisiana'' (1963).<ref>John D. Winters, ''The Civil War in Louisian,a,'' ([[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University]] Press 1963), ISBN 0-8071-0834-0, p. xi.</ref>​

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==Other activities==​

==Other activities==

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Taylor served on numerous state and national boards and commissions. A nationally recognized expert in the field of labor [[arbitration]], he was chairman of the Labor-Management Commission of Inquiry, National Academy of Arbitrators, labor panels of the American Arbitration Association, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.<ref name=taylor/>​

Taylor served on numerous state and national boards and commissions. A nationally recognized expert in the field of labor [[arbitration]], he was chairman of the Labor-Management Commission of Inquiry, National Academy of Arbitrators, labor panels of the American Arbitration Association, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.<ref name=taylor/>​

Taylor died at the age of eighty-seven. His services were held on May 18, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in downtown Ruston. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston.<ref name=taylor/>​

Taylor died at the age of eighty-seven. His services were held on May 18, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in downtown Ruston. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston.<ref name=taylor/>​

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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, delivered by 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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