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In 1974, Taylor hired Sonja Hogg, then a 28-year-old physical education instructor at Ruston High School, to develop what turned into a nationally successfully women's [[basketball]] team. The program began with a $5,000 appropriation,<ref name=zoominfo/> reached the Final Four in 1979, and won the national championship in 1981. Hogg was succeeded as coach of the Lady Techsters by Leon Barmore, whom she had hired from Ruston High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.nola.com/tpsports/2009/06/sonja_hogg_built_the_louisiana.html|author=Jim Rapier|title=Sonja Hogg built the Louisiana Tech women's basketball program into a powerhouse|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=June 24, 2009|accessdate=December 17, 2009}}</ref>
In 1974, Taylor hired Sonja Hogg, then a 28-year-old physical education instructor at Ruston High School, to develop what turned into a nationally successfully women's [[basketball]] team. The program began with a $5,000 appropriation,<ref name=zoominfo/> reached the Final Four in 1979, and won the national championship in 1981. Hogg was succeeded as coach of the Lady Techsters by Leon Barmore, whom she had hired from Ruston High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.nola.com/tpsports/2009/06/sonja_hogg_built_the_louisiana.html|author=Jim Rapier|title=Sonja Hogg built the Louisiana Tech women's basketball program into a powerhouse|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=June 24, 2009|accessdate=December 17, 2009}}</ref>
Since 1979, Tech has given an annual award in Taylor's name to a successful faculty member engaged in undergraduate teaching duties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/universitysenate/fjt-past.shtml|title=F. Jay Taylor – Past Recipients|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=December 17, 2009}}</ref> There is also an F. Jay Taylor Eminent Scholar Chair of Journalism<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latechalumni.org/s/810/index.aspx?sid=810&gid=1&pgid=504|title=Endowed Eminent Scholar Chairs and Endowed Professorships|publisher=latechalumni.org|accessdate=December 17, 2009}}</ref> and an F. Jay Taylor Sports Forum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latechbbb.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=28|title=F. Jay Taylor Sports Forum|publisher=latechbbb.com|accessdate=December 17, 2009}}</ref>
Since 1979, Tech has given an annual award in Taylor's name to a successful faculty member engaged in undergraduate teaching duties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latech.edu/universitysenate/fjt-past.shtml|title=F. Jay Taylor – Past Recipients|publisher=latech.edu|accessdate=December 17, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref> There is also an F. Jay Taylor Eminent Scholar Chair of Journalism<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latechalumni.org/s/810/index.aspx?sid=810&gid=1&pgid=504|title=Endowed Eminent Scholar Chairs and Endowed Professorships|publisher=latechalumni.org|accessdate=December 17, 2009}}</ref> and an F. Jay Taylor Sports Forum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latechbbb.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=28|title=F. Jay Taylor Sports Forum|publisher=latechbbb.com|accessdate=December 17, 2009}}</ref>
Taylor's tenure at Louisiana Tech corresponded in part with that of George T. Walker (1913-2011), who from 1958 to 1976 was the president of the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. Under Walker's tenure ULM expanded fourfold in enrollment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=george-thomas-walker&pid=152392279|title=George T. Walker|publisher=''The Monroe News Star''|accessdate=July 6, 2011}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Arnold R. Kilpatrick]] from 1966 to 1978 was the president of [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana, a regional Tech sports rival at the time. Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones (1905-1982) was president of the historically black Grambling State University in Grambling, located five miles from the Tech campus during this same period.
Taylor's tenure at Louisiana Tech corresponded in part with that of George T. Walker (1913-2011), who from 1958 to 1976 was the president of the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. Under Walker's tenure ULM expanded fourfold in enrollment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=george-thomas-walker&pid=152392279|title=George T. Walker|publisher=''The Monroe News Star''|accessdate=July 6, 2011}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Arnold R. Kilpatrick]] from 1966 to 1978 was the president of [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana, a regional Tech sports rival at the time. Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones (1905-1982) was president of the historically black Grambling State University in Grambling, located five miles from the Tech campus during this same period.