Taylor joined the Knox College Board of Trustees in 1998 and served as its chair from 1999-2001. He became interim president in 2001, after the departure of Knox's 17th president, Richard Millman, and was officially installed as president of Knox College in October 2002.
Taylor became a member of the Knox College Board of Trustees in 1998 and held the position of chair from 1999 to 2001. He served as interim president from 2001, following the departure of Richard Millman, who was Knox's 17th president, and was officially installed as president in October 2002.