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 joined the Knox College Board of Trustees in 1998 and became chair from 1999 to 2001. He took over as interim president in 2001 after Richard Millman, who was Knox's 17th president, left office. Taylor was officially installed as president in October 2002.