Beck A. Taylor

Beck A. Taylor

Beck A. Taylor is the president of Whitworth University,^[1] a private, Christian, university in Spokane, WA. At Whitworth, he has served as the 18th president of the university beginning in 2010.^[2] As the president of Whitworth, Taylor and his family live in the Hawthorne House,^[3] located on the main road on campus, Hawthorne Road. This house is where previous president, Bill Robinson,^[4] resided for his seventeen years of presidency at the University.^[3]

Education

Before becoming the president of Whitworth, Beck A. Taylor earned his undergraduate degree at Baylor University in Texas.^[2] In Texas, Taylor had two majors: one in economics, and the other in finance.^[5] After graduating, he attended Purdue University where he acquired his M.S. and Ph.D. in economics.^[6]

Career

Throughout Taylor's career, he has held positions at colleges, universities, and other institutions.^[5] Some of these positions include:

• Analyst for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)
• Professor for Baylor University
• Professor of economics for Samford University
• Dean for Samford University
• Associate dean for research and faculty development for Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University

Awards and honors

General awards/Honors

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• Young Researcher Award from Hankamer School of Business in 2000
• First holder of the W.H. Smith Professorship in Economics in 2000
• Baylor University Outstanding Professor in 2005

Cited research

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• U.S. Congress
• Federal Trade Commission
• California State Assembly

Media references

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• The New York Times
• The Boston Globe
• The Christian Science Monitor
• Chief Executive (magazine)

References

1. ↑ "Leadership". www.whitworth.edu. Whitworth University. Retrieved 2017-01-26. 
2. 1 2 "Whitworth’s new president looks to continue university’s steady path". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26. 
3. 1 2 "Hawthorne House | President Beck A. Taylor | Whitworth University". www.whitworth.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-26. 
4. ↑ "Beck Taylor appointed 18th president of Whitworth University". news.whitworth.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-26. 
5. 1 2 3 4 "Biography - President Beck A. Taylor". www.whitworth.edu. Whitworth University. Retrieved 2017-01-26. 
6. 1 2 Beck A. Taylor, Ph.D