Dr. Jack H. Taylor ’44 was a long-time faculty member (1956-1992) and a driving force in the growth of the physics department during the twentieth century. He was the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Research and Creativity at ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ and the American Physical Society’s Pegram Award for outstanding teacher.
In 2005, alumnus Charles Robertson, Jr. '65 endowed the Jack H. Taylor Scholarship in Physics to help support recipients for their full four years at ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½. The scholarship provides tuition assistance and an opportunity for Taylor Scholars to work in the physics department, on research or other projects, starting in the first semester.
This was conducted by student Travis Rasor ′10, the first recipient of the Jack H. Taylor Scholarship in Physics.
The Taylor Scholarship in Physics provides talented high school physics students the means to continue their investigations at the college level. At least one scholarship may be awarded to a first-year student each year, and is renewed annually for that student for three years if renewal requirements are satisfied.