In Memoriam: Robert Tayler, 1933-2015 obert (Bob) Tayler was born in Boise, Idaho in 1933, and grew up in The Dalles, Oregon. His father was The Reverend Ernest E. Tayler, rector for many years of St Paul’s Episcopal Church in The Dalles. His mother was Beryl Cleo Rogers Tayler. Robert graduated from The Dalles High School in 1951. He attended Willamette University from 1951 to 1955, earning an A.B. in history. He did graduate work at American University in Washington D.C from 1955 to 1956, earning an M.A. with a specialization in American history. While there, he also took advanced courses in economics, political science, education, and psychology. He served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1957. At Fort Belvoir Virginia, he was an administrative assistant at the Army Education Center, and he edited the post newspaper. After leaving the Army, he worked as an assistant to the Director of Admissions at American University. Bob joined Portland State College in 1960 as an admissions officer. During the 1960s, he was in charge of relations with high schools and served on the President’s Task Force for the Disadvantaged. He also taught adult evening classes in American History at the Portland Center Division of Continuing Education. In 1968, his article Portland State College at Home in the World appeared in the journal Portland Commerce. In it, he described Portland State’s student body, its student life, and its role as an urban institution. Though he was describing PSC, much of what he described would still apply to PSU. He was appointed Director of Admissions in the Office of the President of Portland State. There he also acted as liaison with the City of Portland and helped to found both the Alumni Association and the University Development Office. After leaving the Admissions Office, he devoted himself to student advising. He moved to the Athletic Department in 1993, where he acted as staff liaison officer to the Viking Club. On his retirement in 1997, he was promoted to Assistant Professor Emeritus. In retirement, he became Development Officer for the Viking Club. He arranged fund-raising events, such as Bingo games and a golf tournament, in support of PSU athletics. When he retired, the endowed Robert Tayler Fund for student athletes, particularly women athletes, was established in his name at the PSU Foundation. The fund is still active and taking donations. He indulged his love of classical music with a vast collection of classical CDs. Bob is survived by his wife, Faye Tayler, MSW (PSU ’85); his daughter, Anne Tayler Kayser and her family (Jeff, Julia Kayser Frisbee and Tom Kayser); his step-daughters Ilse Coffman, and her husband Jim (who played baseball for PSU in the 1970s) and their children Nic and Haydn Coffman; and Gretchen Tobin and her husband Patrick). He is also survived by his sister Jane Tayler Hogan and her family. A requiem service was held at St Stephen’s Episcopal Parish, Portland on February 9, 2015. RAPS extends its sincere condolences to Robert Tayler’s family. --John Cooper, Professor Emeritus In Memoriam: Jerry W. Lansdowne, 1931- 2015 Jerry Wayman Lansdowne was born in Clearwater Kansas in 1931. He died January 2, 2015. He earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Wichita State University in 1954. He served in the Army after graduation and then completed an M.A. in Economics (1959) and a Ph.D. in Government from the (continued on page 5) 4 R
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