Bob Taylor photo gallery
Rain or shine, Bob Taylor would pull his cart full of papers the short distance from his home on Hayes Street in West Lafayette across Northwestern Avenue to class. (Photo by Tom Campbell)
During his final semester as a teacher, Taylor let his daughter-in-law, Audette, bring her twin daughters, Karie (left) and Katie, 7, to campus to watch their grandfather teach a class. Audette's husband, Dan, is an administrative assistant in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. (Photo by Tom Campbell)
Taylor answers a student's question while administering a quiz at the start of a class session. (Photo by Tom Campbell)
Taylor taught Agricultural Economics 217 in the Physics Building's lecture hall to accommodate the large number of students who request the course each semester. (Photo by Tom Campbell)
Adjusting to the Computer Age was a challenge to Taylor. "When something goes wrong in the classroom, one of the students will come up and fix it," Taylor said, "which is pretty neat." (Photo by Tom Campbell)
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Taylor greets a high school student brought to class by one of his students. Taylor offered to change any quiz score to 100 for any student who would bring in a potential Purdue recruit. "Recently, we have averaged 100–125 high school guests per semester," Taylor said. (Photo by Tom Campbell)
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Taylor says teaching techniques change when the venue becomes a large lecture hall. "You have to be prepared to be king," Taylor said. "If you aren't prepared to be king, they will run over you." (Photo by Tom Campbell)"
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Taylor's office in the Krannert Building contains files on most of the 40,000 students he has taught at Purdue. (Photo by Tom Campbell)
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A show of hands at Taylor's retirement celebration on April 22 showed how many in attendance were his former students. (Photo by Tom Campbell)
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Two former students, John Hardin (right) and Don Villwock, enjoy a laugh with their former teacher. (Photo by Tom Campbell)
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Taylor received a gold–and–black quilt autographed with personal notes by friends and colleagues. (Photo by Tom Campbell)
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Taylor shares a hug with his grandchildren at his retirement party. (Photo by Tom Campbell)
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