Taylor, Weldon J., 1908-2000
Dates
- Existence: 1908 - 2000
Biographical History
Weldon J. Taylor (1908-2000) was a marketing professor and academic administrator in Utah. He was the dean emeritus of the College of Business at Brigham Young University.
Weldon Johnson Taylor was born on June 30, 1908 in Provo, Utah to William Weldon Taylor and Nora Johnson. Raised in Provo as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served a mission to the Northern States between 1928 and 1931. After his return he attended Brigham Young University. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1934, then moved to Washington, D.C. to work as a statistician for the Federal Power Commission. In 1937 he completed his MBA at the Harvard Business School and then returned to Provo to join the business faculty at BYU. In 1952 he earned his PhD in Marketing from New York University.
Taylor remained at Brigham Young University for most of his career, and served as dean of the College of Business between 1959 and 1975. He took some time away from the university during World War II to work in the Price Administration, and taught a few summers at the University of South Dakota.
He married Eleanor Gayle DeWitt on November 5, 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple. They had two children.
Taylor was also an active member of his community and church. This included service as bishop of the Lakeview Ward in Provo.
Weldon J. Taylor passed away on August 21, 2000 in Provo, Utah.
Citation:
His Marketing, 1961.Brigham Young University general catalog, 1973: p. 578 (Weldon J. Taylor; professor of marketing; served as dean of College of Business; came to Brigham Young University in 1937; bachelor's degree, Brigham Young University, 1934; MBA, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, 1937; PhD, New York University, 1955)
Familysearch, via WWW, May 12, 2020 (Weldon Johnson Taylor; Weldon J. Taylor; Weldon Taylor; b. June 30, 1908 in Provo, Utah; m. Nov. 5, 1942 in Salt Lake Temple to Eleanor Gayle DeWitt; baptised into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1916; mission to Northern States, 1928; d. Aug. 21, 2000 in Provo, Utah)
Deseret news, Aug. 24, 2000 (Weldon J. Taylor; Weldon Johnson Taylor; d. Aug. 21, 2000 in Provo, Utah; business educator and educational administrator; b. June 30, 1908 in Provo; parents: William Weldon Taylor and Nora Johnson Taylor; raised in Provo; graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU), 1934; worked as statistician for Federal Power Commission, 1935; graduated Harvard Business School, 1937; joined faculty of Brigham Young University, 1938; served as bishop of the Lakeview Ward; m. 1942 to Gayle DeWitt in Salt Lake Temple, two children; worked at Office of Price Administration during World War II, returned to BYU after war; taught three summers at the University of South Dakota; PhD, Marketing from New York University, 1952; returned to BYU in 1952; 1958, accepted position of dean of BYU's College of Business; retired, 1975)