North Carolina Central University Athletics

James T. Taylor received his baccalaureate degree from the National Train­ing School in 1921, when this institution still served both high school and college level students. He had previously served as a first lieutenant in the Army in World War I.

He was a former principal of the Pine Street School in Hamlet, and returned to his alma mater in the 1920s to work closely with Dr: James E. Shepard. He retired in 1959 after more than 30 years of service, holding the rank of professor of psychology. He served as executive secretary of the James E. Shepard Memorial Foundation for many years after his retirement.

Dr. Taylor held the M.A. degree from Ohio State University and the LL.D. degree from NCCU. He was a moving spirit in the early CIAA, and as Dean of Men for many years a central force in the life Eagle athletics.