WASHINGTON, DC, August 16, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to name Estelle Wormley Taylor a Lifetime Achiever. An accomplished listee, Dr. Taylor celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Taylor holds the venerable title of professor emeritus at Howard University, having served as a professor of English, director of the expository writing program, associate dean, and chair of her department. Despite a number of recognitions for academic achievement, she is most proud of having inspired students to keep in touch with her even many years after graduation. Dr. Taylor has also been a leader in education standards, having served with the education licensure commission of D.C. and the commission on higher education for the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
A Washington native, Dr. Taylor was born to Luther Charles and Wilhelmina Wormley in 1924. Her great aunt Emma Frances Grayson Merritt made a huge contribution to education by running the first kindergarten in the country for African American children, inspiring Dr. Taylor to be a teacher. She began by earning a BS, magna cum laude, with Miner Teachers College in 1945, moving on to an MA from Howard University in 1947. She stayed on to teach English there until 1952, when she became a teacher at Langley Junior High School.
In 1953, Dr. Taylor, then Ms. Wormley, married Ivan Earle Taylor. In 1955, she joined the Eastern Senior High School. Dr. Taylor became well known as an educator in the Washington area, and in 1963, she joined the D.C. Teachers College, working her way up to professor by earning a PhD from the Catholic University of America in 1969. In 1974, she was made associate provost of the Federal City College in Washington.
Dr. Taylor was welcomed by Howard University as a professor and chair of the English department in 1976, where she served until 1991. She led the university in various roles and was named Rockefeller/Aspen Institute Fellow in 1978. In the '80s and '90s, Dr. Taylor joined commissions in Washington to improve education in the country. From 1992 to 1993, she worked with the steering committee to revise the Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. In an academic role, Dr. Taylor worked with the Folger Institute on Renaissance and 18th Century Studies, and served with the advisory board of the humanities institute in Montgomery College.
Outside of the schoolroom, Dr. Taylor is the notable first vice president of the Order of the Daughters of the King Episcopalian church diocese in Washington. At Howard University, she joined the centennial celebration committee for the Andrew Rankin Chapel as co-chair, and advised the board of the college of arts and sciences. In 2002, Dr. Taylor was a member of the selection board for the Foreign Agricultural Service. She contributed as an editor for "A Howard Reader" in 1977, helping to create a vital, vibrant text of African American culture and intellectual accomplishments.
Additionally, Dr. Taylor is affiliated with the Modern Language Association, the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, the College Language Association, the Shakespeare Association of America, the Publishing Members Association of the Foreign Service in the U.S. Department of State, and the capital city chapter of The Links Incorporated, a nonprofit dedicated to bettering the lives of people of African ancestry.
For her dedication to teaching, Dr. Taylor received the 1997 Achievement in Education and Literature award and the 1995 Distinguished Alumni Award from Howard University. She was welcomed for inclusion in numerous volumes of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in the World, and two volumes of Who's Who in the East in 1986 and 1989.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to her profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Dr. Taylor has been featured on the Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievers website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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