POTSDAM -- The SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association honored Maureen E. Taylor with Honorary Lifetime Membership during the college's Reunion Weekend.

Taylor, the longtime business manager for the Student Government Association, was recognized for her many years of outstanding service, dedication and commitment to the college and its students.

Taylor has been an employee, mentor, adviser and friend of SUNY Potsdam since her arrival on campus more than 30 years ago. Beyond her job description, she is praised as one of the most supportive and impactful people that the students of the college could ask for.

One former student leader described her as "always an expert at her work, a mentor to those learning to do theirs, and a friend to everyone she has met." Another student wrote that "she acts as the motherly figure on a bad day. Other days, she is the drill sergeant telling us like it is."

“She helped me navigate hot-button issues with grace, and taught me how to manage difficult personalities," one former student leader said. And another appreciated her "helping us understand why certain things happened the way they did, and how to promote positive change."

Taylor, still on the job, says “It’s awesome to be remembered” by so many alumni. “Most had the connection years ago when they were students.”