Robert L. Payton

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Robert L. Payton
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6th President of Hofstra University
In office
June 20, 1973[1] – June 23, 1976[2]
Preceded byJames H. Marshall
Succeeded byJames M. Shuart
President of C.W. Post College
In office
September 9th, 1969 – August 31st, 1973
Preceded byR. Gordon Hoxie
Succeeded byEdward J. Cook
3rd United States Ambassador to Cameroon
In office
June 26th, 1967 – May 27th, 1969
Preceded byLeland Barrows
Succeeded byLewis Hoffacker
Personal details
Born(1926-08-23)August 23, 1926
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.[3]
DiedMay 19, 2011(2011-05-19) (aged 84)
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.[4]
Alma materUniversity of Chicago

Robert Louis[5] Payton (August 23, 1926 – May 19, 2011) was a jazz musician, writer and editor, president of two universities (Hofstra University and C.W. Post College),[4][6] a State Department official, and ambassador to the African republic of Cameroon. He also served as a founding trustee of Editorial Projects in Education, the organization that helped start The Chronicle of Higher Education. He was the first full-time director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.[7]

Administrative career

Payton graduated from the University of Chicago. He was a vice chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis and served as special assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Administration in 1966‐67.[6] Payton was editor of the Burlington Herald, the National Real Estate Journal, and the Washington University Magazine.[8] In January 1967, President Lyndon Johnson nominated Payton to be United States Ambassador to Cameroon.[9] He succeed Leland Barrows and began his post in June 1967.

C.W. Post College

Hofstra University

Later career and philanthropy

After his resignation from Hofstra, Payton wrote an article in the New York Times stating what plans should be put in action for higher education to survive. Those included possible merger scenarios, fundraising and endowment increasing efforts, facility reallocation, and gaining more research opportunities from government and business partnerships.[10] In 1986 he served as president of the Exxon Education Foundation. After, he returned to Indiana and became a professor of philanthropy and served as the Director of the Center on Philanthropy in 1988-1993 at the Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.[11]

Awards and honors

Payton received numerous honors and awards throughout his career. These include the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's Distinguished Service to Education Award in 1984 University of Chicago's Alumni Medal in 1988, and Independent Sector's John W. Gardner Leadership Award in 2003.[12][13] Payton has also received numerous honorary degrees from Adelphi University, MacMurray College, Quinnipiac College, Rollins College,[14] and York College of Pennsylvania.[11] The CASE Award for Voluntary Service was named in his honor.[15]

Personal life

Payton's son Mathew died of Hodgkin's disease the same day Payton was announced as Hofstra's next president.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Paid Notice: Deaths MARSHALL, JAMES H
  2. ↑ "HOFSTRA NAMES A NEW PRESIDENT (Published 1976)". The New York Times. 24 June 1976. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Robert L. Payton". IndyStar. May 25, 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cyr, Sandra (May 26, 2011). "Philanthropy pioneer Payton dies". Philanthropy Journal. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Silver, Roy R. (May 30, 1973). "HoIstra Names Payton as Head; He Is Leaving Post College". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Lenkowsky, Leslie (May 25, 2011). "Robert Payton's Legacy: How to Educate Nonprofit Leaders". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "The President Makes Selections for Five Ambassadorial Posts". State Department Newsletter: 10 – via Hathitrust.
  9. ↑ "WIRTZ'S TOP AIDE NAMED AN ENVOY: Henning, Ex-Storm Center Going to New Zealand". The New York Times (published 1967-01-13). 1967-01-12. p. 13. ProQuest 122920093. Retrieved 2021-01-16 – via ProQuest.
  10. ↑ Payton, Robert (1976-09-19). "Student Loss Is Squeezing The Colleges". The New York Times. p. 466. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Robert L. Payton Dies: First Head Of Center On Philanthropy". The NonProfit Times. 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  12. ↑ "1988 Alumni Awards Dinner". The University of Chicago Alumni Association. 1988-06-04. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Robert L. Payton". Independent Sector. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  14. ↑ "COMMENCEMENT EVENTS SET FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGES". Orlando Sentinel. 1991-05-05. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  15. ↑ "Robert L. Payton Award for Voluntary Service". case.org. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  16. ↑ Payton, Robert (1973-05-30). "MATHEW PAYTON". The New York Times. p. 42. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
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