Robert L. Payton
Robert L. Payton (August 23, 1926, South Bend, Indiana[1] - May 19, 2011, Scottsdale, Arizona[2]) was a jazz musician, writer and editor, president of two universities; (Hofstra University and C.W. Post College),[2][3] 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.[4]
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.[3]
References
- "Robert L. Payton". IndyStar. May 25, 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- Cyr, Sandra (May 26, 2011). "Philanthropy pioneer Payton dies". Philanthropy Journal. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- Silver, Roy R. (May 30, 1973). "HoIstra Names Payton as Head; He Is Leaving Post College". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- Lenkowsky, Leslie (May 25, 2011). "Robert Payton's Legacy: How to Educate Nonprofit Leaders". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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