Robert L. Payton
Robert L. Payton | |
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| 6th President of Hofstra University | |
| In office June 20, 1973 – June 23, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | James H. Marshall |
| Succeeded by | James M. Shuart |
| President of C.W. Post College | |
| In office September 9th, 1969 – August 31st, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | R. Gordon Hoxie |
| Succeeded by | Edward J. Cook |
| 3rd United States Ambassador to Cameroon | |
| In office June 26th, 1967 – May 27th, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Leland Barrows |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Hoffacker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 23, 1926 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 2011 (aged 84) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Robert Louis 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), 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.