Payton, Carolyn R., 1925-2001

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Carolyn R. Payton (b. May 13, 1925, Norfolk, VA–d. April 11, 2001, Washington, DC) was the first woman and first black director of Peace Corps (1977-1978). She attended Bennett College and received a MS in clinical psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an Ed.D. in counseling and student administration from Columbia University, Teachers College. Before the Peace Corps she taught psychology at Livingstone College in Salisbury, N.C., Virginia State University, Howard University, and what is now Elizabeth City (N.C.) State University. She began as a volunteer in the Peace Corps in 1964 and, in 1967, was appointed as Country Director for the Caribbean region. She rejoined Howard University, where she had been an assistant professor of psychology from 1959 to 1964. After leaving the Peace Corps, she worked at Howard University and served as director of university counseling services and helped develop an internship-training center before retiring in 1995.
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creatorOf Office Files of Director Carolyn Payton, 1977 - 1979 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Photographs of Peace Corps Activities and Personnel (Contact Sheet File), 1961 - 1990 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Payton, Dr. Carolyn (Peace Corps) 11/78-7/79 Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Payton, Dr. Carolyn Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Payton, Carolyn Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Payton, Carolyn Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Black Appointment of Carolyn R. Payton as Associate Director of ACTION, 9/19/77 Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn PRESS CONFERENCE U.S.A. [WITH] CAROLYN PAYTON, PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR National Archives at College Park
referencedIn NEW PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR INTERVIEW: News 7, Dr. Carolyn Payton interviewed by Chris Curle National Archives at College Park
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memberOf American psychological association corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Bennett College (Greensboro, N.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Brown, Sam, 1943- person
associatedWith Carter, Jimmy, 1924- person
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Columbia University. Teachers College. corporateBody
employeeOf Elizabeth City State University corporateBody
employeeOf Howard University corporateBody
employeeOf Peace Corps (U.S.) corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf University of Wisconsin--Madison corporateBody
employeeOf Virginia State College corporateBody
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Norfolk VA US
Washington, D. C. DC US
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Peace Corps
Psychology
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College teachers
Psychologists
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Birth 1925-05-13

Death 2001-04-11

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