Payton, Carolyn

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Payton, Carolyn

1978 - 1981

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Jimmy Carter Library

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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, ...