Payton, Carolyn Robertson (1925–2001)
Payton, Carolyn Robertson (1925–2001)
African-American psychologist, educator and administrator. Born May 13, 1925, in Norfolk, VA; died April 11, 2001, at her home in Washington, DC; graduate of Bennett College; University of Wisconsin, MA in psychology; Columbia University Teachers College, PhD in counseling and school administration.
Was a professor of psychology at Livingstone College (Salisbury, NC), Virginia State University, and Elizabeth City State University (NC); was head of counseling services at Howard University (1970–78), then dean of counseling (1980–95); became a field assessment officer in the Peace Corps (1964), then director of the Peace Corps (1977–78), the 1st black and 1st woman; also worked as an overseas country director, supervising 130 volunteers on projects in the Caribbean.