Background
Payne, Ladell was born on December 6, 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Clyde Ladell and Martha Gerusia (McBrayer) Payne.
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Ladell Payne
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Bachelor with honors, Samford University, 1955. Master of Arts in English, Louisiana State University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy in English, Stanford University, 1966.
Doctor of Letters, Samford University, 1996. Doctor of Humane Letters, Randolph-Macon College, 1998.
Career
From instructor to Professor of English, department chairman literature and presidential assistant, Claremont McKenna College, California, 1960-1979;
president, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, 1979-1997;
professor emeritus, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, since 1997;
president emeritus, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, since 1998. Fulbright lecturer U. Vienna, Austria, 1971-1972. National consultant Center for Study Southern Culture, U. Mississippi, Oxford, since 1980.
Administrative associate American Council on Education, Washington, 1979, member of national panel, commission on women in higheredn., 1981-1997. Founding member president's commission National Collegiate AthleticAssn., 1984-1997.
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Member Virginia board directors National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1980-1992, chairman Virginia region, Richmond, 1982-1985. Trustee, member executive committee The Collegiate Schools, Richmond, 1986-1989. Board directors Music in the Mountains, Nevada City, California, 2000-2002, Congregational Homes: Mount San Antonio Gardens, Pomona, California, 2007^.
Member National Association Indiana Colleges and Universities (board directors 1990-1993), Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (board directors 1991-1993), Pi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa.
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Married Mary Jean Taylor, August 23, 1954. Children: Lisa, Jennifer.
