Background
Payne, Melvin Monroe was born on May 23, 1911 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Julian R. and Jeanette V. (Perry) Payne.
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Melvin Monroe Payne
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Education
Student, National University, 1930. Juris Doctor, Southeastern University, 1939. Doctor of Science, South Dakota School Mines and Technology, 1962.
Doctor of Science, Iowa Wesleyan College, 1969. Doctor of Laws, University Miami, 1973.
Career
With, New York Sun, 1927; assistant to secretary, Railway Accounting Officers Association, 1930-1932; with, National Geography Society, Washington, 1932-1987; president, chief Executive officer, National Geography Society, Washington, 1967-1976; Chairman of the Board, National Geography Society, Washington, 1976-1987; chairman emeritus, National Geography Society, Washington, 1987-1990; also trustee, chairman emeritus committee research and exploration, National Geography Society, Washington. Advisory director Washington Mutual Investors Fund.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee emeritus Federal City Council. Trustee, vice president United States Capitol History Society. Trustee White House History Association, Institute Nautical Archaeology.
Member international advisory council Louis Leakey Memorial Institute for African Prehistory, program review council Jane Goodall Institute Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation, advisory board Gorilla Foundation. Member American Association Geographers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Supreme Court History Society (vice president, trustee, executive committee) Clubs: Alfalfa, Cosmos (Washington), Burning Tree (Bethesda).
Connections
Married Ethel B. McDonnell, September 1, 1938. Children: Melvin Monroe (deceased), Frances, Nancy Jeanette.
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Nationality
American