Background
Payne, Richard Harold was born on April 30, 1941 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Calvin Lee and Helen Josephine (Hennessey) Payne.
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Richard Harold Payne
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Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, U. Georgia, 1965; Master of Arts, U. Georgia, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Georgia, 1970.
Career
Assistant professor political science, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina., 1966-1972; professor political science, chair department, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, since 1972.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Texas Regional Institute for Environmental Studies, Huntsville, 1991-1997. Member, volunteer positions Boy Scouts American, Huntsville and Houston, 1974-1994. Member Aubudon Society (president Huntsville chapter 1978-1979, 84-85), Texas Ornithological Society, Oklahoma Ornithological Society, American Birding Association (board directors since 1998), Ecotourism Society, Human Dimensions Wildlife Study Group, Policy Studies Organisation, S.W. Association for Canada Studies, Western Social Science Association, Wildlife Management Institute, Watchable Wildlife, Inc.
(board directors since 1999), Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Kappa Tau Delta, Phi Eta Sigma.
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Married Harriett Gean Rowan, February 4, 1961 (deceased February 1977). Children: James Richard, Deloria Linn. Married Kathy Leigh Freydenfeldt, March 20, 1978.
