▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁in ▁Orange burg , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁brother ▁Cy ril , ▁who ▁later ▁worked ▁as ▁executive ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁Morgan ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Pay ton ▁graduated ▁from ▁South ▁Carolina ▁State ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree , ▁followed ▁by ▁another ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University , ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University ▁and ▁a ▁Ph D ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University . ▁ ▁Career ▁Pay ton ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁Bened ict ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Ford ▁Foundation ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁nine ▁years . ▁ ▁Pay ton ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁T usk eg ee ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁he ▁raised ▁$ 2 4 0 ▁million . ▁His ▁other ▁accomplish ments ▁included ▁" cre ating ▁five ▁colleg es , ▁launch ing ▁the ▁school ’ s ▁first ▁doctor al ▁programs , ▁a ▁continu ing ▁education ▁program ▁and ▁cent ers ▁for ▁a eros pace ▁science ▁and ▁health ▁education ." ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁thanks ▁to ▁his ▁leadership ▁that ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁issued ▁an ▁ap ology ▁to ▁the ▁university ▁for ▁the ▁T usk eg ee ▁sy ph ilis ▁experiment ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Pay ton ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of