January 8, 2008
To the Williams Community,
It is with profound sadness that I report the tragic news that President Emeritus Hank Payne died unexpectedly yesterday in Atlanta, where he'd served since 2000 as President of Woodward Academy.
We benefit here at Williams every day from initiatives carried out or begun during the presidency of this wonderfully decent and caring man who dedicated his professional career to expanding the intellectual lives of students. His influence lingers even in the construction of our North and South Academic Buildings, designed to achieve for the humanities and social sciences what, under his stewardship, the Science Center was able to do for the natural sciences.
Our thoughts and prayers go to Deborah and to their sons, Jonathan, Class of 1997, and Samuel.
M. Schapiro
President
Memorial Gathering for Hank Payne
On Feb. 12 at 4 p.m. at the Faculty House a gathering will be held
for members of the college and local community to share memories of
President Emeritus Hank Payne.
Remembering Hank Payne, op-ed by Peter Murphy for The Williams Record
Boston Globe obit
Berkshire Eagle obit
Woodward Academy News
Williams College Presidents
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