[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12009]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING HAL D. PAYNE AT THE INAUGURAL PRESENTATION OF THE HAL D. PAYNE 
              EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 22, 2013

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Hal D. Payne at 
the inaugural presentation of the award named in his honor, the Hal D. 
Payne Educational Opportunity Lifetime Service Award by the Upward 
Bound Program of Buffalo State College.
   Mr. Payne is a true leader in the field of education. His 
professional expertise ranges from a thorough understanding of policy 
formation to its practical implementation. As Chief of Staff to U.S. 
Representative Louis Stokes of Ohio, and as senior associate for the 
Council for Opportunity in Education, Mr. Payne has directly affected 
the shape of our country's education policy.
   At Oberlin College, a prestigious liberal arts institution, Mr. 
Payne spent many years navigating the effects of our country's 
education policy as dean of developmental services, and as acting dean, 
associate dean, and assistant dean of students. Mr. Payne also spent 
time at Case Western Reserve University as director of academic support 
services.
   Mr. Payne has completed the Millennium Leadership Institute of the 
American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the 
Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University. Mr. Payne 
was appointed to the New York State Council on the Arts, and serves on 
the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Board.
   Mr. Payne is a dutiful son to mother Frankie R. Payne, a loving 
father of Angela Payne and Bryan Khari Wood Payne Sr., as well as a 
caring grandfather to Lauren, Bryan Khari Wood Jr., and Dean Payne.
   Mr. Speaker, thank you for allowing me to honor Hal D. Payne, a 
pioneer in the field of education. I truly cannot think of any person 
more deserving of this honor. I am grateful for his dedication and 
tireless work to advance such a noble cause.

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