Francis Dana Payne Jr. ’46

DANA DIED suddenly at his home on Oct. 5, 1988. Son of Francis Dana Payne '16, grandson of Francis H. Payne 1891, nephew of Calvin N. Payne '22, and brother of Mead Payne '57, Dana was a graduate of Hill and entered Princeton in June 1942. A member of Tiger Inn, Dana was captain of the track team and established several hurdle records. He joined the Army in June 1943 and fought with Patton's army in France and Germany, serving with distinction; he was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge. Upon his discharge, he returned to Princeton and graduated with honors in history in 1949.

After working for 12 years in business, Dana joined the university's administration as president of the Princeton Univ. Conference; he later was assistant director of the Bureau of Student Aid. Moving on to Cornell, he served as associate dean of arts. Under President Nixon, he was deputy director of White House Fellowships. Subsequently, he served as director of general studies at Virginia Commonwealth Univ. From 1977 until he died, he was justly proud of his work on behalf of stockholders. He pushed for the mandatory publication of corporations' gifts to charity and the justification of known communists at universities that were the beneficiaries of corporate grants.

We recall Dana as a devout Presbyterian and a consummate gentleman. The class extends its deepest sympathy to his widow, Barbara, his son, Dana, and his brother Mead.

The Class of 1946