Benjamin F. Payton (December 27, 1932 - September 28, 2016) was an African-American academic administrator.
[1][2] He had a brother Dr. Cecil W. Payton who later worked as executive assistant to the president of Morgan State University.
"[2] It was also thanks to his leadership that President Bill Clinton issued an apology to the university for the Tuskegee syphilis experiment in 1997.
[4] Payton served on the boards of directors of AmSouth Bancorporation ITT Inc., the Liberty Corporation, Praxair, and Ruby Tuesday.
[5] Payton was a charter member of the Epsilon Nu Boulé chapter of Sigma Pi Phi in Naples, Florida.