Awards and Honors
In 2004, Payne was awarded the Civil Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for his service to the shipping industry. In 2007, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Southampton. In 2007-2010, he served as President of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA). In 2010, he was named a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and received the Academy's Special Achievement Award. In 2011, the The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers awarded him the VADM Land Medal for Outstanding Accomplishment in the Marine Field.
Payne is a governor of Quilley School of Engineering, a secondary school in Eastleigh, UK. He was a founder of Future Engineers, an educational outreach program which promotes awareness of engineering careers for youth. In 2011, Payne became a member of the Board of Trustees of the Webb Institute (Glen Cove, New York).
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