In 1995, as Dayne was finishing his studies at Michigan State University, he was chosen as one of only 32 Americans to receive a Rhodes scholarship to the University of Oxford in England. Dayne is the first person from Flint to receive the prestigious scholarship.

Rhodes scholars are chosen by criteria set down by the scholarship’s founder Cecil Rhodes in 1902. He declared that Rhodes scholars should “esteem the performance of public duties as their highest aim.” They are judged on their literary and scholastic attainments, fondness for and success in sports, truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship. They are also evaluated on their moral force of character and instincts to lead.

The Rhodes scholarship provided Dayne with a truly world class education that he has put to use serving his fellow man with knowledge and compassion. Dayne attributes his academic and personal success to the values instilled in him by his parents and to the outstanding public education he received right here in Flint.