Biography
Born October 10, 1901 in Washington
DC
Died April 26, 1988
Youngest of six children
Three Educational Degrees:
Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine –
Iowa State
Master of Science – Iowa State
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Biography
Born October 10, 1901 in Washington
DC
Died April 26, 1988
Youngest of six children
Three Educational Degrees:
Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine –
Iowa State
Master of Science – Iowa State
Doctorate of Philosophy – Cornell
University
President of Tuskegee University
Founded the United Negro College
FundMotivation for Leadership
“I felt (as I always have) that
blacks ought to engage in
business more often” –
Frederick D. PattersonPersonal Obstacles
Orphaned at 2 years old due to
Tubercolsis
Bounced from family member to family
member
Oldest sister Bess became main guardian
after college graduation
Racial Tensions at Iowa State College
While in the Student Army Corps
Patterson Sat in black area of diner and
was judged by the white members
“I learned a lesson with regard to race
that I never forgot: how people feel
about you reflects the way you permit
yourself to be treated. If you permit
yourself to be treated differently, you are
condemned to an unequal relationship.”Organizations Lead
Tuskegee Institute
Phelps Stokes Fund
Robert R. Moton Institute
United Negro College FundTuskegee Institute
Private, HBCU
Founded 1881 w/ Booker T.
Washington as Principal
Patterson was President from
1935-1953
Constant financial struggles
School hospital ran up
$150,000 deficit; Patterson
converted to $300,000 profit by
creating the Five Year Plan
Responsible for Tuskegee
Airmen
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