Dr. Gordon Patterson has been a dedicated professor at Florida Tech for over four decades in the School of Arts and Communication. Within his role with the university, he specializes in environmental history and the history of science and technology.
His unwavering commitment to community engagement and civil rights is epitomized by his affiliation with the American Civil Liberties Union and his Lifetime Silver Membership in the NAACP.
Dr. Patterson has also made significant contributions to various organizations, including the Florida Humanities Council, the Florida Historical Society, Holy Trinity Church, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, and Neighbor Up Brevard.
Dr. Patterson has received six awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1998 and 2003, he taught the summer semesters in Seoul, Korea, and Misawa, Japan as part as part of the University of Maryland's Asian division. Patterson received a Fulbright Travel Study Grant in 2004 for research in Malaysia and Indonesia. He is the past chair of the social science section of the Florida Academy of Science, a former director of the Florida Historical Society, a former director of the Florida Humanities Council, and a past member of the Board of Advisers to Florida Defenders of the Environment. In 1994, Dr. Patterson was named to the panel of judges for the Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award, given by the American Astronautical Society.
Dr. Patterson and his wife, Joy, will mark their 52nd anniversary August 2024.
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