Faculty, Staff, and Students : Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE) : University of Vermont

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Community Development and Applied Economics

Thomas Patterson

Thomas Patterson, PhD Senior Lecturer and Extension Associate Professor

PhD 1984 Indiana University
MED 1978 University of Vermont
BA 1967 Middlebury College

Areas of Expertise:

media communication, organizational change,
public administration

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Contact Information

Office: 208D Morrill Hall
Phone: 802.656.0042
Email: Thomas.Patterson@uvm.edu

Office Hours: Thursdays 8:30-10:30 am

A former Army officer who served overseas with the Second Infantry Division, Dr. Patterson began his career at UVM in 1973 as an Extension System Farm Safety Specialist and later the Energy Program Coordinator. He chared the VOTEC Department for seven years prior to becoming a full-time instructor in CDAE. Dr. Patterson is a faculty member in the Master of Public Administration program, teaching one of the core courses, PA 302 Public Sector Organizations. And he has also been involved in the Belize Semester Abroad Program in Sustainable Development. His research interests include core curriculum development, organizational transformation and change, experiential learning, and first year student development.

Honors and Awards

1996 Joseph E. Carrigan Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching and Advising
Teaching Award of Merit; National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture

Activities

Director of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) First-Year Program
Former Chair of the University Athletic Council
Member of the UVM Athletic Advisory Board
Member, CALS Self-Designed Major Committee