The Growth Years, 1967-1989

My association with R.F. Patterson, former dean of the USD School of Business, was life long. I was born in Tarkio, Missouri about four blocks from where the Pattersons lived, and was in church and the first grade with their daughter Mary. After leaving Tarkio, Dean Patterson remained a loyal alumnus, visited campus on special occasions, and had many friends. Upon graduation from the Burlington Junction Missouri High School in 1950, I attended Tarkio College. I became reacquainted with Dean Patterson when he spoke in one of my classes. He was an outstanding speaker and made an imposing figure (it is interesting to note that he was elected Mayor of both Tarkio and Vermillion).