Draft:Ron K. Patterson

• Comment: Well done on creating the draft, and it may potentially meet the relevant requirements (including WP:GNG, WP:ANYBIO) but presently it is not clear that it does.
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• Comment: You have added two references: both from the university of which he was the president, thus not independent. Kovcszaln6 (talk) 18:45, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

• Comment: Incredibly promotional puff piece lacking secondary sourcing. Drmies (talk) 16:33, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

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Dr. Ron K. Patterson
15th President of Murray State University
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2025
Preceded by	Dr. Bob Jackson
Past President of Chadron State College
In office July 1, 2023 – June 9, 2025
Preceded by	Dr. Randy Rhine
Personal details
Born	Corinth, MS
Spouse	Jennifer Patterson
Alma mater	Creighton University (EdD), Arkansas State University (EdS), Marietta College (MAEd), and UT-Southern (BS)
Occupation	University Executive/CEO

Dr. Ron K. Patterson is an American university administrator and university president. Since 2025, he is the 15th President of Murray State University, a 4-year, state supported public university in Murray, Kentucky. He previously was the 12th President of Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska.

Early life and education

Patterson was born in 1974. He attended Corinth High School for Academic and Performing Arts Center in Corinth, Mississippi. He received an Education Specialist degree with a concentration in Community College Administration at Arkansas State University, a Master of Arts at Marietta College, a Bachelor of Science at the University of Tennessee – Southern, and Associate of Arts at Northeast Mississippi Community College. Patterson received a Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration and Leadership at Creighton University.

Career

Patterson joined Murray State University as president on July 1, 2025. In July 2025, Patterson announced a Racer Spirit Listening and Learning Tour, to engage and hear directly from various stakeholders.

Prior to joining Murray State, Patterson served two years as President at Chadron State College. Under his leadership, Chadron State College launched new partnerships to boost enrollment, launched new workforce ready academic programs, launched new technology initiatives to support student success and retention, established a laptop anytime program for students who do not have access to technology, forged 2+2 pathways for both transfer and current students to institutions and academic health science centers, and launched the development of a new strategic plan.

For seven years, Patterson was associate vice president for enrollment management, chief enrollment officer, and chief enrollment officer and special assistant to the president at the University of North Alabama.

His early career included 14 years as an administrator at Marietta College in Ohio, University of Central Arkansas, and University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Christian Brothers University in Memphis. He spent four years as an assistant men’s basketball coach and head men’s golf coach at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee, and Marietta College.