Kevin Vallier with The Niagara Independent covered the November 22 gala celebrating outgoing President’s career and accomplishments to an audience of 600 community members at the Performing Arts Centre in St. Catharines.
Vallier writes that, with Patterson’s retirement coming up in May 2020, the evening celebrated a man who has left an impression on staff, students, alumni, family, friends and community leaders, and who is consistently described for his passion, energy and leadership.
Among the special honours of the evening, St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik granted Patterson a key to the city of St. Catharines, and NC’s Board of Governors announced that the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus would be proclaimed the Daniel J. Patterson Campus, in recognition of Patterson’s contributions.
