Frederick D. Patterson
Frederick D. Patterson | |
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Patterson in 1964 | |
| Born | October 10, 1901 Washington D.C. |
| Died | April 26, 1988 (aged 86) |
| President of Tuskegee University | |
| In office 1935–1953 | |
| Preceded by | Robert R. Moton |
| Succeeded by | Luther H. Foster |
Frederick Douglass Patterson (October 10, 1901 – April 26, 1988) was an American academic administrator, the president of what is now Tuskegee University (1935–1953), and founder of the United Negro College Fund (1944, UNCF). He was a 1987 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, and 1988 recipient of the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP.