Mr. Patterson is the former president, chief executive officer and major shareholder of Leisure Arts, a publishing and direct mail company. Leisure Arts was acquired by Time Warner in 1992. Mr. Patterson is currently an investor in Patterson Enterprises, for which he served as president from 1994-2000. He is vice chairman of the board of trustees of Hendrix College. Mr. Patterson served on the board of directors of Worthen Bank and its successor, Bank of America-Arkansas, for 12 years. Mr. Patterson holds a bachelor's degree from Hendrix College and an electrical engineering degree and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. |