Kim Patterson, APR

Courses

• Advanced Public Relations
• Principles of Advertising and Public Relations
• Writing for Media Markets

Degrees

• Master of Science Management and Leadership, Tarleton State University
• Bachelor of Arts Journalism, Baylor University

Year Started at Baylor

• 2023

Background

• 30-plus years working in public relations, marketing, and fundraising in the Central Texas area
• Eight years at Brazos Electric Cooperative
• 28 years at McLennan Community College as the Director of Community Relations and Marketing and Executive Director of the MCC Foundation

Accomplishments

• 2016 author, “Bricks and Mortarboards—A 50th-Year Retrospective on McLennan Community College", The Donning Company
• 1991 author, “Currents of the Brazos--An Illustrated History of Brazos Electric Power Cooperative", Nortex Press Publisher
• 2021 Professional Fundraiser of the Year, Central Texas Chapter, Association of Fundraising Professionals
• 2015 Alumna of the Year, Baylor University Department of  Journalism, Public Relations, and New Media 
• Doubled the endowment of the MCC Foundation in five years
• Led marketing efforts that resulted in double-digit increase in enrollment at MCC over several years

Interests & Hobbies

• RV camping
• Vegetable gardening
• Reading about cooking

Favorite thing about Baylor and teaching:

I feel like I'm back at home. Baylor is the place where I learned the craft that has served me so well for my career in the Central Texas market.  I look forward to sharing my experiences with a new generation of professional communicators.