Col. Jim Patterson
Advisory Board, Meriwether Academy
A decorated Air Force veteran, business builder and author who advises Meriwether Academy on leadership, growth and the formation of men.
Meet the BoardUpcoming EventsAbout Col. Jim Patterson
Colonel Jim Patterson is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and former group commander with the 932nd Airlift Wing. A decorated veteran, he served in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and played a key role in casualty evacuation at U.S. Transportation Command.
Business and leadership
After his military career Patterson became a successful business developer, operating a multi-venture holding company that spans real estate, construction, disaster recovery and healthcare. He is the author of A Line in the Sand and a motivational speaker on leadership and personal growth.
On the advisory board
Patterson serves on Meriwether Academy’s advisory board, bringing a commander’s and an entrepreneur’s experience to the Academy’s work: dinner lectures with scholars, a free weekly men’s book club, wilderness expeditions and father and son trips, and the long-term mission of founding a classical boys’ boarding school in Tennessee.
The work of Jim Patterson
Colonel Patterson’s work beyond the Academy.
A Line in the Sand
Colonel Patterson is the author of A Line in the Sand.
Leadership and Personal Growth
Patterson is a motivational speaker on leadership and personal growth.
About Col. Jim Patterson
Who is Jim Patterson?
Col. Jim Patterson is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and former group commander with the 932nd Airlift Wing, a business developer, author and speaker. He serves on Meriwether Academy’s advisory board.
What book did Jim Patterson write?
He is the author of A Line in the Sand.
Where did Jim Patterson serve?
He served in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and played a key role in casualty evacuation at U.S. Transportation Command.
What does Meriwether Academy’s advisory board do?
The advisory board counsels the Academy on its programs in Nashville and its long-term goal of founding a classical boys’ boarding school in Tennessee.
Our board, advisors and speakers
The scholars, artists and leaders who have taught at Meriwether Academy in Nashville. Meet the whole fellowship.
Warren SteuryFounder & President
Dr. Mark AndersonAdvisory Board · Belmont University
Dr. Jason PediconeAdvisory Board · Paideia Institute
Dr. Alex PetkasAdvisory Board · The Cost of Glory
Justin ShubowNational Civic Art Society
Joe AllenAuthor of Dark Aeon
Dr. Benjamin SmithCatholic Studies Academy
Sabin HowardSculptor, National WWI MemorialHear our next speaker in person
Meriwether Academy hosts dinner lectures with scholars and artists, a free weekly men’s book club, and wilderness expeditions across Tennessee.
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