For more than 40 years, North Carolina-based “serial” entrepreneur Vance Patterson ‘72 has served as an executive, foundation leader and educator. This spring, Patterson will return to the Hanover College campus as featured guest for the 2023 Shoemaker Speaker Series.

Patterson will speak on Hanover’s campus at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 18, in the Science Center. John Riddick, professor and executive director of the Hanover College Business Scholars Program, will serve as host for the conversation. The event is open to the public, free of charge. A pre-event cocktail reception will be held from 6:30-7 p.m.

The Shoemaker Speaker Series, part of Hanover’s expanding entrepreneurial network, was established in 2022 to feature prominent voices on business, leadership, and innovation. The program is made possible through the generosity of John Shoemaker ’64 and his wife, Donna.