Dr. Patricia (Pat) Potter Wilson

Educator, Author, and Community Leader

Educator

Patricia “Pat” Potter Wilson received a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and a master’s degree from the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL). She earned a doctorate from the University of Houston’s Central Campus (UH) with a focus on literacy education. Pat joined the UHCL School of Education faculty where she received numerous teaching awards, including the President’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest faculty award given. A recipient of the prestigious Minnie Piper Professor Teaching Award on her campus, Pat was invited to present the UHCL Commencement Address in 1996. Retired with emeritus status, she continues to serve as an educational consultant in the Houston area.

Author

The author of seven books and guest presenter at over 100 conferences, she has published numerous articles in national and state professional journals. Much of her writing and research focuses on the leadership roles of educators as well as the development of exciting literacy-related programs and events for schools.

Honors and Awards

An avid community volunteer, Pat is the recipient of many awards in the Houston area, including three Distinguished Alumna awards: the UH Distinguished Alumna Award and the UH College of Education Distinguished Alumna Award as well as the Distinguished Alumna Award at UHCL. The alumna awards honor scholarship and service to the community and university.  For her outstanding volunteerism and community leadership, Bay Area Turning Point honored her as one of its “Men and Women of Heart.” She has also received the Bay Area Houston Ballet and Theatre’s BRAVO Award, the Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake’s Outstanding Friend of the Arts Award, and the UHCL Philanthropy Award.

Community Leader

Her leadership roles involve many area organizations and currently include positions on the UHCL Community Partners Council, Volunteer Houston’s Saint Nicholas Committee, and the Evelyn Meador Library Board. A supporter of the Lunar Rendezvous Festival, Pat has served on its advisory board and is a past Festival General Chairman. She has also served as President of the Friends of Freeman Library Board and on boards for Bay Area Turning Point, Bay Area Houston Ballet and Theatre, KUHT-TV (PBS Channel 8), Bay Area SPCA, UHCL Alumni Association, Armand Bayou Nature Center, Houston Symphony League-Bay Area, Clear Lake Area Panhellenic, and the Longhorn Development Board.

World Traveler

Wilson and husband Wendell, a retired international captain for Delta Airlines, are residents of Seabrook, Texas, where they are active in community organizations and remain enthusiastic world travelers. Wendell, an avid photographer, provided many of the photos included in EAGLE ON ICE and on this website. They feel fortunate to have visited every continent and more than 150 countries, as well as the North Pole. Their two voyages to Antarctica served as the catalyst for Wilson’s latest book, EAGLE ON ICE.