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Sister Patrice Werner O.P., Ph.D.

  • Class
    1966
  • Induction
    2010
  • Sport(s)
    Contributor
Sister Patrice Werner is best known as the College’s President from 1994 to 2009, following multiple roles including French teacher, Chair of the Foreign Languages Department, Prefect and Academic Dean. But before that, she played basketball as a youth. "I went into the convent after high school and couldn’t play in college," she said. "But I would’ve loved to play at Caldwell."

During her tenure as President, Sister Patrice oversaw the transition of the athletics programs from the NAIA to the NCAA Division II, which requires a greater institutional commitment. She also approved the construction of the George R. Newman Center, a state-of-the-art multi-use facility that serves as home of the men’s and women’s basketball teams and the women’s volleyball team.

"For 36 years I’ve counted myself among the athletic department’s chief supporters," Sister Patrice said. "If I have contributed anything to athletics over the years, that contribution pales in the pleasure and sense of pride given me by our coaches and athletes through the years."
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