Patricia Frost

Board of Governors Member


Patricia Frost, former educator, served as the Principal of Henry S. West Laboratory School, the educational research center for the Miami-Dade County Public School and the University of Miami, for 23 years. Mrs. Frost was a Trustee of Florida International University and chairman of the Board of Directors of Florida International University.

Mrs. Frost is Chairman Emeritus of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Commission, Honorary Chairman of The National Board of the Smithsonian Institution, and a member of the Florida Board of Governors of the State University System. Mrs. Frost was named Educator of the Year for her work at Florida International University and with the Miami-Dade County and Broward County public school systems. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree at Colby College, and a Master of Arts Degree from Columbia University.