Dr. Patricia Rose
Professor Emerita
Northern Renaissance Art
Patricia Rose retired in 2002 after teaching art history at Florida State University for 30 years and serving as chairman of the art history department for 17 of those years. During her time at FSU, she brought together an outstanding faculty, handled the demands of her position with unwavering grace, patience and humor, and treated generations of students with dedication and respect. The faculty, students and staff of the department and of the School of Visual Arts and Dance showed their affection for Dr. Rose with a retirement celebration in April, 2002, and she was named Professor Emerita. She also made a generous donation to the department that year of her extensive collection of art books, which became the foundation of the Patricia Rose Library.
Remarkably, Pat is enjoying her retirement and does not seem to miss the demands of her job. She travels often, visits her many friends regularly, and spends as much time as possible playing with her grand-niece and -nephews.