Background
McKeand, Patrick Joseph was born on June 10, 1941 in Anderson, Indiana, United States. Son of William Dale and Iva Pearl (Shaw) McKeand.
McKeand, Patrick Joseph was born on June 10, 1941 in Anderson, Indiana, United States. Son of William Dale and Iva Pearl (Shaw) McKeand.
Bachelor, Indiana University, 1963. Master of Arts, Ball State University, 1983.
Staff writer The St. Petersburg (Florida) Times, 1963. Managing editor The Anderson (Indiana) Herald, 1968-1979. Administrator analyst Indiana Medicaid Program, Indianapolis, 1980-1981.
Associate professor Defense Information School, Fort Ben Harrison, Indiana, 1981-1989. Owner p.m. ink!, Indianapolis, since 1989. Public board directors Student Public at Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis, 1992-2003.
Board directors Miss Indiana Scholarship Pageant, Indianapolis, since 2005.
Captain United States Army, 1964-1968. Member Society Professional Journalists (board directors), Society Newspaper Design, Association Educators in Journalism and Mass Communications, Associated Press Managing Editors Association, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Indiana Collegiate Press Association (board directors, executive director), College Media Advisors (Distinguished Newspaper Adviser award 1998), Faculty Club Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (board directors since 2002).