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'''Mayhew Wilson "Pat" Dodson III''' ([[1929]]-[[1975]]) was a Pensacola advertising executive, historian and preservationist who, along with [[Mary Turner Rule Reed]] and [[J. Earle Bowden]], helped establish the [[Seville Square Historic District]] in Pensacola. His efforts as a member of the Florida Board of Regents led to the establishment of the [[University of West Florida]], which awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in [[1974]].
Dodson founded his own advertising agency in [[1958]]. He added principals [[Frank Craddock]] and [[Patricia Born]] in [[1961]], calling the firm [[Dodson, Craddock & Born]]. He also served on the President’s Council on Historic Preservation, the [[Historic Pensacola Preservation Board]] and the Florida American Revolution Bicentennial Commission.
On [[November 10]], [[1977]], the University of West Florida dedicated a cluster of three buildings to him, called the [[Dodson College of Business Complex]]. A "Great Floridian" plaque in his honor is located at the [[Tivoli High House]] on [[Zaragoza Street]], the reconstruction of which he promoted.
{{bio-stub}} [[Category:Advertising executives|Dodson, Pat]] [[Category:Historians|Dodson, Pat]]
