Hall of Honor Recipient
Patsy A. Randell
Class of 1963
Inducted in 1990
When black men and women were rare in America’s executive suites, Patsy Randell was promoted through the executive ranks. She became one of the top figures for Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, as Director of that corporation’s Department of State Government Affairs. “It shows what other young black people, especially women, can achieve,” she said. When she received her appointment with Honeywell, only two percent of the officials and managers of major corporations were black women. Patsy says she didn’t consciously set out to become Honeywell’s first black professional woman at the corporate level, but she took advantage of opportunities.
Recently, Ebony Magazine featured her as among the 100 best and brightest black women in America. She is a founding member of the Minnesota Political Congress and Black Women and has contributed extensively to other professional and community service groups and Boards of Directors. She is an avid jazz supporter and a Director of the Twin Cities Jazz Society.
In her rise to the top at Honeywell, she set the company’s legislative policy on taxes, health care, environmental policy and labor-management practices.
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