1930
Born to Talbot Patrick and Paula (Miller) Patrick in Goldsboro, NC.
1951
Earns a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and is an economic analyst with the U.S. Government until 1953.
1955
Earns a Master of Arts in Far Eastern studies from the University of Michigan.
1957
Earns a Master of Arts in economics from the University of Michigan and is a lecturer of economics at the institution until 1960.
1960
Obtains a Doctor of Philosophy in economics from the University of Michigan.
1960
Teaches Far Eastern economics and directs the Economic Growth Center at Yale University until 1984.
1961
Teaches as a visiting professor at the University of Bombay (now known as the University of Mumbai) in India.
1964
Becomes a Guggenheim fellow and is a Fulbright research professor until 1965.
1968
Receives an honorary Master of Arts from Yale University.
1973
Serves as director of the Japan Society until 1979 and again from 1981 to 2000.
1977
Is named a distinguished lecturer by the Association of Asian Studies.
1978
Becomes a member of the Japan-U.S. Economic Relations Group, remaining until 1981.
1984
Is the R.D. Calkins professor of international business at Columbia University until 2001.
1985
Is chairman of the Social Sciences Research Council and Pacific Trade and Development Conferences until 1988 and 2005, respectively.
1986
Serves as founding director of Columbia University’s Center on Japanese Economic and Business and continues today as chairman.
1992
Receives the Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize.
1994
Is honored with the Order of the Sacred Treasure Gold and Silver Star Award from the Government of Japan.
2000
Receives an honorary Doctor of Philosophy from Lingnan University in Hong Kong.
2001
Is named professor emeritus at Columbia University.
2010
Receives the Eagle on the World Award from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.