About President McGuire
Patricia McGuire has been President of Trinity since 1989. Before coming to Trinity, Ms. McGuire was the Assistant Dean for Development and External Affairs for Georgetown University Law Center, where she was also an adjunct professor of law. Earlier, she was project director for Georgetown 's D.C. Street Law Project. She was also a legal affairs commentator for the award-winning CBS children's newsmagazine "30 Minutes" and the Fox Television program "Panorama" in Washington.
President McGuire earned her bachelor of arts degree cum laude from Trinity College and her law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. She is currently a member of the boards of directors of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, the Washington Hospital Center, the Women's College Coalition, the Washington Metropolitan Consortium of Universities, the D.C. College Success Foundation, Goodwill of Greater Washington, the National Defense Intelligence College, the American Council on Education, the Community Foundation of the National Capital Region, United Educators, and the UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. She is currently serving on a governance advisory task force for the American Institute of Architects, and she previously served as a member of the Independent Governance Advisory Panel for the American Red Cross. She is a member of the Women's Advisory Board of the Girl Scouts of the Nation's Capital.
In 2000, President McGuire was appointed by D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams and the D.C. Financial Control Board to a special term on the Education Advisory Committee overseeing the D.C. Public Schools. In June 1998, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin appointed President McGuire to serve as a member of the first-ever citizens' advisory panel on coinage, the 8-member Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee, which recommended the image of Sacagawea for the new dollar coin.
President McGuire has received honorary degrees from Georgetown University, the College of New Rochelle, and the College of St. Elizabeth. In 2007, the Greater Washington Board of Trade named President McGuire the "Leader of the Years," the top business honor for this regional chamber of commerce. The Washington Business Journal included President McGuire among that publications list of "Women Who Mean Business." Washingtonian magazine has named her among the "150 Most Powerful People in Washington" and the "100 Most Powerful Women of Washington." She has also received honors and awards from the Washington Business Journal, D.C.College Access Program, Gallaudet University, Georgetown University Law Center, and other civic and educational organizations.
President McGuire writes and speaks on a wide variety of topics concerning higher education, women and Catholic education, and her articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, Current Issues in Catholic Higher Education, and a wide variety of other publications.
Founded in 1897 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Trinity enrolls more than 1,700 students in degree programs. Another 3,000 students participate in Trinity's continuing education programs, including professional workshops for teachers. In February 2003, Trinity opened the Trinity Center for Women and Girls in Sports, a $20 million state-of-the-art athletic complex that is the largest facility in the nation with a particular focus on women and girls in sports.