Dianne H. Patterson has been a successful business leader, community volunteer and supporter of women’s causes throughout her career. As the founder and C.E.O. of Claim Services Resource Group Inc., a firm that existed from 1980 until 2002 and provided specialized services to the health insurance industry, she began to create unique opportunities for women to earn extraordinary incomes. Along with these opportunities to do well, she imparted the obligation for the same women to share their success with their communities at large. Mrs. Patterson is a founding member and major sponsor of SMU’s Louise Raggio Lecture Series as well as a long time supporter of the Dallas Women’s Foundation, The Women’s Museum, Goodwill Industries, Leadership Texas, Leadership America, Texas Ballet Theater, and the Dallas Opera.