Lake Erie College Athletics Hall of Fame
Patricia Mizicko received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lake Erie College in 1986, with majors in Arts Management, Dance and Italian.
She participated in two Academic Programs Abroad-- one in the winter of 1985 in Florence Italy... another in the spring in Oxford, England.
As a student, she was first intercollegiate cross country team for two years, and was starting point guard in basketball for the same length of time. She was active all four years in Modern Dance, taking part in the yearly student dance concerts and doing the choreography for "Godspell". An accomplished swimmer, Patricia was a certified American Red Cross Water safety instructor and a volunteer four-year member of College Lifeguards.
In addition to athletic involvement, Patty was a a member of Mortar Board, Fine Arts Club, IL Convivio, Student Association for Self Government, and Social Board.
Since graduation, she has continued physically active in road racing , biathlons, triathlons and bike tours across Iowa. Her dance background has made possible her involvement for five years in the Arlington Dance Theater Company and the Central Australian Dance Theater for two years.
In 1987, she became Mrs. David Shields and now has two young children. She was very active in her church and a member of important committees, and a coordinator of the Children's Nursery and Vacation Bible School.
The Lake Erie College Athletic Hall of Fame Committee recognizes all of these accomplishments by Patricia Mizicko Shields with induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame on April 22, 1998.
