Patrick X. Coyle

Human Events named Mr. Coyle one of the top ten young conservative activists in the nation, citing his success in bringing thousands of high profile conservative speakers to college campuses. He is also co-editor with Foundation president Ron Robinson of The Conservative Guide to Campus Activism and wrote the Campus Conservative Battleplan, both of which are published by Young America's Foundation. His success has made him a target of a radical leftist website that has published his home address and phone number in an attempt to stop his conservative activism.

Mr. Coyle is also responsible for creating and implementing new activist initiatives for conservatives on college campuses and high schools. A few of the programs created under his tenure include the 9/11: Never Forget Project and Freedom Week. He also developed and runs the Foundation's activist rewards program, Club 100, which has over 1,700 members from over 500 colleges and universities across America, and the online resource, Activist 411—Activism Made Easy.

Mr. Coyle is a graduate of Penn State University, where he first became active in the Conservative Movement by joining the Penn State Young Americans for Freedom (PS-YAF) of which he eventually became chairman. During his years with PS-YAF, he battled against the liberal orthodoxy. The "Rush Limbaugh Show" featured a protest he organized against a liberal political science professor. He also worked with the Foundation to bring numerous speakers to his campus, including Walter Williams, G. Gordon Liddy, and MTV VJ, Kennedy.

For his dedication, Mr. Coyle was awarded the 1999 Shining Star Award from the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education. He has been quoted in Time Magazine, the Washington Times, Washington Post, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Mr. Coyle is also a founding board member of the Nittany Freedom Foundation. The Nittany Freedom Foundation works to provide financial and logistical support to conservative students at Penn State University.