Vicki McCracken

Professor

• Vita

EDUCATION

• 1984 PhD, Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• 1981 MS, Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• 1978 BA, Economics and Home Economics, Indiana University

EMPLOYMENT

• 2017 – Chair, Apparel Merchandising Design and Textiles, WSU
• 2011-2017 – Associate Director, School of Economic Sciences, WSU
• 2007-present – Professor, School of Economic Sciences, WSU
• 2007 – Interim Associate Director, Agricultural Research Center, WSU
• 2004-2007 – Associate Vice President, Associate Vice Provost, Enrollment Services, WSU
• 2000-2004 – Associate Dean, Director, Academic Programs, CAHNRS, WSU
• 1998-2000 – Interim Associate Dean, Director, Academic Programs, CAHNRS, WSU
• 1994-1998 – Associate Director, Agricultural Research Center, CAHNRS, WSU
• 1984-present – Professor, Agricultural Economist 1999; Associate Professor, Associate Agricultural Economist 1990; Assistant Professor, Assistant Agricultural Economist 1984,CAHNRS
• 1978-83 – Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
• 1977-78 – Teaching & Research Assistant (Undergraduate) , Department of Foods & Nutrition, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

MEMBERSHIPS

• American Agricultural Economics Association
• Western Agricultural Economics Association
• American Statistics Association
• American Council on Consumer Interests
• Food Distribution Research Society
• Transportation Research Forum
• American Association for Higher Education (previous)

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Purdue Woman Scholar of Distinction, March 2017
• Western Agricultural Economics Association Fellow, July 2017
• WSU Sahlin Leadership Award, March 2015.
• Distinguished Agriculture Alum, Purdue University, April 2015.
• Team Interdisciplinary Award, Washington State Biofuels Cropping Systems, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, 2014.
• US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Superior Service Award, Study of Rural Transportation Issues Team, 2011.
• Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education: Chair 2003-04; Board Member 2001-02
• Administrative Advisor, Regional Research and then Coordinating Committee on Rural Survey Methodology (various names over the years), various years through 2007.
• National Research Initiative: Markets and Trade Panel Manager 2002-04; Panel Member 2000-02; ad-hoc reviewer miscellaneous years.
• Academic Programs Distance Education Committee: Chair 2003-04.
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation Collaborative Efforts — Partnership 2020: Project Director 1999-04; Leadership for Institutional Change: Project Co-Convenor 1999-02.
• Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP), Academic Committee on Organization and Policy (ACOP) Leadership Development Program: Subcommittee Chair 1997-00.
• Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station, Extension, and Academic Program Directors, Research Coordination and Implementation Committee: Committee Chair (twice); Member 2000-04.
• Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, CAHNRS 1991.
• R.M. Wade Outstanding Teacher Award, 1991.
• Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi membership, since late 1970s.
• Best Master’s Thesis Award, American Council on Consumer Interest.
• Best Ph.D. Thesis Honorable Mention, American Council on Consumer Interest.