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Chester O. McCorkle, Jr.
Dr.
McCorkle received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University
of California Berkeley, the latter in 1952. He was on the faculty
of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of
California Davis from 1952-1990, where he is currently Professor
Emeritus. During his tenure at UC Davis he also served in administration.
From 1964-69 he was Vice-Chancellor and from 1969-70 Dean of the
College of Agriculture. From 1970-78 he served as Vice President
of the University of California (systemwide).
In addition to his service to the AAEA, Dr. McCorkle was President
of the Western Agricultural Economics Association from 1965-66,
a member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers,
and Secretary-Treasurer of the California Society of Farm Managers
and Rural Appraisers from 1955-56. He was Chairman of the Board
on Agriculture and Renewable Resources of the National Academy of
Science’s Commission on Natural Resources from 1977-80, serving
as Vice-Chair from 1980-81. He authored 3 books and over 100 scientific
and technical articles and numerous consulting and popular reports.
His research spanned the scope of agricultural and resource economics
from the economics of water, agricultural business organization
and management, to the economics of food processing. In 1989 he
co-founded (with Wells Fargo Bank) the California Agribusiness Executive
Seminar targeting top California agribusiness executives. This high
level educational program continues to have a strong following today.
Copyright 2008, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association.