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'''Juanita Morris Kreps''' (b. [[January 11]], [[1921]]) was [[U.S. Secretary of Commerce]] from [[1977]] until [[1979]] under [[President of the United States|President]] [[Jimmy Carter]].
'''Juanita Morris Kreps''' (b. [[January 11]], [[1921]]) was [[U.S. Secretary of Commerce]] from [[1977]] until [[1979]] under [[President of the United States|President]] [[Jimmy Carter]].


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University: BA, Berea College (1942)
University: BA, Berea College (1942)
University: MA Economics, Duke University (1944)
University: MA Economics, Duke University (1944)
University: PhD Economics, Duke University (1948)
University: PhD Economics, Duke University (1948)
Professor: Denison University
Professor: Denison University
Teacher: Hofstra College
Teacher: Hofstra College
Teacher: Queens College
Teacher: Queens College
Professor: Duke University
Professor: Duke University


U.S. Secretary of Commerce 23-Jan-1977 to 31-Oct-1979
U.S. Secretary of Commerce 23-Jan-1977 to 31-Oct-1979
(board-member:armco)
(board-member:armco)
Member of the Board of AT & T
Member of the Board of AT & T
Member of the Board of Chrysler
Member of the Board of Chrysler
Member of the Board of Citicorp
Member of the Board of Citicorp
Member of the Board of GTE
Member of the Board of GTE
Member of the Board of J.C. Penney
Member of the Board of J.C. Penney
Member of the Board of Kodak
Member of the Board of Kodak
Member of the Board of New York Stock Exchange 1972-77
Member of the Board of New York Stock Exchange 1972-77
Member of the Board of R. J. Reynolds 1975-77
Member of the Board of R. J. Reynolds 1975-77
Member of the Board of TIAA-CREF
Member of the Board of TIAA-CREF
(board-member:united-airlines)
(board-member:united-airlines)
Aspen Institute
Aspen Institute
Council on Foreign Relations Board of Directors 1983-89
Council on Foreign Relations Board of Directors 1983-89
Women's Economic Round Table Honorary Committee
Women's Economic Round Table Honorary Committee
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Phi Beta Kappa Society


Author of books:
Author of books:

Revision as of 22:44, 7 May 2006

Juanita M. Kreps

Juanita Morris Kreps (b. January 11, 1921) was U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1977 until 1979 under President Jimmy Carter.

Born in Lynch, Kentucky, she graduated from Berea College and earned her Master's and Ph.D. at Duke University. Dr. Kreps is a specialist in labor demographics. She was the first economist to be appointed Commerce Secretary.

Married Clifton H. Kreps, Jr. They had 3 children.

Quote: "I'd like to get to the point where I can be just as mediocre as a man."

University: BA, Berea College (1942) University: MA Economics, Duke University (1944) University: PhD Economics, Duke University (1948) Professor: Denison University Teacher: Hofstra College Teacher: Queens College Professor: Duke University

U.S. Secretary of Commerce 23-Jan-1977 to 31-Oct-1979 (board-member:armco) Member of the Board of AT & T Member of the Board of Chrysler Member of the Board of Citicorp Member of the Board of GTE Member of the Board of J.C. Penney Member of the Board of Kodak Member of the Board of New York Stock Exchange 1972-77 Member of the Board of R. J. Reynolds 1975-77 Member of the Board of TIAA-CREF (board-member:united-airlines) Aspen Institute Council on Foreign Relations Board of Directors 1983-89 Women's Economic Round Table Honorary Committee Phi Beta Kappa Society

Author of books: Principles of Economics (1962, with Charles E. Ferguson) Automation and Employment (1964) Taxation, Spending, and the National Debt (1964) Lifetime Allocation of Work and Income: Essays in the Economics of Aging (1971) Sex in the Marketplace: American Women at Work (1971) Contemporary Labor Economics: Issues, Analysis, and Policies (1974) Sex, Age, and Work: the Changing Composition of the Labor Force (1975) Women and the American Economy: A Look to the 1980s (1976)

Preceded by United States Secretary of Commerce
January 23, 1977October 31, 1979
Succeeded by