Teacher and Professional Education Faculty
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Name: William Clark Bailey
Department: Agriculture
Rank: Professor
Education: Bachelor of Science, Foreign Trade, University of Idaho, 1969
Master of Arts, Education, Pepperdine University, 1973
Master of Science, Agricultural Economics, University of Idaho, 1975
Doctorate of Philosophy, Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, 1978
Employment/Experience:
2005 – Present Professor and School Director, School of Agriculture, Western
Illinois University
2005 – Present Adjunct Professor of Agribusiness, Massey University, Palmerston North,
New Zealand
1993 - 2005
Professor and Chair in Agribusiness, Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
1990- 1993
Vice President and Director of Research, World Perspectives, Inc.
Washington, DC
1985- 1990
United States Department of Agricultural
Washington, DC
Deputy Under-secretary of Agricultural for International Affairs and
Commodity Programs;
Deputy Vice President of the Commodity Credit Corporation and Deputy
Administrator, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service;
1982 - 85
Manager, Commodity Analysis, General Mills, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1979 - 82
Chief Economist, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry,
Washington, DC
1978- 79
1969 -74
Economist, Office of Transportation, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Captain, United States Marine Corps
Publications/Scholarly/Creative Activities:
“Market Information Systems for an Indonesian Warehouse Receipt Program” International
Finance Corporation, (2010), World Bank, Washington, DC.
"Establishing Performance Metrics for Ethanol Supply Chains", Illinois Institute for Rural
Affairs, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL. (2009)
“US Agricultural Perspectives”, New Zealand Farmer, Wellington, New Zealand, monthly
report, April, May, Jun, July and August, (2009 – present)
“Oral Examinations as an Evaluation and Learning Technique for Agribusiness Students”,
Bailey, William C, and L. V. Norina, NACTA Journal, Vol. 51., No. 4, (December
2007), pp. 69-71.
“Impact of Supply Chain Security Strategy Implementation: Case Study of New Zealand
Exporters”, L Norina, Massey University, W C Bailey, Western Illinois University,
Zhen Zhen Duan, Maresk Logistics, Auckland, New Zealand, Emerging Issues in
Business and Technology Conference, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, (3 November
2005), pg 106 - 111
190 World Dairy Market Comments, from 1 August 2005 to the present. Published by ASB
Bank, Auckland, New Zealand. See
http://reports.asb.co.nz/report/article/2241/0/0/prices-continue-to-slide.html
80 bi-weekly Agricultural Column from Western Illinois University, May 2006 to the
present. Published in a number of West Central Illinois newspapers. See
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/batavia/business/x1341946381/William-C-BaileyGood-things-in-China
“Quarterly World Dairy Price Forecasts”, Kraft Foods Procurement System, Kraft Foods
Global Headquarters, Northbrook, Il, (2005 - present)
“Strategic Group Formation: An Application of Cluster Analysis”, Ariyawardnana, A and W.C.
Bailey (2003). Journal of Applied Statistics, Vol. 4, pp. 47-57.
Conference Presentations
“World Dairy Situation Briefing”, Land of Lakes Procurement Division, Land of Lakes, Inc.,
Global Headquarters, Arden Hills, MN, May 20, 2011
“Improving the Competitveness of the New Zealand Dairy Industry”, Invited Speaker, Large
Herds Conference, Rotura, New Zealand, April 15, 2011
“World Dairy Situation Briefing”, Kraft Foods Procurement System, Kraft Foods, Inc., Kraft
Foods Global Headquarters, Northbrook, Il, March 15, 2011
“Future Challenges for Agriculture”, Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business
Committee, Quincy, Illinois, March 11, 2010
Professional and Academic Service
- Chief Supervisor, PhD Dissertation, Massey University, 2005 - 2008
- Homecoming Committee, 2005 and 2008
- Member, Council on Curricular Programs and Instruction, 2006 – 2009
- Member, MBA Curriculum Committee, 2008
- Member, Institutional Animal Care and Utilization Committee (IAUCUC),
2006 - 2009
- Judge, Collegiate FFA State wide public speaking contest, April 5, 2006
- NACTA National Competition Organizing Committee, 2006
- Chair, University Foundation Property Committee, 2006 - present