Suzanne Loker
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Suzanne Loker | |
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| Born | March 28, 1948 Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 2025 (age 77) New York, U.S. |
| Occupations | College professor, textiles scholar |
Suzanne Loker (March 28, 1948 – April 12, 2025)[1] was an American academic. She was a professor of fiber science and apparel design at Cornell University from 1998 until 2008.
Loker was from Neenah, Wisconsin,[2] the daughter of Harley Frederick Loker and Laura Jane Birch Loker.[3][4] Her mother was a school teacher;[4] her father was a United States Navy veteran[5] who managed a printing business.[6] Suzanne had 2 brothers, Rex & Stephen. She graduated Neenah High School and from the University of Wisconsin in 1970.[7] She also earned an associate degree in apparel design at the Fashion Institute of Technology.[8] from She earned a master's degree in clothing and textiles at Syracuse University, and, in 1982,[9] a Ph.D. in educational psychology from Kansas State University.[10]
Career
Loker taught apparel design and merchandising courses at the University of Vermont[11] and the University of Idaho. She was department chair at the University of Vermont, and director of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Idaho.[10]
Loker was a professor of fiber science and apparel design at Cornell University's College of Human Ecology, beginning in 1998. From 2000 to 2005, she was also the J. Thomas Clark Professor of Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise at Cornell. She helped develop the doctoral program in apparel design there, and worked with Cornell Cooperative Extension as head of the Apparel Industry Outreach, supporting small businesses in New York State. She was named a fellow of the International Textile and Apparel Association in 2007. She retired with emerita status in 2008.[10]