Background
Kreps was born Clara Juanita Morris on January 11, 1921, in Lynch, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Cenia (née Blair) and Elmer M. Morris.
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Kreps was born Clara Juanita Morris on January 11, 1921, in Lynch, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Cenia (née Blair) and Elmer M. Morris.
AB, Berea College, 1942. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, 1948.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Bryant College, 1972. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1973. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Tulane University, Colgate University, 1980.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Trinity College, 1981. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Rochester, Grove City College, 1984. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Davidson College, 1990.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1991. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Notre Dame, 1992. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Duke University, 1993.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Cornell College, 1973. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Western Maryland College, 1982. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Denison University, 1973.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Kentucky, Queens College, St. Lawrence University, 1975. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Wheaton College, 1976. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Claremont Graduate School, Berea College, 1979.
She served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from January 23, 1977 until October 31, 1979, under President Jimmy Carter and was the first woman to hold that position, and the fourth woman to hold any Cabinet position. She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. A specialist in labor demographics, Kreps taught at Denison University, Hofstra College, Queens College, and Duke.
She rose through the ranks there to become the university"s first female vice president
In 1972 she was the first woman director of the New York Stock Exchange. She was sat on the board of 10 major corporations.
A collection of Kreps" papers is housed at the Rubenstein Library at the Duke University. Political advisor Anne Wexler, who was serving on the President Jimmy Carter"s transition team after his victory in the 1976 presidential election, recommended Kreps for a post in the Carter administration.
Kreps was appointed to serve as the Secretary of Commerce.
She resigned on October 31, 1979. She was replaced by Philip M. Klutznick. Kreps died in Durham, North Carolina, on July 5, 2010.
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Board directors American Council on Germany, Research Triangle Foundation, Educational Testing Service, 1972-1977. Member National Manpower Policy Task Force. Trustee Berea College, 1972-1978, 80-98, Duke Endowment, since 1979, National Humanities Center, 1983-1986, University North Carolina, Wilmington, 1993-2001, Humrro, 1980-1983, Council Foreign Relations, 1983-1989, Kenan Institute Private Enterprise of University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1995.
President board overseers Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, 1992-1996. Board directors TIAA, 1968-1972, 85-96, College Retirement Equities Fund, 1972-1977. Fellow Gerontological Society (vice president 1971-1972), American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Member American Association of University Professors, American Association of University Women (Achievement award 1981), American Economic Association (vice president 1983-1984), Southern Economic Association (president 1975-1976), Industrial Relations Research Association (executive committee).
Married Clifton H. Kreps, Junior, August 11, 1944 (deceased August 23, 2000). Children: Sarah, Laura, Clifton.