Background
Wright, Virginia Baxter was born on May 21, 1939 in Concordia, Kansas, United States.
Wright, Virginia Baxter was born on May 21, 1939 in Concordia, Kansas, United States.
Bachelor magna cum laude in Political Science, Kansas State University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, George Washington University, 1971.
Computer programmer federal systems division, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland., 1962;
research assistant governmental studies division, The Brookings Institute, Washington, 1963-1966;
senior staff associate, National League of Cities/United States Conference Mayors, Washington, 1971-1974;
research director Commision on Correctional Facilities & Superior vena cava syndrome, American Bar Association, Washington, 1974-1976;
senior research associate state and local government program, The Urban Institute, Washington, 1976-1977;
visiting assistant professor department economics, State University of New York, Albany, 1977-1978;
project director Institute on Man & Science, State University of New York, Albany, 1978-1980;
executive director, Growth & Research Organisation for Women, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, 1980-1981;
professor economics, Eastern Kentucky U., Richmond, since 1982. Research associate department economics George Washington University, 1971. Member Committee on Status of Women in the Economics Profession.
Secretary-treasurer GROW Conference for Women Researchers, 1989-1993.
Member American Association of University Women (international fellowships panel 1987-1990), American Economic Association, Kentucky Economic Association (board directors 1989-1992), Phi Kappa Phi.