Background
Cooke, William Nelson was born on February 14, 1948 in Alton, Illinois, United States.
consultant labor management professor
Cooke, William Nelson was born on February 14, 1948 in Alton, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Economics, Eastern Illinois University, 1970. Master of Arts, University Illinois, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1977.
Visiting scholar University of California, Berkeley, California, 1979—1980. Visiting fellow Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1980—1981. Associate professor Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1981—1983, School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1983—1990.
Instructor Executive Education Center, University of Michigan, since 1984. Senior research professor College of Urban, Labor & Metropolitan Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1990. Director Fraser Center for Workplace Issues, Detroit, 1998—2005, Labor-Management Relations Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, since 2003.
Co-director Joint Labor-Management Relations Center, 1987—1990.
Married Julie Dee VanDyke, July 5, 1968. Children: Jayna K., Keegan G., Connor W., Colton W. children: Benjamin Conant.