Apparel Merchandising and Management Jean Gipe, Professor Emeritus Office: Bldg. 45 – Room 107 Phone: 909-869-4772 E-mail: jgipe@csupomona.edu
Fall 2012 (September 20 – December 7) Office Hours I am usually on campus Wednesday and Thursday mornings. I usually see e-mail long before I pick up a phone message.
Positions Held Faculty position: 1975–2006 Home Economics and Apparel Merch. & Mgmt. Director, Apparel Technology & Research Center: 1992-2006 Department Chair, Apparel Merch. & Mgmt.: 2005-2006 Associate Dean, College of Agriculture: 2006–2010 Retired/Volunteer: 2010-2012 Current projects – AMM fundraising, development of AMM online courses and College web page updates/new design/new features.
Education M.S., California State University, Northridge, 1975 B.S., California State University, Northridge, 1973
Bio Jean joined the Home Economics program in the Fall of 1975 and in 1993 moved to Apparel Merchandising and Management. With Prof. Betty Tracy, Jean created the new Apparel Merchandising and Management degree and the Apparel Technology & Research Center. Once the new degree was approved (September 1995) and the Apparel Center received the $12.5 million Defense Logistics Agency research contract (September 1995), Professor Tracy ran the AMM degree and Jean ran the Apparel Center contract. Upon Professor Tracy’s retirement in 2004, Jean returned to the AMM program and served as Chair from 2005-2006. Jean served as Associate Dean for the College of Agriculture from 2006-2010.
Teaching Expertise Garment construction, clothing design, cultural clothing
Research Areas Manufacturing processes, supply chain management