Portrait of Vickie Cook

Vickie S. Cook, Ph.D.

Vice Chancellor for Enrollment & Retention Management, University of Illinois Springfield

Dr. Vickie Cook is the Vice Chancellor for Enrollment & Retention Management at the University of Illinois Springfield. She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and an M.S. in Adult Education.

Dr. Cook has been actively engaged in providing consulting and faculty development with educational leaders across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. She has provided consultation to over 45 institutions seeking to expand or evaluate their online learning programs and leadership. She has published many journal articles and book chapters in a variety of national educational publications. Her scholarship includes Generational Learning and Leadership Capacity Building.

Dr. Cook was named as a 2017 University of Illinois President’s Executive Leadership Fellow; 2017 Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Fellow; and 2020 University Professional and Continuing Education Outstanding Leader.