Bill Hendricks

Background

About Bill Hendricks

Bill Hendricks recently returned to Cal Poly as the Interim Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food, & Environmental Sciences. He is a Professor Emeritus following a 28 1/2 year career at Cal Poly. He previously served as an Associate Dean for the College and as a Professor and Head of the Department of Experience Industry Management (formerly Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration). He received a Ph.D. from the University of Utah. His research interests include visitor experiences, recreation resource management, and destination stewardship. For more than two decades, Hendricks has worked cooperatively with the U.S. Forest Service and California State Parks on a variety of outdoor recreation research projects. He has also conducted research for Visit California, CAL FIRE, and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute. He is currently a Trustee of the California Foundation for Parks and Recreation. Among his honors, Hendricks is a fellow in the Academy of Leisure Sciences, a fellow in the Academy for Park and Recreation Administration, and a recipient of the Cal Poly Distinguished Faculty Service-Learning Award, the College of Agriculture Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, the USFS Rocky Mountain Region Partners in Action Award, the U.S. Forest Service and International Journal of Wilderness Excellence in Wilderness Management Research Award, and the Cal Poly Distinguished Scholarship Award.