Virginia (Vicki) Ferritto currently teaches online for the Global Business and Transportation Department (GBAT) after retiring in 2022 from her position as a full-time, tenured faculty member. Before her retirement, Dr. Ferritto contributed to campus-wide committees and task forces, including the strategic planning committee, graduation and retention Taskforce, the campus personal safety advisory committee, and was Co-Chair of the 2021-2022 Middle States review working group focused on MSCHE Standard VI: Planning, Resources and Institutional Improvement. She also served as President of the Faculty-Student Association (FSA) Board of Directors (2013-2022) and on the Maritime College Judicial Board (2016-2022). She was a GBAT academic advisor (2013-2022) and was elected as GBAT’s representative on the Curriculum Committee (2017-2022) and on the Committee on Nominations and Elections (2013-2022).
- 2013 Ph.D., magna cum laude, Organization and Management, Capella University
- 2009 M.S., with honors, International Transportation Management, SUNY Maritime College
- 2008 B.S., Valedictorian, International Transportation and Trade, SUNY Maritime College
- Ferritto, V. R. (2016). Maritime education factors and presenteeism: A comparative quantitative study. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, 5(2), 353-380. doi: 10.1007/s13437-015-0098-9
- Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Certifications
- Ethical Research Training, includes certification for IRB Training
- Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research
- Social and Behavioral Research – Basic/Refresher
Dr. Ferritto has a diverse business background in management, production facilitation, import, export and distribution. Her business career involved a number of promotions, from Customer Service Manager to Logistics Director to Operations Vice President to Executive Vice President, a position she held for six years with a private manufacturing firm.
SUNY Maritime College President's Faculty Awards:
- 2019, Outstanding Service-Honorable Mention
- 2017, Outstanding Teaching
Vicki taught an array of business classes during her 14-year tenure with GBAT, including Organizational Management, Introduction to Business & Economics, International Business, Transportation Systems, and an undergraduate capstone course, Seminar in Strategy and Policy. She also developed course materials for and taught all sections of the mandatory first-year graduate course, Orientation for Graduate Studies and was responsible for coordinating and organizing its semi-annual event.