Background
Jordan, Dawson Claude was born on January 11, 1935 in Horace, Kansas, United States. Son of Nestor Wallace and Shirley Erleen (Huddleston) Jordan.
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Dawson Claude Jordan
Edit ProfileEducation
Associate of Arts, Pueblo (Colorado) Junior College, l955; Bachelor of Science, Colorado State University, l958.
Career
Millright, helper, Colorado Fuel & Iron Corporation, Pueblo, l955-56;
manager, San-Mor Guernsey Farms, Maume, Ohio., l958-59;
with, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, l959-;
assistant dairyman, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1960-1962;
dairyman, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1962-1968;
extension animal scientist-dairy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1968-1990;
associate professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1976-1981;
professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1981-1990;
professor emeritus, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, since 1990. Consultant, manager Fort Collins Milk Producers, Inc., l966. Consultant Colorado DairyYouth Foundation, Fort Collins, l972-.
Official dairy cattle judge. Secretary-treasurer Western Dairy Conference, l973-74, 82-83.
Achievements
Membership
Dairy superintendent Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, l959-86. Ruling elder La Porte (Colorado) Presbyterian Church, l970-78. Member American Dairy Science Association (committee chairman l963-67, 68-7l, 8l-83, 87-88, national award l988), Colorado Dairy Herd Improvement (secretary-treasurer l967-), Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association United States (classifier l972-86), Colorado Dairy Youth Foundation (life), Dairy Shrine Club (life), Alpha Zeta (Outstanding Teacher award Colorado State University chapter l980), Gamma Sigma Delta, Epsilon Sigma Phi.
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Married Glenna Vale Duren, September 5, l953 (divorced March l966). Children: Claudia E., Kerry Lee, B. Scott, Leila Ann, Melande C. Married Doreen E. Parish, December 2l, l967.
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Political Party
Republican