Background
Dickenson, Donald Dwight was born on January 15, 1925 in Paris. Son of John Herbert and Eloise Elma (Muncie) Dickenson.
researcher sugar company executive
Dickenson, Donald Dwight was born on January 15, 1925 in Paris. Son of John Herbert and Eloise Elma (Muncie) Dickenson.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1949. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1953.
Plant breeder Holly Sugar Corporation, Sheridan, Wyoming, 1953-1954, Tracy, California, 1954-1962, assistant director agricultural research, 1962-1966, director agricultural research, 1966-1971, Colorado Springs, Colorado, since 1971.
Member city planning commission Tracy, 1964-1971. Member American Society Sugar Beet Technologists, Crop/Science Society of America, American Society Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, American Phytopath Science.
Married Virginia Mae Adams, June 16, 1946. Children: Susan Gay, Ann Elizabeth, Robin Lee, Donald Curtis.