Background
Higdon, Jerry Lafonne was born on August 4, 1930 in Shamrock, Texas, United States. Son of William Emery and Ola E. (Reeves) Higdon.
Higdon, Jerry Lafonne was born on August 4, 1930 in Shamrock, Texas, United States. Son of William Emery and Ola E. (Reeves) Higdon.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, New Mexico State University, 1955. Postgraduate, Executive Development Program, University Michigan, 1973.
With Red Barn Chemicals, 1960—1976, president, 1970—1976. Vice president marketing Hawekeye Chemical Company, Clinton, Iowa, 1976—1978, president, since 1978. Board directors Fertilizer Institute.
Trustee Gateway United Way of Clinton. Member Gateway Chamber of Commerce, board directors, president, 1981—1982. Trustee Mount St. Claire College, Clinton.
Member of Iowa Manufacturers Association.
Married Marilyn Jean Speir, December 17, 1951. Children: Jane Chenoweth, Charles L., Scott P.
