Background
Cockerham, Columbus Clark was born on December 12, 1921 in Mountain Park, North Carolina, United States. Son of Corbett C. and Nellie Bruce (McCann) Cockerham.
Cockerham, Columbus Clark was born on December 12, 1921 in Mountain Park, North Carolina, United States. Son of Corbett C. and Nellie Bruce (McCann) Cockerham.
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State College, 1943. Master of Science, North Carolina State College, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State College, 1952.
Assistant professor biostatistics University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1952-1953. Member faculty North Carolina State University, Raleigh, from 1953, professor statistics, 1959-1972, William Neal Reynolds professor statistics and genetics, 1972-1996, distinguished university professor, 1988-1996, professor emeritus, 1991-1996. Member genetics study section National Institutes of Health, 1965-1969.
Consultant advisory committee protocols for safety evaluation Food and Drug Administration, 1967-1969.
Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Society Animal Science, Biometric Society, Genetics Society of America, Genetics Society Japan (foreign honorary member), Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta (award merit 1964), Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Joyce Evelyn Allen, February 26, 1944. Children: Columbus Clark Junior, Jean Allen, Bruce Allen.