Background
Nickerson, Richard Gorham was born on November 20, 1927 in Harwich, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ephriam Gorham and Elizabeth (Wardle) Nickerson.
Nickerson, Richard Gorham was born on November 20, 1927 in Harwich, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ephriam Gorham and Elizabeth (Wardle) Nickerson.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, University Massachusetts, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1955. Postgraduate, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1957.
Master of Business Administration cum laude, Boston University, 1983.
Research chemist, DuPont, Cellophane Technology Section, Richmond, Virginia, 1954-1955; research chemist Dewey & Almy division, W.R. Grace Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957-1960; vice president R & D, Electronautics Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts, 1960-1961; president, Electronautics Corporation, Maynard, 1961-1963; project leader Polyco, Borden Chemical division Borden, Inc., Leominister, Massachusetts, 1963-1965; group leader, Borden Chemical division Borden, Inc., Leominister, Massachusetts, 1965-1967; development manager, Borden Chemical division Borden, Inc., Leominister, Massachusetts, 1967-1981; laboratory manager, Borden Chemical division Borden, Inc., Leominister, Massachusetts, 1981-1987; president, managing director, Boston Professionals International, Inc., Hopkinton, Massachusetts, since 1987.
With Chemical corpus, United States army, 1955-1957. Member American Chemical Society, Society Plastics Engineers, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Married Eileen Florence Tressler, June 7, 1957 (deceased April 1994). Children: Holly Anne, Wendy Elyse, Susan Denise. Married Barbara Bernice Bagster Harper-Schofield, August 14, 1999.