| 词条 | C. Clark Cockerham |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = C. Clark Cockerham | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Columbus Clark Cockerham | birth_date = {{birth date|1921|12|21}} | birth_place = Mountain Park, North Carolina | death_date = {{death date and age |1996|11|04|1921|12|21}} | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | home_town = | other_names = | pronounce = | residence = | citizenship = | nationality = American | fields = Genetics | workplaces = North Carolina State University | patrons = | education = North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering Iowa State College | alma_mater = | thesis_title = Genetic covariation among characteristics of swine | thesis_url = https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/12778/ | thesis_year = 1952 | doctoral_advisors = John Whittemore Gowen Jay Laurence Lush | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = Ken-Ichi Kojima Bruce Weir | notable_students = | known_for = Quantitative genetics | influences = | influenced = | awards = North Carolina Award (1976) | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | spouse = Joyce Allen Cockerham | partner = | children = C. Clark Cockerham Jr. Jean Davis Bruce A. Cockerham | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} Columbus Clark Cockerham (December 21, 1921 – November 4, 1996) was an American statistical geneticist known for his work in quantitative genetics. Early life and educationCockerham was born on December 21, 1921 in Mountain Park, North Carolina. He grew up nearby on his family's farm.[1]{{rp|2}} He received his B.S. degree in agriculture from the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering in 1943. After serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, he returned to North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, where he received his M.S. in animal industry in 1949. In 1952, he received his Ph.D. from Iowa State College, where he studied with Jay Lush.[1]{{rp|2}} CareerIn 1952, Cockerham became an assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The following year, he joined North Carolina State University (NCSU) as an associate professor of statistics.[1]{{rp|3}} At NCSU, he later became the William Neal Reynolds Professor of Statistics and Genetics and the director of the NIH Project Program in Statistics. In 1963, he successfully persuaded the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to award him a research grant for a program in quantitative genetics, which he directed until his retirement in 1990.[1]{{rp|3}} During this time, NCSU's quantitative genetics program was the largest project at NCSU that was funded by a federal grant.[2] Honors and awardsCockerham was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1974.[3] He received the North Carolina Award in science in 1976, the O. Max Gardner Award in 1980, and NCSU's Holladay Medal in 1994.[1]{{rp|8}} He was also a recipient of the Gamma Sigma Delta Award of Merit and a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy.[2] Personal life and deathCockerham was married to Joyce Evelyn Allen, with whom he had three children: C. Clark Cockerham Jr., Jean Davis, and Bruce A. Cockerham. C. Clark Cockerham died on November 4, 1996.[1]{{rp|4}} References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{Cite web |url=http://magazine.amstat.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CockerhamCClark.pdf |title=Columbus Clark Cockerham |last=Weir |first=Bruce S. |authorlink=Bruce Weir|date=2012 |website=Biographical Memoirs |publisher=National Academy of Sciences |access-date=2018-11-04}} 2. ^1 {{Cite web |url=https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids/mc00309 |title=C. Clark Cockerham Papers, 1953-1996 |website=North Carolina State University Libraries Collection Guides |language=en |access-date=2018-11-04}} 3. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/deceased-members/56864.html |title=C. Clark Cockerham |website=National Academy of Sciences |access-date=2018-11-03}} External links
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