Who was Gordon E. Dickerson?

Gordon Dickerson was born in 1912, the first son of eight children. He grew up on a farm in Bloomingdale, Mich. In 1933, Dickerson graduated from Michigan State College with a double major in dairy husbandry and chemistry. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin.
Dickerson was an early leader in the use of principles of quantitative livestock genetics for livestock  improvement. The main focus of his research revolved around the net life-cycle biological efficiency in several types of animals, including swine, sheep and beef cattle. He also focused on the definition and estimation of direct and maternal breed effects, heterosis and inbreeding. His studies included the effects of twinning and composite breed experiments. 
— by Stephanie Veldmann