Columbus Clark Cockerham (December 21, 1921 – November 4, 1996) was an American statistical geneticist known for his work in quantitative genetics.
[1]: 2 In 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.
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]: 8 He was also a recipient of the Gamma Sigma Delta Award of Merit and a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy.