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BEYOND the BIO

Name: Jim Dickson
Employment: Iowa State University
Location: Ames, Iowa

Connecting the Dots for
a Career in Food Science
Remember the connect-the-dot puzzles you did when you were a kid? You
stared at the mess of dots trying to visually connect things in your mind to guess
what the dots would reveal. After you started connecting one dot to the other,
the picture began to reveal itself in all its glory. That's a perfect metaphor for the
career of Jim Dickson. "I never really had a game plan," explains Jim, a respected
professor in the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University. "I was
fortunate that one dot led to the next, and here I am today."
Clemson University
Born in South Carolina
and raised in Georgia, it was
inevitable that Jim would pursue
some type of science degree at
Clemson University in South
Carolina. "My father and uncles
all attended Clemson where they
majored in various engineering
disciplines," explains Jim, who
graduated from Clemson with a
B.S. in microbiology in 1977. Like
most of his college friends, Jim
realized that medical school was
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not in the cards, and it was time
to take a different career path.
University of Georgia
As he searched for what to
do next, Jim decided to visit
his brother, who was attending
the University of Georgia at
the time. As Jim tells the story,
he was walking around campus
one day and happened to
strike up a conversation with
Harold Barnhart, a professor
in the Dairy Manufacturing

and Environmental Health
Sciences programs. "During
the conversation, I learned
that Harold needed a research
assistant in the dairy department.
'Why not,' I thought to myself.
I don't have any other job
prospects at the moment." It
wasn't long after that chance
meeting that Professor Barnhart
encouraged Jim to pursue his
graduate degree in dairy science
at the University of Georgia,
which he completed in 1980.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Although Jim had not ventured
west of Alabama for the first 22
years of his life, "why not" was his
response when Professor Barnhart
suggested his alma mater, The
University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
as the place for Jim to pursue his
PhD in food science. Jim packed
up his bags and made his first trip
from the South to the Midwest,
a region of the country where he
now calls home.



Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018

Peracetic Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide Post-dip Decay Kinetics on Red Meat and Poultry
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Raw Milk Consumption in the Pacific Northwest
Knowledge and Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices among Kentucky Fresh Produce Farmers
Visible Soil as an Indicator of Bacteria Concentration on Farmworkers’ Hands
Beyond the Bio - Jim Dickson
PDG Highlight - The Food Safety Culture Professional Development Group
General Interest Paper Leveraging Current Opportunities to Communicate Lessons Learned from Root Cause Analysis to Prevent Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
General Interest Paper Safe Food for Canadians Regulations: Is Your Business Ready?
Industry Products
Coming Events
Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018 - Cover1
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018 - Peracetic Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide Post-dip Decay Kinetics on Red Meat and Poultry
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018 - Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Raw Milk Consumption in the Pacific Northwest
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018 - Knowledge and Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices among Kentucky Fresh Produce Farmers
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018 - Visible Soil as an Indicator of Bacteria Concentration on Farmworkers’ Hands
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018 - Beyond the Bio - Jim Dickson
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018 - PDG Highlight - The Food Safety Culture Professional Development Group
Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018 - General Interest Paper Leveraging Current Opportunities to Communicate Lessons Learned from Root Cause Analysis to Prevent Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018 - General Interest Paper Safe Food for Canadians Regulations: Is Your Business Ready?
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018 - Industry Products
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