Background
Goodson, Carl Edward was born on July 31, 1917 in St. Louis. Son of Harry Edward and Clara (Cummins) Goodson.
Goodson, Carl Edward was born on July 31, 1917 in St. Louis. Son of Harry Edward and Clara (Cummins) Goodson.
Bachelor of Arts, William Jewell College, 1939; Master of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1944; Doctor of Theology, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, 1951.
Ordained to ministry, Baptist Church, 1940;
pastor, Baptist Church Smiths Grove, Kentucky, 1944-1945;
pastor, Baptist Church Smiths Grove, Columbia, Missouri, 1945-1946;
member of faculty, Southwest Baptist College, Bolivar, Missouri, 1946-1961;
professor, Ouachita Baptist U., Arkadelphia, Arkansas, 1961-1968, 82;
professor emeritus, Ouachita Baptist U., since 1982;
vice president for academic affairs, Ouachita Baptist U., 1970-1982. Dean Missouri Baptist College, St. Louis, 1968-1970. Foreign expert Zhengzhou (Peoples Republic China) U., 1988-1989.
Teacher Boyce School, Little Rock, since 1989.
Member education commission Southern Baptist Convention, 1950-1956. Member history commission Missouri Baptist Convention, 1969-1970. Member National Collegiate Honors Council.
Member Society Biblical Literature, American Academy Religion, Kiwanis Clubs: Rotary.
Married Rozelle Wordingham, May 31, 1944. Children: Lynn Clark, Nancy Lea (Mistress Dennis Mills), Margery (Mistress Daniel Lumpkin), Charlotte Rose, Timothy Carl.