Background
Goodman, Major Merlin was born on September 13, 1938 in Iowa, United States. Son of Jarrett Wilson and Mable Ollie (Michael) Goodman.
Goodman, Major Merlin was born on September 13, 1938 in Iowa, United States. Son of Jarrett Wilson and Mable Ollie (Michael) Goodman.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1960. Master of Science, North Carolina State University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, 1965.
Research assistant North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1960-1961, National Science Foundation cooperative fellow, 1961-1965. National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow Institute de Genetica Escola Superior de Agricultura, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1965-1967. Visiting assistant professor North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1967-1968, assistant professor, 1968-1970, associate professor, 1970-1976, professor crop science, statistics, genetics, botany, 1976-1988, W.N. Reynolds distinguished university professor, since 1988.
Member of Crop Science Society of America (Research award 2005), Society for Economic Botany, National Academy of Sciences.
Married Sheila Balfour Dail. Children: Sean Balfour Dail, Andrew Scot Dail.