Naaman Johnson Woodland

Background

Woodland, Naaman Johnson was born on June 20, 1926 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Son of Naaman Johnson Senior and Olive (Coe) Woodland.

Education

Bachelor, Louisiana State University, 1946; Bachelor of Science, Louisiana State University, 1949; Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1950.

Career

Teacher history, English, government, Lake Side High School, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1949; teacher history, Lamar U., Beaumont, Texas, 1957-1995; Regents professor of history, Lamar U., Beaumont, Texas, since 1989; distinguished faculty lecturer, Lamar U., Beaumont, Texas, 1989. Emergency substitute teacher history, government, sociology Lyons Township Junior College, Oak Park, Illinois, 1956.

Achievements

• Naaman Johnson Woodland has been listed as a noteworthy History educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chair Beaumont Public Library. Commission, 1972-1994. Founding member Beaumont Civic Opera.

Chairman history and records committee 1st United Methodist Church, Beaumont. Member Texas Conference United Methodist Church Commission Archives and History. Board directors Spindletop/Gladys City Museum Advisory Board, since 1992.

With United States Army, 1950-1952. Member Texas Association College Teachers (president Lamar chapter), Texas State History Association, Texas Gulf History Society (vice president program chair 1992-1994, president 1994-1996,executive county member-at-large, since 1996), East Texas History Association (board directors 1992-1994, Ottis Lock award 1987), Southeast Texas Genealogical and History Society (board directors, president, program chair 1980-1994), Tyrrell History Library.Assn. (board directors since 1989), Beaumont Music Commission (first vice president, chair artists selection committee since 1983), Beaumont Heritage Society (board directors), Beaumont History Conference (board directors since 1991), St. Augustine (Florida) History Society, Texas State Library.

Association, American Studies Association of Texas, Southwest Social Science Association, Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society.

Interests

• Avocations: music, art, genealogy.

Connections

Married Mary Eugenia Baldwin, December 23, 1958. Children: Rebecca Coe, Philip Baldwin.

Father:

Naaman Johnson Senior Woodland

Mother:

Olive (Coe) Woodland

Spouse:

Mary Eugenia Baldwin

child:

Philip Baldwin Woodland

child:

Rebecca Coe Woodland