Felix Emmett Goodson II papers

Instructor in Psychology 1954-1955; Assistant Professor of Psychology 1955-1958; Associate Professor of Psychology 1958-1964; Professor of Psychology 1964-1985.

Born in Model, Colorado, Goodson grew up in the Cimarron Valley of New Mexico. A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he was a prisoner of war of the Japanese in the Philippines for more than three years. While in the army, he attained the rank of technical sergeant, and earned several medals including the Purple Heart. He was active in the Indiana Guard Reserve and retired as a colonel in 1995.

Goodson earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Princeton University in 1949. He earned his master's and doctorate degrees in psychology from the University of Missouri in 1952 and 1954.

At DePauw, Professor Goodson received the "Best Teacher Award" in 1960 and the Academic Council Outstanding Professor Award for 1979-80. In addition to writing numerous published academic papers, he authored textbooks in psychology, including The Evolutionary Foundations of Psychology (1973) and The Evolution and Function of Cognition (2003). Dr. Goodson also wrote the novels O' Cimarron! (2001) and Three Ships to Moji (2004; originally published as Sweet Salt in 1976).

Felix Emmett Goodson II, died May 17, 2007 in Greencastle Indiana. He was 84 years old.