Obit of Goodwin, John W - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 14 Dec 2008 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::NOT LISTED Surnames: Goodwin, Hatley, Kohler Originally posted at: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.rogermills/8883/mb.ashx Dr. John W. Goodwin, Ph D, 73, of Fayetteville, AR, died October 28, 2008 in Vici, Oklahoma. He was born at home on January 1, 1935 in Durham, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, to Robert L. and Obera Hatley Goodwin. He received his B.A. from Panhandle A & M (Oklahoma Panhandle State University) and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University. An educator since 1964, Dr. Goodwin's scholarship supported the intellectual growth of thousands of students in more than 20 universiies who learned fundamental and advanced economic principal from his text books. He loved his work in the classroom and of all his awards and recognitions, he was most proud of being given the "Outstanding Teacher Award" by his students at Oklahoma State University. A liflong Democrat, he ran for U.S. Congress (6th District of Oklahoma) in 1968, garnering 49% of the vote. He served the state of Oklahoma first as Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture aand later as Executive Director of Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS). He served in Washington, DC as the Associate Administration of he ACS for the Carter Administration. As Vice President for Agriculture at the University of Arkansaas, he oversaw the operations of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service and the Colleges of Agriculture. He served as president of Oklahoma Panhandle State University from 1995 until his retirement in 2002. He volunteered time and effort to a variety of organizations including the Democratic Party, Volunteers for Overseas Cooperative Assistance, and the National Alliance on Mental Illnesss. His volunteer service in Santa Cruz, Bolivia resulted in improved marketing strategies for local growers. He was a Master Madson and enjoyeed his family, reading, poliics, and travel. He maintained lifelong friendships with fellow faculty members, university staff and former students to whom he gave both solicited and unsolicited advice. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Phoebie Jane Goodwin, his four children, all of Fayetteville, Thomas Goodwin; Laura Goodwin and her husband Robert Kohler; Clariss Gooddwin; John Ashley Goodwin and his wife Dawn, and four grandchildren, Georgia, Jacob, Olivia and Owen; as well as two brothers, Dan Goodwwin and wife Nancy of Stillwater, Oklahoma, and Thomas Goodwin and wife Frankie Mae of Durham, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert L. Goodwwin Jr. A memorial will be held at the Poultry Science Auditorium (A211) in the John W. Tyson Building, University of Arkansass, Fayetteville campus, on Saturday, November 15th from 2-4:00 pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the John W. Goodwin Scholarhip fund at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, P.O. Box 430, Gopodwewll, 73837. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 30-Oct-2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html