Charles Goodsell
| Charles T. Goodsell | |
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| Born |
Charles T. Goodsell July 23, 1932 Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | B.A. at Kalamazoo College, Ph.D. at Harvard University |
| Occupation | Professor, Political Scientist, Author |
| Notable work | The Case for Bureaucracy |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Elizabeth Goodsell |
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Charles True Goodsell (born July 23, 1932) is Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech's Center for Public Administration and Policy. He is perhaps best known for his volume The Case for Bureaucracy, now in its 4th edition.
Goodsell is a co-author of the Blacksburg Manifesto, written with Gary Wamsley, Robert Bacher, Philip Kronenberg, John Rohr, Camilla Stivers, Orion White, and James Wolf — all of whom were at Virginia Tech during the 1980s.
Charles T. Goodsell was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on July 23, 1932. He is the son of former Kalamazoo College President Charles Goodsell and Francess Comee Goodsell. Goodsell earned his BA degree at Kalamazoo College in 1954. Goodsell graduated magna cum laude and was awarded the William G. Howard Memorial Prize in political science and the Oakley Prize for highest grade recorded for a college course. After graduating, Goodsell enlisted in the United States Army and served from 1954 to 1956. Goodsell then obtained his Ph.D at Harvard University where he was a student of V. O. Key, Jr.
Goodsell began his academic teaching career as an assistant professor of public administration at the University of Puerto Rico in 1961. In 1964 he became a research associate at Princeton University. Two years later in 1966, he became a professor of political science at Southern Illinois University. In 1978, Charles Goodsell began teaching at Virginia Tech University as a professor of public administration and public affairs and served as director of the university's Center for Public Administration and Policy. Goodsell continued to teach at Virginia Tech University until he retired in 2002, although he remained at the university as professor emeritus. During his career, Goodsell was also a distinguished visitor at Cleveland State University, Carleton University and the University of Texas at Austin.
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