| 1919 |
Born in Clayton, Missouri |
| 1940-41 |
Member of the Varsity Crew at Harvard |
| 1941 |
B.A. from Harvard College |
| 1941 |
Enlisted as a Private in the U.S. Army Air Corps |
| 1942 |
Commissioned as an officer and served as an operations and communications officer in all theatres of operation during World War II |
| 1944 |
Married Julia (Judy) Hatch in Springfield, Illinois |
| 1945 |
Judy Goddard moved to Arizona after her doctor suggested a dry climate was necessary to relieve her rheumatoid arthritis |
| 1946 |
Discharged from Air Corps as a Major; left Guam and reunited with wife in Tucson; joined Air Force Reserves where he rose to rank of Colonel |
| 1949 |
L.L.B. from University of Arizona, elected president of the Student Bar Association, admitted to the bar of Arizona. |
| 1949 |
Opened law practice in Tucson |
| 1951 |
President and charter member of the Tucson Festival Society |
| 1958-59 |
Co-Chairman, Tucson Civic and Convention Study Committee; Campaign Chair, Tucson United Fund. |
| 1959 |
Chairman, Subcommittee on Fort Grant, Citizens Committee on Correctional Services |
| 1959 |
Received Tucson "Man of the Year" award |
| 1960-62 |
Chairman, Arizona State Democratic Committee |
| 1961 |
Started law firm Goddard, Gin, Hanshaw and Gianas |
| 1960-62 |
President, Tucson United Community Campaign |
| 1961-63 |
President, Western Conference of United Funds and Councils |
| 1962 |
Ran unsuccessfully for governor against Paul Fannin |
| 1963-1969 |
Board Member, United Community Funds and Councils of America |
| 1963-1964 |
Board of Directors, Arizona Academy |
| 1964 |
Ran successfully for governor against Richard Kleindienst |
| 1965-67 |
Governor of Arizona |
| 1965 |
Goddard family moved to Phoenix |
| 1966 |
Ran unsuccessfully for reelection against Jack Williams |
| 1967-68 |
Member of the Council, Regional Export Expansion Council |
| 1968 |
Ran unsuccessfully for governor against Jack Williams |
| 1968 |
founded law firm of Goddard, Sophy, and L'Ecuyer |
| 1968 |
Elected Board Member, Associated Harvard Alumni |
| 1968-71 |
Chairman, Nominating Committee, Harvard University Governing Board |
| 1970 |
Coordinating Committee, Tucson Hospital Campaign Chairman, Tucson United Community Campaign |
| 1970-1980 |
Chairman, Independent Sector Task Force, National Council on Philanthropy |
| 1971 |
Chairman, National Task Force on "Making the System Work for America," United Way of America |
| 1971-74 |
Vice President, Associated Harvard Alumni |
| 1973-75 |
Chairman, National Academy for Volunteerism, United Way of America |
| 1975 |
Chairman, Blue Ribbon Committee in USO, United Way of America |
| 1976 |
Elected to the Rowing Hall of Fame |
| 1979-1989 |
Chairman, Arizona State Democratic Committee |
| 1986-2004 |
Elected Director, Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD) |
| 1980-86 |
Board Member, Independent Sector, National Council on Philanthropy |
| 1987 |
Elected to CAWCD Board of Directors to represent Maricopa County |
| 1993-1994 |
President, CAWCD Board of Directors |
