Russell Arndts earned a BS in chemistry, an MS in organic chemistry, and a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Louisiana State University. His study of origins began in 1968, a path that led him to becoming president of the Bible-Science Association (now Creation Moments). For 35 years, he was a professor of chemistry at St. Cloud State University, and he lived in St. Cloud, Minnesota until his death in 2010. He left his wife of fifty years, Betty, three grown daughters, and nine grandchildren.