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Woodard
Woodard (, ) may refer to: * Alfre Woodard (born 1952), American actress * Beulah Woodard (1895–1955), American sculptor * Brandon Woodard (born 1990), American politician * Charlayne Woodard (born 1953), American playwright and actress * Charles F. Woodard (1848–1907), Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court * Colin Woodard (born 1968), American journalist and writer * David Woodard (born 1964), American conductor and writer * Dick Woodard (1926–2019), American football player * Duane Woodard (born 1938), 34th Colorado Attorney General * Dustin Woodard (born 1997), American football player * Frederick Augustus Woodard (1854–1915), American politician * George Woodard, American actor and dairy farmer * Horace Woodard (1904–1973), American cinematographer and producer * Isaac Woodard (1919–1992), American World War II veteran and police brutality victim * Jonathan Woodard (born 1993), American football player * Lyman Woodard (1942–2009), American jazz organist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard (; born November 8, 1952) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including four Primetime Emmy Awards (tying the record for the most acting Emmys won by an African-American performer, along with Regina King), a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two Grammy Awards. In 2020, ''The New York Times'' ranked Woodard seventeenth on its list of "The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century". She is also known for her work as a political activist and producer. Woodard is a founder of Artists for a New South Africa, an organization devoted to advancing democracy and equality in that country. She is a board member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Woodard began her acting career in theater. After her breakthrough role in the Off-Broadway play ''For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf'' (1977), she made her film debut in ''Remember My N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Woodard
Isaac Woodard Jr. (March 18, 1919 – September 23, 1992) was an American soldier and victim of racial violence. An African-American World War II veteran, on February 12, 1946, hours after being honorably discharged from the United States Army, he was attacked while still in uniform by South Carolina police as he was taking a bus home. The attack and his injuries sparked national outrage and galvanized the civil rights movement in the United States. The attack left Woodard completely and permanently blind. Due to South Carolina's reluctance to pursue the case, President Harry S. Truman ordered a federal investigation. The police chief, Lynwood Shull, was indicted and went to trial in federal court in South Carolina, where he was acquitted by an all-white jury. Such miscarriages of justice by state governments influenced a move towards civil rights initiatives at the federal level. Truman subsequently established a national interracial commission, made a historic speech to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Woodard II
Robert Anthony Woodard II (born September 22, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Mississippi State, and has appeared in 25 NBA games for the Sacramento Kings. Early life and high school career Woodard grew up playing basketball and baseball but narrowed his focus to basketball by the time he started high school, in part due to his exceptional height. He was already receiving Division I college attention in eighth grade. He played basketball for Columbus High School in Columbus, Mississippi. As a sophomore, Woodard led Columbus to its first Mississippi Class 6A state title after averaging 20.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and four assists per game. In his junior season, he averaged 25.2 points, 13.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and three blocks per game and was named Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year. As a senior, Woodard won his second Class 6A state championship and repeated as Mississippi G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Woodard
David Woodard (, ; born April 6, 1964) is an American conductor and writer. During the 1990s he coined the term ''prequiem'', a portmanteau of preemptive and requiem, to describe his Buddhist practice of composing dedicated music to be rendered during or slightly before the death of its subject. Los Angeles memorial services at which Woodard has served as conductor or music director include a 2001 civic ceremony held at the Angels Flight funicular railway honoring mishap casualty Leon Praport and his injured widow Lola. He has conducted wildlife requiems, including for a California brown pelican on the berm crest of a beach where the animal had fallen. He is reputed to favor colored inks in preparing a score. Timothy McVeigh asked Woodard to conduct a prequiem Mass on the eve of his execution in Terre Haute, Indiana. Acknowledging McVeigh's "horrible deed", yet intending to provide comfort, Woodard consented by premiering the coda section of his composition "Ave Atque Vale" wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Woodard
Nathaniel Woodard (; 21 March 1811 – 25 April 1891) was a priest in the Church of England. He founded 11 schools for the middle classes in England whose aim was to provide education based on "sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith". His educational principles are promoted today through the Woodard Corporation, a registered charity. Early life Woodard was born at Basildon Hall in Essex (now known as Barstable Hall) the son of John Woodard, a country gentleman of limited means. He was brought up and educated privately by his mother Mary née Silley, a pious and devout woman. In 1834 he entered Magdalen Hall, Oxford (now Hertford College, Oxford), where his academic studies were interrupted by his marriage in 1836 to Harriet Brill, although he took a pass degree in 1840. As a result of the influence of his mother, Woodard's religious sympathies were Evangelical when he first became a student at Oxford, but, whilst he was there, he soon found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynette Woodard
Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959) is a retired American basketball Hall of Fame player and former head women's basketball coach at Winthrop University. Woodard made history by becoming the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters and who, at age 38, began playing as one of the oldest members in the newly formed American women's professional basketball league, the WNBA. While at Wichita North High School, Woodard won two state basketball titles. Woodard went on to play college basketball with the University of Kansas (KU) in 1978, playing there until 1981. She was a four-time All-American at KU, and she averaged 26 points per game and scored 3,649 points in total during her four years there, and was the first KU woman to be honored by having her jersey retired. She is major college basketball's career women's scoring leader. In 1981, she was signed by an Italian team, UFO Schio (Vicenza), to participate in their league. In 1984, she was a member of the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Woodard
Jonathan Woodard (born September 19, 1993) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Central Arkansas. Professional career Jacksonville Jaguars Woodard was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round (226th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. On May 23, 2016, he suffered a torn Achilles tendon during team workouts. He underwent surgery the same day, and missed his entire rookie season. On September 2, 2017, Woodard was waived by the Jaguars. Atlanta Falcons On October 11, 2017, Woodard was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad. He was released by the team on October 24, 2017. Miami Dolphins On December 5, 2017, Woodard was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins on January 1, 2018. On September 1, 2018, Woodard was waived by the Dolphins and was signed to the practice squad the next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Woodard
Ray Woodard (born August 20, 1961) is a former American football defensive tackle and former head football coach at Lamar University. He was hired on May 19, 2008 to resurrect the Lamar Cardinals football program that was discontinued in 1989. Woodard played college football at Kilgore College and Texas, was selected 199th overall in the 1984 NFL Draft. He spent the next five seasons with the San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs. He was a member of the Broncos' 1986 AFC Champion and Super Bowl team. Woodard received his bachelor's degree in kinesiology and history from Sam Houston State University in 1988. He received his masters in education from the University of Texas at Tyler in 1991. On October 23, 2014, Ray Woodard earned his Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Lamar University. He joined a select group of Division I coaches with doctorates. Including Woodard, there were six Division I coaches with a doctorate at the time he received his doctor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beulah Woodard
Beulah Ecton Woodard (November 11, 1895 – July 13, 1955) was an African-American sculptor and painter based in California. Woodard was the first African American artist to have a solo exhibition at the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art. Biography Beulah Ecton was born near Frankfort, Ohio, on November 11, 1895. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Ecton. Her father was a Civil War veteran. She developed a lifelong fascination with African culture at the age of 12 when her family was visited by an African national. Her family moved to California, where she lived near Los Angeles in what would become Vernon. She attended Los Angeles Polytechnic High School, where she studied architectural drawing. After completing high school, Woodard had to work as a maid for the years after graduation until she was in her thirties. Woodard started working with clay in her early 30s, but was dissuaded from the pursuit by her family in 1926. In 1928, she married Brady Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Woodard (soccer Coach)
Raymond "Ray" Woodard (July 20, 1936 – July 16, 2009) was an American soccer player and longtime coach at Indian Springs School in Shelby County, Alabama, and has been called the "father of soccer in Alabama". He was the "first 'A' licensed coach" and Director of Coaching for Alabama. Career Indian Springs School Woodard, an All-America player at Brockport State University, moved to Alabama to begin a soccer program at Indian Springs School. In those early days his Indian Springs team won prep championship after championship, first playing in the Dixie Conference that included teams from Tennessee and Georgia. Indian Springs was a tiny school of about 150 students. It was the first high school in Alabama to field a boys' soccer team. When his teams started losing state titles, more often than not those losses came at the hands of coaches who had played for him at Indian Springs. "Father of soccer in Alabama" Over a span of four decades Ray Woodard introduced soccer to thousand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin Woodard
Dustin Woodard (born March 8, 1998) is an American football center who is a free agent. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft after playing college football at Memphis. High school career Woodard played at Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona. He was named the best offensive lineman in the state of Arizona after his senior season, and committed to Memphis in January 2016. Woodard chose the Tigers over six other schools, including Stanford, Navy, and Army. College career Playing at Memphis, Woodard started 52 games to close out his career, playing his freshman and sophomore seasons at left guard, his junior year at right guard and his senior year at center. He tied the school record with 54 total games played in. Woodard garnered first-team all-American Athletic Conference honors following his junior season and was a second-team selection to that same list after his senior season. He was also on the Outland Trophy and Rimingto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Woodard
Pamela K. Woodard is an American cardiovascular physician who is the Hugh Monroe Wilson Professor of Radiology at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. She was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2022. Early life and education Woodard was born in Newton, Massachusetts. She has said that she wanted to be a physician from the age of four. Woodard completed her bachelor's degree at Duke University. She remained at Duke for her medical degree, before moving to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Woodard was a medical resident at Duke, where she studied blood clots in the lungs. She revealed that these blood clots could be detected by spinal CT scans. She moved to Washington University in St. Louis as a cardiothoracic fellow. Her research considered diagnostic radiology, including positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and CT scanning. Research and career In 1997, Woodard was appointed to the facu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
