Donna Woolard
Associate Professor of Exercise Science
Campbell University
P. O. Box 414
Buies Creek, NC 27506
910-893-1366
Donna Woolard is a professor of Exercise Science
and director of the Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) Program at
Campbell University. A native of Washington, NC, Woolard joined the
faculty of Campbell University in 1994. Under her direction, the Physical
Education Teacher Education program at Campbell has been cited as
"exemplary" by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)
and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Recognized as an expert in the professional preparation of physical
education teachers, Woolard has been personally cited as an "exemplary"
teacher educator by NCATE and NCDPI. Dr. Woolard has been named to Who’s
Who in the South and Southeast, Who’s Who in American Education,
and Who’s Who in the World.
In May of 1998, Dr. Woolard was named Teacher of the Year by
the Campbell University College of Arts and Sciences. In December of
2000, Dr. Woolard was declared College and University Physical Education
Teacher of the Year by the Physical Education Association of the North
Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance. Most recently, the NCAAHPERD honored her with the 2003 Service
Award.
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education's
Council for Professional Preparation in Physical Education invited her to
conduct a half-day workshop on the Physical Education Praxis Exams at the
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
2001 National Convention in Cincinnati. The workshop was presented in
collaboration with Scott Hawkinson, Physical Education Test Development
Project Manager for the Educational Testing Service (ETS). For the
2002 convention, Woolard and Hawkinson teamed up with Bruce Peragallo, a
Developer/Facilitator for the National Board Physical Education Exams, to
present "The Praxis Physical Education Exams - How Questions Are Developed."
In November of 2002, Dr. Woolard was a featured speaker at the Kentucky and
Missouri AHPERD conventions. On both occasions, her topic was preparing
students for the Praxis Physical Education Exams.
Recently, Dr Woolard helped ETS develop test preparation
materials for the Physical Education Content Knowledge test and wrote the
"Expert Advice" chapter in ETS's new Diagnostic Preparation Package for
Physical Education. In the summer of 2003, Woolard served as an Outside
Consultant to ETS writing and reviewing test questions for the Praxis
Physical Education Content Knowledge Exam.
Donna Woolard is also a leader in instructional technology.
She has made numerous presentations at the state and national levels on
using technology to aid student learning. She is an accomplished webmaster
and is noted for making instructional interactive websites.
Dr. Woolard received her bachelors and masters degrees from East Carolina
University. She began her career as a high school teacher and coach in
Ahoskie, North Carolina. Dr. Woolard left eastern North Carolina to
pursue her doctorate at Middle Tennessee State University and returned to
the state after completing the degree in two years. Her career in
higher education began as an Assistant Professor at Mars Hill College and
Elizabeth City State University.
Campbell
University
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Founded in 1887,
Campbell University is North Carolina’s second largest private
institution and the second largest Baptist university in the world. Campbell University has been identified as one of the top 100
schools in the Southeast, according to a survey conducted by The
Princeton Review, a New York publisher of college rankings based on
student feedback. The survey findings are published in the 2003-2004
guide The Best of Southeastern Colleges.
The
University has an enrollment of more than 7,000 students from diverse
cultural, socio-economic and religious backgrounds. Over 2,300
undergraduate students are enrolled in programs on the main campus and
approximately 1,000 students are enrolled in graduate professional
programs such as law and pharmacy. About 1,500 Campbell students
live on "The Safest Campus in North Carolina" (USA Today).
Located in Buies Creek, just east of the center of the state, Campbell
combines academic excellence and Christian commitment.
Campbell's Department of Exercise Science
The Department of Exercise Science operates under the auspices of the
College of Arts and Sciences. The Physical Education Teacher Education
Program is administered jointly by the College of Arts and Sciences and
the School of Education. The Physical Education Teacher Education Program
at Campbell University has been cited as being "Exemplary" by the Public
Schools of North Carolina's Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI).
Besides, Dr Woolard, other department faculty include
Dr.
William Freeman, the department chair and a prolific presenter and
author, and
Dr. Brian Bergemann, the department exercise scientist.
