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| Ray Woodward is a 1979 graduate of Corrigan-Camden High School and played 5 seasons in the NFL. |
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Former Corrigan-Camden Standout Earns Doctorate Degree, BEAUMONT, October 23, 2014 – In the world of collegiate athletics the focus is on wins and losses, but a head coach’s primary goal for every student-athlete when they sign a National Letter of Intent is for that student to receive his degree. Lamar head football coach Ray Woodard is leading by example, as he earned his Doctorate in Educational Leadership Thursday afternoon.
Woodard was honored by Dr. Jason Mixon, Director of Lamar’s Doctorate Program for Educational Leadership, at a small ceremony in the Dauphin Athletics Complex. Dr. Mixon gave a short speech to those in attendance which included LU coaches and players.
“This is something that I set out to do three years ago,” said Woodard. “It really all begins with athletics, and the way I was raised. I played several sports when I was a child and my parents only had two stipulations – give it everything I had and don’t quit – that really tied into this decision. If I made up my mind to do something I was going to follow through. In all honesty, once I began my competitive nature took over and I was going to give it my best.”
Woodard’s process to pursue a doctoral degree may have begun three years ago, but he had been considering the idea for some time.
“No one in my family has a doctorate,” said Woodard. “So that was in the back of my mind for several years. Not only would it be something special for me to say that I was the first in my family, but it was just something that I wanted to do and I had the opportunity so I did it.”
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