Linda Wooderson
Associate Professor of Physical Education
Acting Chair of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Dean, Lewis E. Schollian College of Education and Social Sciences
Office: 104 Gott Education Center
Phone: (417) 328-1710
Email: lwooderson at sbuniv.edu
Courses Taught: Secondary Methods of Health and Physical Education, CPR/First Aid, Aquatics, Stability Ball, Aerobics, Personal and Community Health
Why do you enjoy teaching at SBU? " I am a graduate of SBU and had the desire to give back what I had received which was a quality education. The students, faculty, administration make this experience enjoyable. I enjoy being here because I know this is where the Lord has placed me."
Educational and Professional Background: Wooderson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Southwest Baptist College in Bolivar, Missouri; a Master of Science degree from Drury College in Springfield, Missouri; an Ed.S. from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri; and an Ed.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in Columbia, Missouri.
Wooderson taught for 10 years at Weaubleau Public School in Weaubleau, Missouri before coming to SBU. The classes included elementary physical education, Middle School social studies, seventh-grade science, American History, and Health. Wooderson has been the Bolivar Swim Coordinator for the past 20 years.
Faith Dedications: Wooderson is a member of the First Baptist Church in Bolivar, Missouri where she is on the Baptism Committee and assists in furnishing meals for Sunday evening for the college students.