1938
Dr. Woodruff is born in Anniston, Alabama.
1960
Dr. Woodruff becomes the assistant pastor of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church at South Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.
1960
Dr. Woodruff receives a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alabama.
1962
Dr. Woodruff marries Kay Carolyn Jernigan.
1963
Dr. Woodruff receives a Master of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
1963
Dr. Woodruff becomes a Protestant Chaplain at Silvercrest Hospital in New Albany, Indiana.
1966
Dr. Woodruff receives a Doctor of Philosophy in psychology of religion and pastoral care from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
1966
Dr. Woodruff becomes director of the Department of Pastoral Care and Education at Bryce State Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
1968
Dr. Woodruff authors “Alcohol, In and Out of the Church” and “Alcoholism and Christian Experience.”
1971
Dr. Woodruff becomes an associate professor and chaplain supervisor in the Department of Patient Counseling at Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia.
1976
Dr. Woodruff is promoted to associate professor and chairman of the Department of Psychology of Religion and Pastoral Care at the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri.
1978
Dr. Woodruff becomes executive director of the Peninsula Pastoral Counseling Center in Newport News, Virginia.
1980
Dr. Woodruff becomes a licensed professor counselor in the state of Virginia.
1980
Dr. Woodruff becomes a clinical instructor in the Navy Chaplain Residency Program at Portsmouth Navy Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia.
1988
Dr. Woodruff is appointed executive director of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors in Washington, D.C.
2002
Dr. Woodruff receives the Distinguished Service Award from the Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care.
2003
Dr. Woodruff receives the Distinguished Contributions Award from the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.
2004
Dr. Woodruff serves as interim pastor of Vienna Baptist Church.
2012
Dr. Woodruff becomes a clinical supervisor in the Department of Pastoral Counseling at Loyola University Maryland.
2014
Dr. Woodruff retires as a professional association executive.