[3] He received a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University in 1956.
[4] Woolard joined the board of directors of Telex Communications in 1998, and was its chairman from March 2000 to November 2003.
[1] He has been on the board of directors of the New York Stock Exchange, Citigroup, Apple Inc., IBM and Bell Atlantic.
[5] Woolard was a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Philosophical Society.
[3] In 1988, he received the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award Recipient from his alma mater, NCSU.