Her masters thesis was entitled, Some Effects of the Atomic Era on the Teaching of High School Chemistry in the United States.

Woodson was a pivotal figure in the day-to-day administration of the academy and fulfilled many other roles such as college placement adviser, guidance counselor, as well as instructor.

Often, instruction in life skills also fell to Woodson, who helped the students with financing as well as handling personal issues and later, negotiating such things as the purchase of automobiles and houses.

She inspired the students with her own high standards of ethics and morality and helped them develop personal discipline and self-respect.

She attests to the power Woodson had to inspire her students, making them feel able to meet any type of academic challenge and motivating them to win acceptance at the institutions of their choice, be it Ivy League, the big ten, or top southern colleges.

She participated in many cultural and civic activities, from the Asolo Center for the Performing Arts and Habitat for Humanity to the United Way as well as in local and regional long-range planning charrettes.

[4] After her return to Sarasota, Woodson founded another educational institution in that community, the Florida Academy for African American Culture.

The academy sponsored oratory and essay contests, awarding prizes to students participating in its Black History events.

The file includes an undated article published by the United Way of Sarasota County entitled, Ruby Woodson, that contains this quote.