Lynette Woodard's Bio

High School

Diploma, Wichita North High School, Wichita KS (1974-1977)

State champions (1975, 1977)

National All-America selection (1977)

College

University of Kansas (1978-1981)

Four-time Kodak All-American selection (1978-1981)

Two-time GTE Academic All-American (1980-1981)

All-time collegiate career scoring leader (3,649 points)

Led nation in rebounding (1978)

Led nation in scoring (1979)

Most prolific scorer in women’s college basketball history (3,649 points)

Wade Trophy winner (1981)

Broderick Award winner (1982)

NCAA Top Five Award (1982)

Big 8 player of the decade for the 1980’s

USA International Teams

USA Select Team Member (1978)

Spartakiade Games (1978)

World University Games Team Member-Gold Medal (1979)

Olympic Team-Congressional Gold (1980)

Captain of the USA Olympic Gold Medal Team (1984)

Southland Olympia Award (1983)

USA World Championships (1990)

Goodwill Games (1990)

Pan American Games Team (1983, 1991-Gold)

Professional

Italian League teams (1981-82, 1987-90)

Led team to Italian league Championship (1989)

First Female Harlem Globetrotter (1985-1987)

Japanese League teams (1991-92)

WNBA elite draft selection- Cleveland Rockers (1997)

WNBA Detroit Shock (1998)

High School Administrator

Director of Athletics, Kansas City (MO) School District (1992-1994)

Professional/Occupation History

Diawa Securities Corporation-Tokyo, Japan

Magna Securities Corporation - New York (1995-1998)

University of Kansas - Assistant Basketball Coach- (1999-2003)

Interim Head Coach University of Kansas-(2004)

A.G. Edwards Brokerage Services (2004-2005)

Cornerstone Securities-Registered Investment Advisor (2005-present)

Other Honors

Lynette Woodard Recreation Center (Gymnasium named in honor of Lynette Woodard in Wichita, Kan.)

Selected by Ms. Magazine as one of 12 “Women of the Year” in (1985)

Featured in the following magazines: People, Time, Jet, Ebony, Sports Illustrated, Ms.

Special appearances on Johnny Carson’s and The David Letterman Show

KU commission on the Status of Women, Outstanding Woman of the Year (1978-1981)

Agnes Strickland Alumni Award (1981)

Olympic Committee – Board of Directors (1996-2000)

Flo Hyman Award-(Presented by President Bill Clinton)

Son’s and Daughter’s Kansan of the Year (

Education & Certification

B.G.S. Speech Communications & Human Relations 1981, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Licensed Insurance Agent, May 2002 (Ks & MO)

Series 7 (Full Registration General Securities Representative)

Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law)

Series 66 (Registered Investment Advisor)

Series 24 (General Securities Principal)

Accredited Asset Management Specialist

Hall of Fame Inductions

Kansas University Hall of Fame (1981)

Kansas National High School Sports Hall of Fame (1989)

Walk of Stars Hall of Fame-Kansas City (2001)

Kansas Hall of Fame (

Naismith Hall of Fame –Team Induction, Harlem Globetrotters (2002)

Black Legends Professional Basketball Hall of Fame (2003)

Naismith Hall of Fame- Player (2004)

Women’s Sports Hall of Female (1985)

Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (2005)

African American Sports Hall of Fame (2006)