Background
Woodard, Clarence James was born on May 8, 1923 in Conde, South Dakota, United States. Son of Wayne W. and Sarah (Halley) Woodard.
manufacturing company executive
Woodard, Clarence James was born on May 8, 1923 in Conde, South Dakota, United States. Son of Wayne W. and Sarah (Halley) Woodard.
Student, Stanford University, 1943. Bachelor of Science with honors in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1944. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), John F. Kennedy University, 1986.
President, Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Company, Los Angeles, 1946-1953;
with, Rucker Company, Oakland, California, 1953-1977;
Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, Rucker Company, Oakland, California, 1965-1977;
office of chairman, consultant to board directors, director, member audit and finance committees, Netherlands Industries, Inc., New York, 1977-1982;
president, chief Executive officer, Woodard Industries, Inc., San Francisco, since 1982;
chairman, Woodard Foundation, San Francisco. Past chairman West Coast executive council National Industrial Conference Board. Past Chairman.exec. committee, board directors, audit committee Delta California Industries, San Francisco.
Board directors Informatics Inc., Los Angeles, Systron Donner Corporation, Concord, California.
Board directors, trustee University California School Business Administration, Berkeley. Member national council Salk Institute, La Jolla, California. Vice chairman board regents John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, California.
Chairman California Foundation for the Retarded, Oakland. Life national trustee Boys Clubs American, New York City. Board directors, president Oakland Boys Clubs.
Board directors Children's Hospital, Oakland. Trustee Orinda Foundation. Board directors, vice chairman United Way, San Francisco.
Board directors executive committee chairman, chairman finance committee San Francisco Museum Modern Art. Donor Woodard treatment room St. Luke Hospital, San Francisco. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life), American Petroleum Institute, Institute Environmental Sciences, Tau Beta Pi. Clubs: Pacific Union, St. Francis Yacht, Villa Taverna, Commonwealth (San Francisco). Claremont Country, Lakeview (Oakland).
Orinda Country; Les Ambassadeurs (London).
Married Patricia Ann Roberts, January 12, 1946. Children— Charles D., Sarah H., Scott D., Thomas J.