Background
Woods, John Merle was born on January 10, 1943 in Monroe, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Harry A. and Vi Ada (Young) Woods.
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John Merle Woods
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Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1965; Master of Arts in Teaching, Harvard University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University, 1973.
Career
Teacher mathematics, John Burroughs School, Ladue, Missouri, 1966-1967; professor mathematics, Oklahoma Baptist U., Shawnee, 1967-1988; mathematics series supervisor Upward Bound, Oklahoma Baptist U., Shawnee, 1967-1970; mathematician, computer analyst, USAMERDC, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, summer 1968; professor, chairman mathematics department, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, since 1988; also director Title II workshops, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, since 1989. P.I. in SWOSU-National Science Foundation Young Scholars Program, since 1994. Supervisor research grants National Science Foundation, Shawnee, 1974-1975.
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Membership
Active disaster relief unit Pott-Lincoln Association, Shawnee, 1984-1988. With carpentry missionary Southern Baptist Church, Billings, Montana, 1984-1986. Youngadult Sunday school teacher Calvary Baptist Church, Shawnee, 1982-1987.
Board directors Oklahoma Wildlife Federation, since 1992, also conservation vice president. Member American Association of University Professors, Okla Council Teachers of Mathematics (state vice president, board directors).
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Married Thelma Ann Farrar, Jan 24, 1964(divorced April 1976). Children: John M. Junior, Roxanne. Married Paula Gail Newman, Jan 23, 1982 (divorced August 1991).
Children: Benjamin, Paul. Married Paulette Chaffin, August, 1996.
