Background
Woodruff, Neal was born on April 18, 1969 in Kankakee, Illinois, United States. Son of William Jennings and Wanda L. Woodruff.
Woodruff, Neal was born on April 18, 1969 in Kankakee, Illinois, United States. Son of William Jennings and Wanda L. Woodruff.
Bachelor in Music Education, Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois, 1991. Master of Music in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, Choral Conducting, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, 1995. Doctor in Musical Arts in Choral Conducting, University Oklahoma, Norman, 2002.
Chorus member, understudy soloist Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, 1990—1992. Director choirs Herscher Junior High, 1991—1992. Pastoral musician First Church of the Nazarene, Nacogdoches, 1992—1995.
Associate professor music Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, Oklahoma, 1995—1999. Pastoral musician First Church of the Nazarene, Canton, Ohio, 1999—2000. Professor music Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, since 2000.
Adjunct professor voice Malone College, Canton, 1999—2000.
Board member Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra Association, Illinois, 2002—2006. Member of College Orchestra Directors Association, Christian Performing Artists Network, Music Educators National Conference, National Association Teachers Singing, American Choral Directors Association.
Married Shannon L. Dunn, April 24, 1974. Children: Ryan Isaiah, Kayelyn Hope.