The superintendent in mid-Missouri’s New Bloomfield R-III District will be the next president of historic William Woods University in Fulton, effective in June.
Dr. Sarah Wisdom has been a public school educator at New Bloomfield R-III for 21 years and earned the Missouri Association of Rural Education’s Outstanding Rural Administrator award in October 2025.
She is praised for creating a collaborative culture at New Bloomfield and raising teacher salaries. She’s also credited for managing the finances for three bond issues that saw the growth of facilities at New Bloomfield R-III, including a greenhouse. Dr. Wisdom describes William Woods as home, saying she’s humbled and honored to serve as the school’s next president.
Wiliam Woods Board of Trustees first vice chair Steve Danner praises the news, saying it will bring inspiration and innovation for a new generation of academic excellence there.