Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Dr. Paulette Walker Johnson spent over 35 years coaching the nationally recognized Virginia State University “Woo-Woos” Cheering Squad.  Setting the standard for HBCU cheering programs, the Woo Woos and Dr. Johnson have been featured on the BET television network, Urban Sports Network, ESPN and have had numerous appearances on locally based television stations. In the 1990's the squad performed at a boxing match staged by the legendary promoter Don King.  In 1999, the Mayor of the City of Petersburg established “Dr. Paulette Walker Johnson Day”.  Johnson is noted as the first female athletic director in VSU history and coached the VSU softball team to win its first CIAA Softball Championship.  In the conference she was the first president and founder of the CIAA Cheerleader Coaches Association. She is 2003 inductee of the VSU Wall of Fame.