In 1976 Mazie Woodruff became the first African-American to be elected to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, on which she served for 14 years. In 1997, when Woodruff died, she was known for standing up for those in need throughout the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County community.
In 1998, the City of Winston-Salem, and County of Forsyth named the Forsyth Tech and Carver School Road Branch Library Center locations after Mazie Spencer Woodruff to help serve community patrons in the East Winston area. (County Commissioner Fleming El-Amin announces the launch of a new aviation program and others that will be housed at the Woodruff Center. 2018)