Ruth Womack

Director, Faculty Affairs and Administration
UT Southwestern Medical School Dean’s Office

First UTSW job: Working as Administrative Manager in the Department of Pathology.

Best part of my job: I enjoy working with so many people in various departments and centers, and helping them do their jobs, whether it is recruiting a faculty member or problem-solving a difficult issue. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t learn something new.

How co-workers describe me: Honest and hardworking, with high expectations for myself and others.

Surprising fact: I am an avid fan of Star Trek, particularly Next Generation and Voyager.

Unusual memory: Having to extinguish a fire in the wastebasket of a chairman’s office. We had a crowd of firefighters, Physical Plant workers, and others surrounding one charred wastebasket. Hindsight makes it comical, but it wasn’t funny at the time.

“One of my unusual memories was having to extinguish a fire in the wastebasket of a chairman’s office. We had a crowd of firefighters, Physical Plant workers, and others surrounding one charred wastebasket. Hindsight makes it comical, but it wasn’t funny at the time.”