Ruth Marie Byrne
Admission Counselor

Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina

Contact information:
(800) 700-1662 or (804) 289-8640
Fax: (804) 287-6003
rmbyrne@richmond.edu

Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama

College Alma Mater: University of Richmond, major in Chemistry

On going from chemistry to admission: The analytical nature of chemistry is a particularly helpful background to have when working with the many statistics and numbers we utilize in admission. I began working in admission after working through the financial aid process with high school students as an undergraduate, and I realized that access to higher education was a really important way that we can change the future.

Favorite Richmond neighborhood: The Museum District. I love that people sit on their front porches, you can walk to Carytown, visit the art museum, and relax at my favorite place in Richmond...Maymont Park.

A memorable recruitment story: After a long trip (and before the first cup of coffee for the day), I asked the nice hotel clerk which time zone we were in there in Chattanooga. He gave me a strange look and said, "Well, Chattanooga is in the EST, but you do realize you're in Memphis, right?"

Hobbies/interests: Reading, social justice, traveling, ultimate frisbee, whitewater canoeing