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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Maryruth N. Woods recently received her B.S. in Management Information Systems from Paine College in Augusta, Georgia.

Woods’, a former Seattle Medium intern, campus activities included the Spanish Club, the Rotaract Club, Business Club, the Black Executive Exchange Program, the Pre-Alumni Association, the NAACP, the Pan-Hellenic Council, and Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc. She also served as a student liaison for Camp Adventure Youth Services, where she was in charge of recruiting and training camp counselors for day camps at military bases around the world. In her position at Camp Adventure Youth Services, Woods spent 3 months in Italy in 2003 and 3 months in Germany in 2004. Woods recently completed an internship with Smith Barney Citigroup, and is planning to pursue a graduate degree from the University of Amsterdam in International in European Law. Maryruth is the daughter of Bill Woods and the late Betty J. (Gladney) Woods. Congratulations Maryruth on a job well done!

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