Texas Tech University

Womble Pre-Law Endowed Scholarship

The Womble Pre-Law Scholarship Endowment was established in 2014 by the Dr. Bob and Jean Smith Foundation, of Dallas, Texas, in honor of Bill Womble in appreciation of his loyal, dedicated and continuous service as legal counsel to their foundation, and it predecessors, Doctors Hospital of Dallas, for more than 40 years, and in recognition of his devotion to excellence, special expertise and professional accomplishments in corporate, securities and business law.

Mr. Womble, a descendant of a pioneering family that settles in the Texas Panhandle area in the late 1800s, grew up in a large family engaged in farming and ranching activities in the Pringle and Morse communities in Hutchinson and Hansford Counties, Texas, and came to Texas Tech University (then known as Texas Technological College) in 1956. He graduated with honors in 1960 upon receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics. He went on to study law at the University of Texas School of Law at Austin and earned his LL.B. degree in 1963.

Mr. Womble, a practicing attorney in Dallas for more than 50 years, served as a partner of and, subsequently, of counsel with, Thompson & Knight, LLP, a diverse and worldwide law firm headquartered in Dallas, where he has devoted his practice in principal part to complex business and financial transactions, including corporate securities regulation, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of business entities, and related transactional business issues. From 1992 to 1998, he served as a member of the National Board of Director of the Texas Tech Alumni Association. In 2001, he was recognized as a distinguished alumnus by Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech Alumni Association.

It was accordingly resolved by the Dr. Bob and Jean Smith Foundation that his name be forever honored through the perpetuation of this endowed scholarship.

To support this scholarship, please visit the Womble Pre-Law Endowed Scholarship gift page.

Contact

Alex Yack
Alex.Yack@ttu.edu
Senior Director of Development
806.742.2802

Matt Williams
matt.williams@ttu.edu
Associate Director of Development
806.742.2802

Tanner Rex
tanner.rex@ttu.edu
Assistant Director of Development
806.742.2802