John Sauk - In Person

As much as these titles describe and apply to the work that happens at the University of Louisville, they don't get to the essence of what makes UofL unique — its people.

Get to know John Sauk - In Person.

Name: John J. Sauk

UofL title and department: Dean, School of Dentistry

At UofL since: 2007

Hometown: Detroit, Mich.

First job and what I learned from it: Professor and chair pathology, University of Maryland Baltimore, and associate dean for research and postgraduate education (School of Dentistry). Professor, pathology, School of Medicine and Greenebaum Cancer Center. Take risks and ask big questions and always shun mediocrity.

The thing I like most about what I do: The challenge of discovery and working with energetic, enthusiastic and witty people.

I am: always dreaming

I never: quit easily

Guilty pleasure: Great wine

Favorite book: Andrew Carnegie, biography, by David Nasaw

Favorite TV show: Masterpiece Theater

In the car I listen to: Soft jazz

Favorite quote: Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill

These animals share my world: Cody - a big yellow Labrador retriever.

My day begins: 6 a.m. with yogurt and Starbucks coffee

I wish I had more time to: go flyfishing

When I'm not cheering for the Cards, I'm cheering for: OSU Buckeyes

Most Friday nights you'll find me: with a guilty pleasure

If my life were a movie: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest