Alumnus Helene Thompson hopes donation can help enhance classes and bring in expert

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University of Mississippi eGrove University of Mississippi News 3-5-2022 Gift to Law School Expands Family Legacy Andy Belt Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews Recommended Citation Belt, Andy, "Gift to Law School Expands Family Legacy" (2022). University of Mississippi News. 2094. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews/2094 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Mississippi News by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact egrove@olemiss.edu. Search this website … SearchHelene Lampton Thompson, a graduate of the UM School of Law, has made a $100,000 gift to the school,establishing an endowment that honors her family’s legacy. Photo by Kevin Bain/Ole Miss Digital ImagingServicesGift to Law School Expands Family LegacyAlumnus Helene Thompson hopes donation can help enhance classes andbring in expertsMARCH 5, 2022 BY ANDY BELTOXFORD, Miss. – For Helene Thompson and those close to her, the University of Mississippi‘sSchool of Law has become something of a familial rite of passage.Thompson, a 1968 graduate of the school, has established the Thompson Family Law Endowment, withan initial gift of $100,000. She and her late husband, Luther Thompson, met in law school.The endowment honors the legacy the Thompsons have with the university and those in the family whoattended the school before and after the couple’s time there.“Thanks to Helene, we will be able to provide an even more enriching educational experience forstudents,” said Susan Duncan, the school’s dean and a law professor.Thompson, of Jackson, was drawn to the school on the advice of her grandfather, the late JamesMcClure, of Sardis, a 1917 graduate of the program.After finishing her undergraduate years at Vanderbilt University, Thompson recalled her grandfathersaying, “You’ve been gone from the state so long, you need to come back and get to know the peopleat home. You need to go to the Ole Miss law school.”Thompson practiced law in Jackson at Brunini, Everett, Grantham and Quinn after earning her degreeand worked there for four years, primarily in the oil and gas field and assisting senior partners withvarious projects.Luther Thompson clerked for the Mississippi Supreme Court and then accepted a position withHeidelberg, Woodliff and Franks. When their children were born, Helene Thompson retired from the field.One of her children, Hays Thompson Haney, earned a Juris Doctor from Ole Miss, as well, in 1997.“This endowment is very important to our family,” said Haney, assistant general counsel at CapgeminiAmerica Inc., a French multinational information technologyservices and consulting company.“It was my deep pleasure to be at Ole Miss and represent our family. The school embodies traditionswhile also being forward focused within the state, nation and world.”Read the story …Read the story …Follow us on socialCampus BriefsCivil Engineering Professor ReceivesMost-Cited Paper AwardOXFORD, Miss. – Peer recognition is arewarding experience for anyone, butUniversity of Mississippi researcher AmirMehrara Molan was elated when an articlehe co-authored recently received the MostCited Paper Award at the102nd Transportation Research Boardmeeting in the nation’s capital. TheInternational Journal of TransportationScience and Technology presented the civilengineeringMore Posts from this CategoryThank You To OurDonorsYoung Alumna Gives Back to Schoolof AccountancyOXFORD, Miss. – Stephanie JenningsTeague, of Chicago, sees her commitmentof $100,000 to the Patterson School ofAccountancy‘s new building at theUniversity of Mississippi as a means ofsaying “thank you.” “It is a way to show asmall token of my appreciation to OleMiss, the faculty and staff, and theaccountingMore Posts from this CategoryOle Miss In the NewsReuters: Keep an Eye on the MoneySupplyU.S. inflation roller coaster prompts freshlook at long-ignored money supply ByMichael S. Derby NEW YORK – Theamount of money sloshing around the U.S.economy shrank last year for the first timeon record, a development that someeconomists believe bolsters the case forU.S. inflation pressures continuing toNews Releases UM COVID-19 Video Gallery University Communications Ole Miss Homepage Ole Miss News BlogFacebookTwitterLin edInEmailCopyLinkSMSPrintFriendlySharFacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInYouTubeChannelHelene Thompson (center) standswith her children, Hays ThompsonHaney (left) and Thad LamptonThompson. Photo courtesy HaysThompson HaneyThompson said the gift of her family law endowment to theuniversity was “a no-brainer.”With the gift, Thompson hopes the school will “be able to addspecial teachers or events to enhance the classes. Maybe aseminar for the students – someone who is very well known intheir field.”Suzette Matthews, senior director of development for the lawschool, said that’s exactly what the endowment will provide forstudents.“It’s going to allow our faculty to bring in experts to teach ourstudents and maybe show them a different or more in-depthperspective on current issues,” she said. “This wouldn’t be fullypossible without the Thompson Family Law Endowment.”When further asked what prompted her gift to the university,Thompson’s answer was simple:“I’m just grateful for what the school has done for all of us.”Individuals and organizations can make gifts to the Thompson Family Law Endowment by sending acheck, with the designation noted in the memo line, to the University of Mississippi Foundation, 406University Ave., Oxford, MS 38655; or online at https://umfoundation.com/makeagift.For more information on supporting the School of Law, contact Suzette Matthews atsuzette@olemiss.edu or 601-937-1497.FILED UNDER: ALUMNI NEWS, NEWS RELEASES, SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATIONRead the story …abate. 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