Assistant Director
Scott Thompson joined the Alumni Association in June 2003 as Alumni Assistant, working with the Ole Miss Alumni Clubs nationwide and the Young Alumni Council. In 2008, Scott was promoted to Assistant Director and given the responsibilities of directing the alumni activities for the Schools of Law and Pharmacy. In addition, Scott works with the Herb Dewees Alumni Association Scholarship program. Scott also works with other alumni staff on football game days to make the Triplett Alumni Center a home for alumni and friends of Ole Miss.
After earning a B.A. in English from Ole Miss in 1997, Scott went to work on his M.A. in Journalism, which he completed in 2008. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Higher Education. Before joining the alumni staff, Scott helped build two technology start-up companies out of Oxford and served as Vice-President of Corporate Development at Oxford Publishing.
Originally from Booneville, Thompson has resided in Oxford since 1994. He is married to the former Mary Sloan (M.Ed. '08) of Oxford, a counselor at Lafayette Middle School. They enjoy attending Ole Miss sporting events and spending their free time with family and friends.
662-915-1878
thompson@olemiss.edu