Ann Victoria Thomas

Year Inducted: 1981

Highlights

• 1980-1999 General Counselor University of Kansas
• 1976: First woman to serve as an attorney in the Office of the General Counsel at KU
• 1975: Assistant District Attorney for Johnson County
• Chair of the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission

Biography

Awards and Honors
I consider my major achievement participating with an outstanding group of associates in the General Counsel’s office in representing the University of Kansas and the University of Kansas Medical Center for twenty years. I was also fortunate to serve with General Counsel Michael Davis for four years prior to being appointed General Counsel when Mr. Davis left the office to become Dean of the Law School at KU.

I enjoyed participating in various civic and charitable organizations in Lawrence, Kansas, including serving for seven years on the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission. I served as Chair of the Commission during some of those years.

Quotes

• Challenges that seem formidable usually provide significant opportunities – to learn new things, to strengthen relationships, to make a difference. 
• It is important to understand the history of organizations, to take time to reflect on and evaluate the paths taken in the past before deciding on the paths to take in the future.
• A strong liberal arts education is very useful to anyone desiring to practice law in a college or university setting.

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