Jamail giving big bucks to UT law

Trial lawyer Joseph D. Jamail Jr. of Houston’s Jamail & Kolius has given $15 million to the University of Texas at Austin, according to an announcement today by the university. The law school, where Jamail earned his J.D. in 1953, will use $10 million of the endowment to create a fund for faculty recruiting and retention. The school of nursing will use $2.5 million for faculty recruiting and retention and to create fellowships for doctoral candidates. The remaining $2.5 million will support an advising program for freshmen and prospective students.  Jamail earned a bachelor's degree at the university in 1950. The university is also naming one of its public rooms – Main 212 – the Lee Hage Jamail Academic Room in honor of Jamail’s late wife.
-- Jeanne Graham