The James Huntington Odom and Patricia Kleinpeter Odom Professorship was established in 2014 by Patricia Kleinpeter Odom in honor of her late husband. Mr. Odom was born in Baton Rouge, and he was a graduate of Baton Rouge High School. In 1982, he was named to their Hall of Fame. He attended LSU and graduated in 1951. Upon graduation, Mr. Odom was commissioned as an Infantry Second Lieutenant and was called to active duty in July 1951. Following his honorable discharged in 1953, he entered the LSU Law School, where he was an Associate Editor of the Louisiana Law Review and Chief Justice of the Honor Court. Upon law school graduation in 1956, he and his long-time friend, John S. White, Jr., formed a law firm currently known as Kennon, Odom and Dardenne. In addition to a full law practice, Mr. Odom devoted countless hours to religious, social, professional, civic and community work. He was grateful for the education that he received from the LSU Law Center, and left a bequest to ensure future students continue to receive an outstanding legal education.
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