Supreme court justice clarence thomas , who once said his yale law school diploma was worth 15 cents , visited his alma mater 's new haven campus on dec. 14 .
Returning to his undergraduate alma mater in raleigh , north carolina , in 2003 therefore , prof jones brought with him a refreshing international business outlook .
Not content merely to graduate from america 's top med school , a small group of them set out to found an entirely new campus of their alma mater abroad .