Martin de Tours Award

We invite you to nominate exceptional individuals for the Martin de Tours Award, the most prestigious alumni award at our school. Named after the patron saint of our school, this award recognizes individuals who embody our values of faith, scholarship, and service.

The award is given annually to an exemplary citizen who has consistently served their community and demonstrated a commitment to the highest standards in their chosen field of endeavor. We encourage you to nominate those who have made a positive impact in their community and have demonstrated outstanding qualities of leadership and service.

In the near future, the school and our greater communities will be celebrating three major anniversaries that may inspire your nominations. In 2025, Jefferson Parish will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its founding. In 2026, the United States of America celebrates 250 years, and the 2027-28 school year will mark the 80th anniversary of St. Martin’s Episcopal School. These milestones may call to mind some alumni who have dedicated themselves to the service of their school, their local community, and their country. 

Help us honor the legacy of Martin de Tours, and of previous recipients, by nominating deserving individuals for this prestigious award.

To submit your nomination of a St. Martin’s graduate whom you believe would make a strong candidate, print out this form and email it to [email protected]. Nominations are collected on a rolling basis, but for a candidate to be considered for the 2025-26 school year, their nomination must be submitted by September 1, 2025.

This award is named for the patron saint of our school, Saint Martin de Tours. He is best known for his ability to find God in the simple joys of life. There is a well-known story in which Martin met a shivering beggar at the gates of the city of Amiens in Gaul. Moved with compassion, he divided his coat into two parts and gave one to the poor man. Martin de Tours exemplified the aspect of service that we value so highly at St. Martin’s Episcopal School. 

2024-25 Martin de Tours Award Honoree

James B. Robinson, of the Class of 1975, is the 2024-25 recipient of St. Martin’s Episcopal School’s Martin de Tours Award. Robinson is St. Martin’s 27th recipient of the Martin de Tours award.

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Past recipients:

Robert L. Livingston, Jr. ’60, Sue Ruppel Laudeman ’55, Hans A.B. Jonassen ’58, Julie Hogue McCollam ’52, Gwynne Bowman ’59, W. Brooks Emory ’60, James O. Gundlach ’54, Robert W. Merrick ’62, S. Ford Rowan, Jr. ’61, Patty Habeeb Muehlemann ’65, Carlos Zervigon ’57, John M. Girault, Sr. ’55, Robert J. "Bobby" Whann III ’57, Antonio Cabrales ’54, John Gage ’59, Peggy Higgins Sewell ’68, Betsy Threefoot  Kaston ’72, Walter E. Blessey, Jr. ’62, Donald K. Marshall ’68, Cynthia Phillips Schmidt ’74, Bill Wright ’67, John M. Eastman ’64, Charles Nelson ’65, Kelly Duncan ’72, and Christy Brown ’78, Elizabeth "Libby" Sartain ’72, and James B. Robinson ’75.

Dorothy Porter Service Award

The Dorothy Porter Service Award was established in honor of our beloved long - time teacher who was a part of St. Martin’s from its beginning. Even after her retirement in 1988, Mrs. Porter was actively involved in the school. She exemplified grace, commitment, historical love for the school and an enduring spirit that is admired by everyone who is a part of St. Martin’s. With the Dorothy Porter Service Award, we honor the late Mrs. Porter and her commitment to St. Martin’s. The award’s recipient must be an exemplary St. Martin’s citizen who has consistently served the school with time, talent and treasures and who represents the motto, philosophy and mission of St. Martin’s – faith, scholarship, service. This award is given out annually during Alumni Weekend. To submit an individual whom you believe would make a strong candidate, download the form at the bottom of this page and email it to [email protected]. 

Read about 2024 recipient, Tootie Conway

Past recipients:

Dorothy Porter (2002), Jim Marsalis ’62 (2003), Belle Johnson (2004), The Rev. Gedge Gayle (2005), Eileen Beckman (2006), Bill Rosenbaum (2007), Wally Porter ’76 (2008), "Miss Janet" Russo (2009), The Rev. John Stone Jenkins (2010), Lynn Coatney (2011), Karen Sullivan (2012), Linda Trevino (2013),  Marian and Larry Gibbs (2014), Julie Dieth (2015), Warren Lind (2016), Chick McGeehan (2017), Pedro Perez (2018) and Donna Lewis (2019), Perry Eastman ’62 (2022), Dianne Greer (2023), and Tootie Conway (2024). 

Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame

Each year St. Martin’s inducts new members into the Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame recognizes individuals and/or teams, who were involved in interscholastic athletics as players, coaches, athletic trainers or administrators and who distinguished themselves in any of these capacities while at St. Martin’s. 

To submit an individual or team whom you believe would make a strong candidate for the Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame, download this form and email it to [email protected]. 

Past inductees:

The 1951 Metro Championship Football Team, Coach Tony Porter, Ben Tisdale ’54, John Eastman ’64, Glenn Johnson Brady ’65, John Girault ’55, the 1969 Class A State Track Champions, JoAnn DeMartini ’82, Kate McCall Clarke ’79, Chris Delaune ’91, the 1978 Volleyball State Championship Team, Linda Tuero Lindsley ’68, William Ball ’73, Gerald Lewis ’89, Ashley Tappin Doussan ’93, Barbara Farris ’94, the 1991 State Championship Baseball Team, Fredrick Devall III ’56, Anne Monsted ’93, the 1954 Basketball Team, James Vaughn ’63, Alfredo Mesa ’89, the 1993 Girls' Track & Field Team, the 1959 Relay Team, Christian A. Shofstahl ‘93, Linda Trevino, Anne Shepherd Breitschwerdt '69, Chris Beckman, Sr. '88, the 1992-93 Girls' Basketball Team, John Lehman '62, Coach Sam Dozier, Coach Charles "Chick" McGeehan, Mary K. Williams Shean '86, Todd DeMonte '87, Mark McGinnis '86, Ryan Rossner '00, Maggie Rusch '06, Greg Page ’93, Wendy Manard ’95, the 2002 State Champion Boys’ Soccer Team, Thea Casseri Papageorgopolous ’84, the 1992-93 District Champion Football Team, and Nick DiMaggio ’09. 

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Nomination Forms

Please submit all nomination forms to [email protected] or mail to Alumni Relations Coordinator, 225 Green Acres Rd., Metairie, LA 70003.

Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame Nomination Form

Dorothy Porter Service Award Nomination Form

Martin de Tours Award Nomination Forms