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STM Celebrates the 2010
Dorothy Porter Service
Award Recipient
Doug Howard ’60, Rev. John S. Jenkins, John Girault ’55 and The Rev. Walter J. Baer
at Spirits Party
St. Martin’s proudly announces The Rev. John Stone Jenkins as
the recipient of the 2010 Dorothy Porter Service Award, which
was presented to him at the school’s annual Spirits Party in May
on the Van Slate House lawn.
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 beginnings. Even after her retirement in 1983, Mrs.
Porter was actively involved in the school. She exemplified grace,
commitment, historical love for the school and an enduring spirit
that is sought by everyone who is a part of St. Martin’s. With the
Dorothy Porter Service Award, we honor 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 year’s award would be quite meaningful to
Dorothy Porter, as she and Fr. Jenkins attended LSU together.
The Rev. Jenkins worked at St. Martin’s from 1953 until
1962, serving as Assistant Headmaster and Chaplain. He is a
nationally known speaker, author and spiritual director who has
also served as the founding priest of All Saints Episcopal Church
in River Ridge, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church New Orleans,
Headmaster of All Saints Episcopal School in Vicksburg, Mississippi
and Dean of St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Jackson, Mississippi.
He and his wife Lynn live in Brandon, MS. While at Trinity, Fr.
Jenkins founded the nationally acclaimed Disciples of Christ in
Community (DOCC), an adult education program which provides
an experience in building Christian community while encouraging
individual spiritual growth. The DOCC program is now housed as
an extension course offered through the University of the South at
Sewanee, Tennessee, and is offered at hundreds of churches in
the southeastern U.S.
States alum John Girault ’55, “The Rev. John Stone Jenkins
was our Chaplain and religion teacher when I was at STM, and is
one of the treasures of St. Martin’s early years. “Padre” was one
of the greatest teachers I had in my entire academic life— high
school, college and law school—and was a wonderful example for
us as a person. He had a profound influence on me, as I am sure
he did on many others.”
Past recipients of the Dorothy Porter Service Award include
Dorothy Porter (2002), Jim Marsalis ’62 (2003), Belle Johnson
(2004), Rev. Gedge Gayle (2005), Eileen Beckman (2006), Bill
Rosenbaum (2007), Wally Porter ’76 (2008) and “Miss Janet”
Russo (2009).