Educating Leaders for a Global Society - St. Martin's Episcopal School

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Educating Leaders for a Global Society
“Enlightened leadership is service, not selfishness”
“T
John Heider, The Tao of Leadership
o whom much is given, much is expected”
We are all fortunate to share a St. Martin’s
experience, but what do we do with that
fortune? I believe it is our responsibility to
pay it forward, by using what we gain from St.
Martin’s for the betterment of others. By using
our unique gifts discovered and nurtured at
St. Martin’s to make a difference, we become
leaders.
Leadership—not just as a title but as the
ability to inspire others toward a common
goal— emerges at every level of society.
Globally, in our ever-more interconnected world,
a leader’s actions in one nation affect those
on the other side of our world. Nationally,
we are in the process of electing the next
leader of the United States, a lengthy and
fascinating democratic process that promises
to have implications far beyond the borders of
our country. Locally, the re-building of New
Orleans has certainly elicited its fair share of
leadership opportunities, styles and stories and
yet, nearly 3 years after Katrina, there is now a
palpable sense of optimism and direction in our
city. And as a new leader in our own St. Martin’s
community, I am mindful of the responsibility I
have undertaken to respect and listen to each of
you while making decisions that can affect all of
you. Leaders don’t have to be world changers—
they just have to make a difference.
When I consider the influences upon my
philosophy and thinking about leadership, I turn
to Howard Gardner, a Professor of Education at
the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In
his 1995 book Leading Minds: Anatomy of Leadership,
Gardner explores the minds of leaders and
their followers—including artists, generals, an
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anthropologist and corporate executives—and
concludes that there are several “constants” of
strong leadership that emerge, three of which
are particularly noteworthy in the context of our
institution:
Message: The leader has a central story or
message related to its audience.
Audience: The audience must be ready to
respond to the leader’s message.
Embodiment: In order to be authentic, the
audience must know that the leader embodies
the message.
As I reflect upon these constants of
leadership, I am thinking not about myself as
Headmaster, but rather about St. Martin’s as a
leader in independent education. At St. Martin’s,
I see evidence of leadership every day on our
campus, from administrators to faculty and
staff. I also see examples of leadership in our
student body, and it makes me both proud of
the kind of student citizens that emerge from
St. Martin’s, and excited about the opportunity
to cultivate more and better leaders for our
school and the world.
Looking back to Gardner’s work, I believe that
we are in a place and time at St. Martin’s when
we can develop superior student citizens because
the message, the audience and the embodiment
of the message are in perfect alignment. The
message of St. Martin’s is student citizenry
both as a philosophy and a value mirroring our
motto of Faith, Scholarship and Service, and
that message is the very hallmark of leadership.
The audience is our global school family, with
whom we have worked intentionally over the
past year to build a learning community where
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Dr. Beedy is acknowledged upon being
instituted as the eighth Headmaster of
St. Martin’s
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all members are respected for their unique gifts,
and where all members take responsibility for
their actions. The embodiment of the message
is our students themselves as they develop into
whole-person leaders integrated into our school
and the global society.
At St. Martin’s, we are educating leaders by
way of superior academics, a re-vamped athletic
program, cutting-edge curricular research in
the Coatney Leadership Center and a unique
project-based leadership program built around
Project Adventure.
Project Adventure, conceived at Harvard
University as a school-based version of Outward
Bound, employs rope-climbing walls and
initiative games to teach the character principles
common to my Sports PLUS program. Thus,
the activities are designed to develop life skills
such as respect, teamwork and leadership, and
activities are based on relevant research regarding
how children develop and how these life skills
are most effectively taught. Ultimately, Project
Adventure will be taken out into the New
Orleans community, teaming with innovative
sports/character programs such as PeacePlayers
International (www.peaceplayersintl.org) and
resulting in community-wide impact. The
PeacePlayers are a great example of how our
skills as leaders can help those less fortunate
through the medium of basketball.
The goals of Project Adventure at St. Martin’s
are as follows:
• To develop the social-emotional leadership
skills in all students and staff at St. Martin’s
in defined and measurable ways by the end of
academic year 2010-11.
• To develop and train a steering team for
the program composed of staff and students
that will be responsible for the overall
implementation of the leadership program.
• To develop a K-12 unified leadership
curricular plan that includes modules for
physical education, athletic teams coaching,
counseling, classroom management, service
learning and selected integrated academic
projects.
• To install an indoor and outdoor challenge
course for the physical education curriculum by
the end of the 2007-2008 school year.
• To design and implement an evaluation plan
for both process evaluation and professional
research outcomes.
In conclusion, St. Martin’s is the center
of innovative, visionary leadership programs
integrated throughout its academic, athletic
and service learning. We are educating leaders
who will make a difference. I hope that you
enjoy this edition of The Bell, and I invite you to
visit our campus and see for yourself what St.
Martin’s has to give to our community and the
world.

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Governance as Leadership
Strong and effective leadership is crucial to
the success of any educational institution. St.
Martin’s is an independent school, and that
brings with it specific forms of leadership. I
know that many members of our community
don’t fully understand the school’s system of
leadership, so I thought this would be a good
opportunity to explain it.
St. Martin’s has a dual identity, of course,
because we are also a Diocesan school, operated
under the auspices of the Episcopal Diocese of
Louisiana. The Diocese owns the school, but it
is held in trust on behalf of the Diocese by the
Board of Trustees.
As with all independent schools, the
Board of Trustees is an independent, selfperpetuating
board. What that means is the
current trustees select new trustees for service
on the board. The Committee on Trustees,
chaired by the immediate past chair of the
board, works throughout the year to identify
potential candidates for service. That committee
nominates candidates to the full board, which
then votes on any proposed new trustees.
In keeping with our Episcopal heritage and
Mission, trustees are then nominated to and
approved by the Diocesan Convention. The
Canons of the Diocese require that trustees live
in the local community (we are not allowed to
have “long-distance” trustees) and two thirds of
the trustees must be members of the Episcopal
Church. In respect to our founding by the vestry
of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, the Rector
of St. Martin’s holds a permanent seat on the
board. The Board of Trustees is comprised
of fifteen women and men who represent the
wide spectrum of the St. Martin’s community,
including alumni, parents of alumni, and
current parents. In addition, the Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, the Right
Reverend Charles E. Jenkins, III, serves as an ex
officio member of the Board of Trustees.
Trustees serve staggered, three year terms and
may serve for two successive terms. The term of
service of those persons serving as officers of
the board, which includes the chair, vice chair,
secretary, treasurer, and immediate past chair,
may extend beyond two terms, but is capped
at no more than twelve years of consecutive
service. I am very pleased to say that with the
beginning of the 2008-2009 academic year,
for the first time in the school’s history, the
majority of trustees serving on the board will be
alumni of the school. We have made a concerted
effort to recruit our accomplished and talented
alumni for service.
Much of the Board’s work is accomplished
through its standing committees, which include
Faith and Service, Advancement, Athletics,
Admission, the Committee on Trustees,
Business Affairs and the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee is comprised of the
officers of the board, and acts as necessary
in between meetings of the board. Under the
Canons of the Diocese, the Bishop may appoint
a non-voting representative to the Executive
Committee, and the chair of the board sits as a
non-voting member of the Executive Committee
of the Diocese. In this way, the work of the
school and the Diocese can always be kept in
alignment, so that we can together work to
achieve our common goals.
The Board of Trustees has a number of
specific governance obligations, first and
foremost of which is the employment of our
Headmaster. In addition, the Board of Trustees
is responsible for developing the school’s long
range and strategic planning, ensuring the
school’s financial stability, establishing governing
policies for the school, and annual budgeting.
With all that being said, the board is not
charged with day to day operations of the
school. Our Headmaster, Dr. Jeffrey Beedy, his
leadership team, and of course, our exceptional
faculty and staff, are the people who make
the magic happen at St. Martin’s. The board’s
role is to make sure the resources are there
for those educators to do their work and
serve our children well. I am very proud to
serve St. Martin’s, and want you to know how
dedicated our trustees are in working to ensure
St. Martin’s can deliver a superior academic
experience.
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Alan G. Brackett
Chairman of the Board of Trustees

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Through the
generosity of St.
Martin’s grandparent
Doyle Coatney, the
school is establishing
the Coatney Leadership
Center in the heart
of our campus. The
mission of the Coatney
Leadership Center is to
foster leadership skills in our students through stateof-the
art pedagogical research for our faculty coupled
with cutting-edge sport-based character development
programs for our students.
Doyle Coatney swells with pride when
he speaks of particular accomplishments in
his life: his family, his athletic and military
experiences, his business success and his
passion for education. For all of his life,
Doyle has defied the odds of success
through determination, innovative thinking,
hard work and compassion. No wonder,
then, that this hard working and highly
successful entrepreneur who was the first
in his family to graduate from high school
has chosen to place his family name on
an institution that will give St. Martin’s
students the opportunity to become better
students, athletes, individuals and leaders.
For Doyle, actions speak louder than words,
and St. Martin’s is the beneficiary of a
tremendously important action on his part.
Raised in a poor family on a
sharecropper’s farm near Houston, Texas,
Doyle graduated from Montgomery High
School and then from Blinn Junior College
in Brenham, Texas, where he was a member
of the football, basketball, baseball and
track teams. Reflecting his love of education
and helping others, he has established
an endowed scholarship at Blinn, which
provides aid to a needy student each year
from Montgomery High School.
In 1960, Doyle entered the United
States Army as a Private and was
later selected to attend Officer
Candidate School at Fort Benning,
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Doyle Coatney: Profile of a Benefactor
GA. He graduated from OCS and
was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant
Infantry Platoon Leader.
Doyle’s success in business is even more
outstanding. After spending nine years
with AMF Tuboscope as a field inspector,
salesman and then sales manager, he
purchased Acme Truck Line, Inc. in 1972.
He grew Acme from a six-truck oilfield
equipment hauler into a diversified cargo
carrier with 6,000 shipments per week.
When Doyle sold Acme Truck Line to his
son Mike in 2000, the company had 1,000
trucks and $104 million in revenues. Mike,
who clearly learned much from his father,
took the company’s revenues to $234
million in 2007, with almost 2,000 trucks
on the road. Today, Acme Truck Line is a
leader in the transportation of equipment,
materials and supplies throughout the
United States, operating more than thirty
service markets in seven states, and is one
of the New Orleans area’s largest private
companies.
Doyle’s pride in his family is shared
by St. Martin’s, where all five of his
grandchildren have attended, 3 are alumni
(Jessica Boe ’01, Erin Coatney ’02 and
Tyler Coatney ’05), and 1 is a current
student (Laura Coatney ’10). Doyle’s
grandson Jacob Boe attended St. Martin’s
and graduated from Brother Martin.
Doyle’s daughter-in-law Lynn is a member
of the St. Martin’s Board of Trustees and
serves as President of the Spiritual Life
Committee.
When first approached by St. Martin’s
about the idea of a Research and
Development Center to improve faculty’s
knowledge of cutting-edge pedagogical
research, Doyle was intrigued, but
began to think about what St. Martin’s
could really do to make their students
better, not just in terms of educational
excellence, but also as leaders and people
of character. As conversations between
Doyle and the school continued, the
concept of a leadership center emerged,
ultimately resulting in the Coatney
Leadership Center. To top it off, Doyle
then sponsored the establishment of
the Coatney Leadership Award, to be
presented for the first time on Awards Day
2008. The Coatney Leadership Award is
presented to a junior student who has been
selected by the members of the junior class
from nominations made by the Upper
School faculty. A Coatney leader guides by
example and takes effective action based
upon thorough knowledge of a particular
situation with concern for the good of
St. Martin’s students and the greater
community as well. Further, he/she gives
graciously of his/her time and skills, thus
inspiring others to do likewise.
When asked about his philosophy, Doyle
states, “It seems that all my life I have had
a vision/mission attitude. I have always
seen myself and my actions in the present,
but for some reason, I also project these
thoughts and actions to the future, where
I see the various probable sequences of
events and consequences that will follow.
At all times my thoughts are on improving
myself, my situation, or making a difference
in someone else’s life. Even while having
fun or enjoying something, I cannot stop
thinking of ‘what’s next’ or ‘then what.’ I
also see other people and their actions and
I invariably want to help them, because I
have this vision of where their thoughts and
actions are taking them. Looking at life in
this manner is like looking at a chessboard
and considering the next move. After every
move or action you take, there will be a
‘what now’ or ‘then what.’”
St. Martin’s is grateful to the entire
Coatney family for the mark they have
left upon our community, and we are
particularly grateful to Doyle Coatney for
giving us the answer to “what now”—now
we are making leadership and character as
important as excellence in academics at St.
Martin’s.

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Dr. Rex Mooney makes a presentation to Dr. Beedy during the
Institution Ceremony
National Honor Society Fall Tapping
St. Martin’s Episcopal School welcomed
the newest members of the National Honor
Society in the fall 2007 Tapping Ceremony in
the Dan and Frances White Chapel in October.
The new members are: Jane Ball, Robert
Breaux, Caroline Burglass, Brandon Campbell,
Joel Derby, Stephen Gieger, Molly Hoolahan,
Makenzie Kozojet, Maryclaire Manard, Taylor
Michals, Michael Moore, Donald Muller, Aaron
Nussdorf, Sarah Rothschild, Michelle Taylor,
Eleanor Vazquez, Mei Wang, and Libby Webber.
Dr. Beedy’s Institution Ceremony
On Sunday, October 21st, our community
celebrated the Institution of Dr. Jeffrey Pratt
Beedy as the eighth Headmaster of St. Martin’s.
The Evensong Ceremony took place at Christ
Church Cathedral and was celebrated by The
Right Reverend Charles E. Jenkins III, Tenth
Bishop of Louisiana. A reception followed in
the Bishop’s Garden at Christ Church.
St. Martin’s 2007 Homecoming
The 2007 Homecoming weekend started
with a luncheon/induction service for the St.
Martin’s Alumni Hall of Fame. The inductees
for 2007 were Coach Tony Porter, Ben Tisdale
’54, John Eastman ’64 and Glenn Johnson Brady
’65 (see p. 21).
That afternoon, the entire StM community
celebrated at an all school pep rally where there
were games, races and a senior football player/
Mother talent show!
The cheerleaders led
the crowd in cheers in
anticipation of the big
win against Ecole that
night. At 5:00 all were
invited the annual “Fall
Fellowship” barbeque
given for alumni and
StM families on the
back playground. After
a display of fireworks,
the football team
stormed the field on its
way to a 35-0 victory! Everyone enjoyed the
halftime introduction of the 2007
Homecoming Court escorted down
the center of the field by their
fathers. The weekend wrapped up
with an Alumni Chapel service held
Sunday, in the Dan and Frances
White Chapel. It was a traditional
St. Martin’s Chapel service with
children of alumni serving as the
acolytes.
The Homecoming dance was
held in Saints Hall the following
weekend, where Alex Humphreys
was crowned the 2007 St. Martin’s
Homecoming Queen. Members of
the 2007 court were: Julia Dean,
Spencer Schlesinger, Elizabeth
Holden, Molly Hoolahan,
Maryclaire Manard, Samantha
Farber, Sara Wice, Macie Lunyong
and Brittany Hidalgo.
2007 Belle Johnson Scholars
Named
Ten years ago, Doug Johnson
’60 established the Belle Johnson
Scholars Foundation in honor of
his mother, who served as Middle
School science teacher for 30 years
and continues to be an active part
of the StM community since her
retirement in 1985.
The foundation provides financial aid to
qualified sixth through twelfth grade StM
students. This year three new scholars were
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Members of the 2007-08 National
Honor Society
Cheerleaders perform at halftime of the
Homecoming football game
Belle Johnson with the 2007-2008 Belle
Johnson Scholars at the reception in the Van
Slate House

Author Chris Crutcher with some of his
7th grade fans!
Go Saints!
Varsity football: Saints defeat Country
Day 20-14! Go Saints!
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named on the basis of their academic
performance, promise, citizenship and
extracurricular involvement. They are:
Daniel DeSalvo ‘13, Rogers Detillier
‘12 and Katherine Honeywell ‘11.
Teen Author visits StM!
Acclaimed teen author Chris
Crutcher visited our campus in
January. The writer began an email
question-and-answer relationship with
a 7th grade section of English who
read his book Whale Talk as part of a summer
reading assignment. Crutcher addressed the
entire Middle School in assembly and spent
some time in an English
classroom as well. What a
coup for St. Martin’s!
Athletics
US VOLLEyBALL:
The 2007 Saints, who were
led by six juniors and three
seniors, had a successful
year finishing second in the
district, winning the Ecole
tournament and making it to
the State Quarterfinals.
Individual Honors:
All District – 1st team –
Amanda Perkins, Maryclaire Manard
Honorable Mention – Elizabeth Webber, Molly
Hoolahan, Clare Ripoll
LHSAA Academic All State – Alegra Grieb, Clare
Ripoll
All East Jefferson – Maryclaire Manard, Amy
Perkins
Player of the Week – Amy
Perkins
MS FOOTBALL:
Undefeated season (6-0).
The Middle School football
program this season was a
tremendous success. Not
only did the varsity team
have an undefeated season for
the second year in a row, but
the developmental program
showed a great deal of enthusiasm and desire.
Future Middle School football programs have a
Trudy Hurley and her son Jack ‘08 singing at the Homecoming
pep rally
hard act to follow with the bar set so high this
season!
US FOOTBALL:
The 2007 St. Martin’s Football team had its
most successful season since 2000. The Saints
went 6 and 4, earning 2nd place in the district
behind the eventual 10-1A state champions.
They advanced into the playoffs for the first
time in seven years. They were led by a great
group of senior leaders, many of whom earned
well-deserved accolades for their efforts. These
young men displayed great character and
leadership.
All East Jefferson Team – Will McAshan, Kyle
Ridley, Dustin Disalvo
All Metro Team – Will McAshan
10-A All District Team – Will McAshan, Kyle
Ridley, Jordan Harry, Dustin Disalvo, Brandon
Guichard, Alex Lawhon
Honorable Mention – 10-1A All District Team –
Taylor Harkness, Michael Smilari, Ben Weaver,
Don Muller, Robert Breaux, Stephen Gieger,
Brian Pretus, Jacob Martinez, Bobby Korrapati,
Brant McConnell
All State Academic Team – Jordan Harry, Don
Muller
MS CROSS COUNTRy 2007
BOyS
Newman Invitational: 1st place
Belle Chasse Invitational: 1st place
St. Martin’s Middle School Invitational: 2nd place
2007 Ivy League Champions
2007 Metro Middle School League Champions
James Conatser ’13 and Joey Provenzano ’12

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competed as members of the Upper School
Boys Cross Country Team which finished 2nd
overall at the 2007 State High School Cross-
Country Championships. Joey finished 8th
individually in the state championships.
GIRLS
Collette Cobb ’13 and Shannon O’Malley ’13
competed as members of the Upper School
Girls Team which finished 5th overall at the
2007 State High School Cross-Country
Championships.
CHEERLEADING
StM Varsity Cheerleaders placed 3rd in the
Southwestern Cheerleader Association National
Competition in the High School Intermediate
Division. In their next competition, the
squad went on to win 1st place and the title
of National Champions in the WSA Grand
Nationals Competition – High School, level 2.
Performing Arts at StM
by Renee Peck and Kate Arthurs
It has been a busy year for the arts at St.
Martin’s, and there’s more to come.
The year started with our Drama Trip to
Houston. Twenty one students and faculty
attended the Houston Grand Opera’s high
school night for their production of “Daughter
of the Regiment.” They got to meet both the Diva
and Tenor after the performance, who were
kind enough to sing “Happy Birthday” to
sophomore Rachel White. The next day found
us at NASA for a special tour and exhibit,
and then to Radio Music Theatre for their
production of “Rough Night at the Remo Room.”
After the show, we did a meet and greet with
the cast and then walked to House of Pies
for dessert. We spent the next day at the Texas
Renaissance Festival, the largest of its kind in
North America. Our group looked wonderful in
their Elizabethan finery. That night, we attended
the Broadway touring production of “Avenue Q”
and met one of the leads after the show. Our
last adventure took us to the Alley Theater for
their production of the classic “Arsenic and Old
Lace.” Star Dixie Carter was gracious enough to
speak to us at the stage door, giving autographs,
hugs and taking photos with us, while declaring,
“you teachers in New Orleans are the real
heroes.” We had a wonderful time and plan to
alternate this trip with the Chorus trip each
year.
The Upper School presented a sophisticated
contemporary production of Shakespeare’s
“Romeo and Juliet” in November. The Bard’s most
famous tragedy, directed by Performing Arts
Head Kate Arthurs, was staged in its original
form on a dramatic set created from scaffolding,
and incorporated dance, music and creative
lighting.
Upper School drama students also had a
unique opportunity to work with some of
the country’s top theater professionals when
The Classical Theatre of Harlem arrived last
fall for a master class on campus. Christopher
McElroen, co-founder of the award-winning
New york company, led the student workshop,
which focused on monologues, line readings and
other aspects of dramatic performance. Also on
hand was StM alumnus Jeff Glaser, who works
with Classical Theatre of Harlem
in New york.
The popular StM Radio
Theater offered a “Halloween
Trilogy” on Oct. 31, Lower School
students again enjoyed the popular
Supper With Santa, and school
choruses ended the semester with
the annual StM Christmas Choral
and Bell Concert.
St. Martin’s will get a visit in
April from another set of world-
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Upper School Chorus performing at Dr.
Beedy’s Institution Ceremony at Christ
Church Cathedral
Mercutio (Michelle Taylor), Romeo (Joel
Derby), and Benvolio (Wade
Kimbro)
Katherine Peck and Joel Derby as Romeo
and Juliet

(top) Mixed media by Laurie Clotworthy
’08 (top right) Drawing by Ambika
Subramaniam ’10 done with marker
(bottom) The bikes are L to R, Isma
Shahien ’09, Samantha Farber ’09, and
Spike Hosch ’08
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renowned performers when the Roedean School
Choir from South Africa arrives for concerts, a
workshop on vocal styling and drumming and
a service project being arranged with assistance
from the school. The choir will be directed on
its U.S. tour by African choral music expert Ralf
Schmitt, and St. Martin’s will host the group for
its New Orleans stop.
Visual Arts at StM
By Christine Sauer
This year the art department is excited about
our largest ever Advanced Placement Studio Art
class. Thirteen students are creating portfolios in
either drawing, two-dimensional design or threedimensional
design for this rigorous course.
Two of these students, junior Isma Shahien and
sophomore Olivia Johnson, also participated in
National Portfolio Day, an event where students
have their portfolios reviewed by private art
colleges from around the country.
On Saturday, February 16, the art
department hosted “Satartday”. We were proud
of the more than twenty five Middle and
Upper School students who created art to sell
to raise money for the Habitat for Humanity
House that the ISAS schools are building. The
ISAS Habitat for Humanity Art sale which St.
Martin’s is hosting this year is on Saturday, April
5th.
We also look forward to several field trips
this spring to local art venues with the Upper
School art classes. A new tradition of pairing
art exhibitions with the fall and spring theater
productions has been well received. This has
been a great way to showcase our students’
artwork. Through the generosity of the Mothers’
Club and the Fine Arts Guild, we have also been
able to purchase new resources to enhance our
teaching.

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Auxiliary Club News
MotHers’ Club
by staCey MCConnell,
PresIdent
Involvement is the motto of the Mothers’
Club this year, and I am pleased to see many
of the members of the greater StM Family
becoming involved in what is really a fantastic
year. The return of our StM Family Fest to City
Park is a sure sign that we have been blessed
with the growing sense of normalcy for our
city and our school. The huge turnout is an
affirmation that our family is back on track.
We added a new event to our club this year,
Santa’s Secret Workshop, which gave our Lower
School children the opportunity to shop for
Christmas gifts for their families within the
safety of our campus. Another successful event
was the Holiday Home Tour, held for the first
time since Hurricane Katrina. This year we had
a chance to view some fabulous homes in the
Metro New Orleans area.
Spring is right around the corner, so the
Mothers’ Club is feverishly working on our
Annual Spring Fundraiser which will take
place on April 12th. The theme this year is
“Candy Land-Sugar, Spice & Everything StM.”
Proceeds from our fundraiser will go toward our
commitment for the new gymnasium floor and
renovation of the pool locker rooms.
dads’ Club
by ed Harold, PresIdent
The St. Martin’s Dads’ Club exists to provide
fathers with opportunities to have meaningful
participation in their children’s school lives.
Throughout the 2007 - 2008 school year, we
have conducted a variety of events to fulfill this
mission. We began the year with a Dads’ Social
at Zephyr Field. Over 60 Dads enjoyed the
ballgame from a first baseline suite. This event
allowed fathers to meet and mingle as well as
be introduced to the then-new Head of School,
Jeffrey Beedy.
As fall moved on, the Dads’ Club turned
its attention to pitching in with school
events. More than 30 Dads came out to flip
hamburgers for the Homecoming game and St.
Martin’s Day. The Dads decorated City Park’s
Amusement area for Family Fun Night. The
Library was packed with Dads at the annual
Pre-K/Kindergarten Breakfast. The little ones’
faces beamed with happiness as they sat in Dad’s
lap to gobble down Krispy Kreme donuts. At
Christmas, we hosted hot chocolate and cookies
after the Christmas Choral performance.
We have a very active Spring planned for this
year. Due to the immense success of the pre-K/
Kindergarten breakfasts, we are holding Dads’
Club breakfasts for each of the other grade
levels in lower school. These events are designed
to let the children show off to their Dads the
wonderful work they are doing in the classroom.
In April, we will hold a fellowship social at the
Fox and Hound restaurant in Elmwood. We will
end the year with our annual President’s banquet
to hear the amusing stories of the many former
Dads’ Club Presidents who return each year for
this event.
We invite all StM Dads to participate in our
events, so come out, join in and experience the
fulfillment of seeing your child smile because
Dad is there.
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Auxiliary Club Presidents Parker Waters,
Stacey McConnell, Becky Queen and Lynn
Coatney (Not pictured: Ed Harold)

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Campus Spirit
tHe booster Club
by Parker Waters, PresIdent
The Booster Club, through concession
sales and dues, has continued to support St.
Martin’s athletics. In addition to working toward
meeting a multi-year financial commitment of
renovating the gym locker rooms, the Booster
Club has provided financial support toward a
number of athletic teams and their equipment
needs. The club has also furnished StM throws
at athletic events and offered free popcorn for
several Lower and Middle School spirit nights.
Representatives of the Booster club have also
served popcorn at Family Fest and have attended
Open Houses in support of the Admission
Office.
For the remainder of the year, the
Booster Club will be announcing a Lifetime
Membership drive and will be selling shirts,
jackets and hats which will carry the new “M”
logo. Proceeds from all of these sales will go
toward the continued support of our athletic
programs. The culmination of the athletic year
will be a sports banquet sponsored by the club.
If you would like to become involved this
year or next year in the support of St. Martin’s
athletics and the Booster Club, please contact
Parker Waters.
sPIrItual lIfe
by lynn Coatney, PresIdent
Spiritual Life Organization members have
been working hand-in-hand with students and
faculty in community outreach. In cooperation
with Lower and Middle School students, we
delivered sixty-four bags of groceries to fill the
shelves of the United Churches of Algiers’ food
bank at Thanksgiving. Members transported
toys to Children’s Hospital and helped fill
Christmas stockings for Angels’ Place. Parents
representing each division level from Pre-K
through Upper School worked together to
produce student-designed stepping stones,
raising over $2,000 for community outreach.
Julie Flick returned to work on this project,
even though her youngest graduated from StM
last year. She would not miss a stepping stone
pouring!
Saints in Service continues to provide meals
for school families affected by a family illness,
death, or other need. Chairpersons for Saints
in Service include Melanie Manzella and
Tara Doyle (Lower School), Kim George and
Laura Hummel (Middle School), and Karen
DuPlantier and Meg Adams (Upper School).
Spiritual Life member Kim George prepares a meal for the New
Orleans Mission with Middle School student Eric Hummel
GuIld of fIne arts
by beCky Queen, PresIdent
The Guild of Fine Arts is a parent
organization dedicated to promoting the arts
at St. Martin’s. Members support the school’s
art, music and performing arts departments
both conceptually and concretely, by raising arts
awareness, publicizing fine arts events, lending
a hand when needed and purchasing wish-list
items for the faculty. The Guild meets on the
second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in
the board room, and welcomes participation by
anyone—including faculty, alumni and friends
—with an interest in the arts. The GFA’s goal
is to help StM students of all ages and at every
level discover firsthand the benefits of learning
through the arts.

Campus Spirit
National Honor Society Speech by Alan Brackett
It occurred to me when I was thinking about
what I would say this morning, that while I have
given speeches to more St. Martin’s audiences
than I can count, I have never addressed
any students before. I have spoken before
parents, alumni, faculty, and administrators,
but never with the people who make this
school a school—you. So I thank for you the
opportunity to be with you today, especially on
an occasion such as this.
When Mrs. Beckman asked me to speak
for this event, I really hesitated. My last high
school experience was literally thirty years ago. I
grappled with what I could possibly say to you
that might have some meaning.
I tried to remember back to my own tapping
for the National Honor Society, but honestly,
it’s too distant a memory. Knowing that Mrs.
Beckman would talk about the qualities that
the National Honor Society requires for
membership, instead I thought I would share
my thoughts with you on what it takes to be a
Saint. More particularly, a St. Martin’s Saint.
you may think that simply by virtue of being
a student here you can claim that title, but I’ll
suggest it takes something more than that.
The great Victorian poet, Robert Browning,
once wrote, “Be kind. Be kind, and you will all
be Saints.” St. Martin’s asks for three things of
her students: Faith, Scholarship and Service.
They are more than just our motto. They are
the core values of this institution.
I know that I’m not the best person to talk
with you about faith. Deacon Scalia or Father
Millican would certainly be more familiar with
the topic, but as a post-Katrina New Orleanian,
I feel particularly qualified to discuss faith.
My favorite description of faith comes as you
might expect from the Bible, in Paul’s letter to
the Hebrews, where he wrote: “Now faith is the
substance of things hoped for, the affirmation
of things unseen.”
We all know someone without faith. Frankly,
they’re the people who don’t live here anymore.
They had no faith in government—not
difficult to understand, but what they really
had no faith in was themselves or in us. In my
opinion, we simply have to have
faith in ourselves and our ability
to continue to live a good life here.
We have to have faith that our
friends will continue to be our
friends and our neighbors, our
neighbors. We need to have faith
that Drew Brees can throw a pass
and that someone will be there
to catch it. We have to hope that
even though we cannot always see
progress, it is going on around us.
St. Martin’s foundation is in faith,
and we must be her faithful people.
Scholarship. It’s almost silly to
talk about—all of you I know
are scholars. you wouldn’t be
here if you weren’t. But I want to
share with you some advice I have
honored for the past three decades. I graduated
from high school in June of 1978. In July of
1978, as I was preparing to begin my college
career at Tulane, a film was released that became
iconic for my generation. It is, of course,
Animal House.
In that film, Dean Vernon Wermer of Faber
College tells freshman Kent Dorfman, who had
a 0.2 average, that: “Fat, drunk, and stupid is no
way to go through life, son.” His words for me
were prophetic.
For all those people who say grades don’t
really matter, don’t believe them. They do. As
an employer, I can tell you that bad grades tell
me someone is either lazy or stupid, and I don’t
want either of those people working for me.
Work hard. Achieve your potential. you’ll be
proud of yourself for your accomplishments
and others will be proud for you. St. Martin’s
is built on scholarship, and you must be her
models of scholastic achievement.
Finally, service. Spike gave a very nice
introduction of me, for which I thank him, but
when I introduce myself, I usually tell people
that I’m a professional volunteer. I practice law
so that I can afford to volunteer for the things
I’m passionate about, which includes this school.
One of the earliest leaders in American
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Alan G. Brackett, Chairman of the
Board of Trustees

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education was a man named
Horace Mann, born in
1796 in a small town in
Massachusetts. In addition
to being a notable state
legislator, he founded and
led numerous public school
systems in Massachusetts
and New york, and was the
founder and president of
Antioch College in Ohio.
Shortly before his death
in 1859, he delivered the
commencement address
at Antioch. One of the
admonitions he gave his
students so resonated
with them, his words have
been repeated at each
commencement ceremony at
the college since: “Refuse to
die until you have won some
victory for humanity.”
Most of you probably
don’t realize how blessed
you are. If we could shrink
the Earth’s population to
just 100 people, with all of
the existing human ratios
remaining the same, it would
look like this:
Fifty two would be female
and forty eight male.
Seventy would be nonwhite
and thirty white.
Eighty would live in substandard housing
compared to U.S. norms.
Seventy would be unable to read.
Fifty would suffer from malnutrition.
Six people would hold 59% of the entire
world’s wealth, and all six would live in this
country.
Campus Spirit
One, yes only one, would
have earned a college
degree.
you will be in that 1%.
We have more than most
of the people on this
planet, and we have a duty
to do something with that.
Whatever college or
university you attend,
they will have some
requirement of service
in order to graduate. Do
not view it as a burden.
Accept it. Revel in it. Do
something you believe in.
Be kind to people, even
people you don’t know
or don’t particularly like.
That doesn’t matter. What
matters is that you do
something to help this
community, this school,
this city, this state, this
country and this world. I
can tell you from experience
that service is a reward for
being allowed to witness
our world improving.
I told you when I began
that I would tell you my
thoughts on what it takes
to be a Saint. For people of
faith, we hope that at day’s
end, we find ourselves in Heaven, surrounded
by Saints. I believe that service is doing God’s
work here on Earth. Use your brains for good.
St. Martin’s aspirations are in service. It is our
mission to serve others. Be kind. Be kind, and
you will all be Saints.
I f w e c o u l d s h r i n k t h e
E a r t h ’ s p o p u l a t i o n t o
j u s t 1 0 0 p e o p l e , w i t h
all of the existing
h u m a n r a t i o s r e m a i n i n g
t h e s a m e , i t w o u l d
l o o k l i k e t h i s : 5 2
would be female and
f o r t y e i g h t m a l e , 7 0
w o u l d b e n o n - w h i t e a n d
t h i r t y w h i t e , 8 0 w o u l d
live in substandard
housing compared to
U . S . n o r m s , 7 0 w o u l d
b e u n a b l e t o r e a d ,
5 0 w o u l d s u f f e r f r o m
m a l n u t r i t i o n , 6 p e o p l e
w o u l d h o l d 5 9 % o f t h e
e n t i r e w o r l d ’ s w e a l t h ,
a n d a l l s i x w o u l d l i v e i n
this country.
One, yes only one,
w o u l d h a v e e a r n e d a
college degree.

Campus Advancement
Spirit
A Message from the Director of Advancement
I want
to give a special thanks to our Annual Giving Campaign Chairs who are
working so hard to meet our $400,000 goal this year—Barbara Delchamps Bossier and
Steven Bossier, both Class of ’82.
Barbara and Steven have done a tremendous
amount for St. Martin’s over the years, and I
have been especially fortunate to have their
help with Annual Giving. Because tuition alone
does not cover the total expense for each StM
student, it is vital to ensure the success of
Annual Giving, which makes up approximately
4% of the funds needed to run the school each
year. Barbara and Steven have truly shown their
StM spirit, and we are grateful for that.
If you haven’t yet donated, please take this
opportunity to show your support for St.
Martin’s by participating in Annual Giving. your
tax-deductible contribution of any amount will
be greatly appreciated. you can donate on-line at
stmsaints.com (Support StM); mail your check
to the Advancement Office in the envelope in
this publication; or call the Advancement Office
at 736-9910 with a credit card number. Thank
you for your support of St. Martin’s! Annual
Giving continues thru June 30, 2008.
• • •
annual Giving levels
Headmaster’s Circle $15,000+
Saint $10,000-$14,999
Scholar $5,000-$9,999
Fellow $3,000-$4,999
Founder $1,200-$2,999
Supporter $500-$1,199
Benefactor $100-$499
Friend $1-$99
alumni decade Club (’51-’97)
$10 per year since graduation
young alumni annual Giving Clubs (’98-’07)
young Leaders Club $100+
young Decade Club $5 per year
since graduation
Thank you also to our entire Annual Giving
volunteer team:
annual Giving leadership 2007-2008
Barbara Delchamps Bossier ’82
and Steven Bossier ’82, Chairs
Nancy and Ken Prieur, Upper School
Lesley and Kenny Rubenstein, Middle School
Danielle and Chad Guidry, Lower School
Laura and George Mueller, George Cottage
Hans Luetkemeier ’84, Alumni
Marian and Larry Gibbs, Parents of Alumni
Murrell and John Girault ’55, Grandparents
Alan Brackett, Board of Trustees
Michael Odom, Board of Visitors
Dr. Jeffrey P. Beedy, Leadership Team
Bill Rosenbaum, Upper School Faculty
Janis McCormick, Middle School Faculty
Sue Shaw, Lower School Faculty
Toni Caserta, Staff
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Lisa Newman Sibal ’77
Director of Advancement

Mike Flick is chair oF the st. Martin’s
Planned GivinG coMMittee and a MeMber
oF the board oF visitors. he Previously
served as chair oF the board oF visitors,
chair oF the board oF trustees, and also
served on the steerinG coMMittees oF the
school’s last two caPital caMPaiGns. Mike
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and his wiFe Julie have been active in the
st. Martin’s coMMunity For 25 years, and
are the Proud Parents oF chad ’97, Frank,
and bryan ’07. Mike is a MeMber oF the o.e.
harinG society.
as a st. Martin’s parent for 24
consecutive years, and serving in a
wide variety of roles during that time, i
truly realize the value of a st. Martin’s
education. the st. Martin’s relationships
that my sons have formed, as well as
the relationships my wife and i have
enjoyed, are meaningful and enduring.
i can say without hesitancy that st.
Martin’s has been a major factor in the
success my sons have achieved.
as i moved through various roles
and stages at st. Martin’s, my sense
of responsibility and giving back
has evolved. i have enthusiastically
supported the school’s capital campaigns
and its annual Giving campaign, but
some years ago i began searching for
a way to give st. Martin’s a gift with
permanency. thus, i chose to become a
member of the o.e. haring society by
remembering st. Martin’s in my will.
in doing so, i feel rewarded that i am
able to leave a legacy to the institution
that has given so much to me and
my family. Gift planning ensures the
continuity of st. Martin’s by growing
its endowment. i hope that you will
consider joining me as a member of the
o.e. haring society.
— Mike Flick
Advancement Campus Spirit Planned Giving
What will your legacy be?
“A MAN HAS MADE AT LEAST A START
ON DISCOVERING THE MEANING OF
HUMAN LIFE WHEN HE PLANTS SHADE
TREES UNDER WHICH HE KNOWS FULL
WELL HE WILL NEVER SIT.”
David Elton Trueblood
1900-1994
We invite you to create a legacy ensuring that
St. Martin’s exists in perpetuity as the superior
independent school in the Greater New Orleans
area. Planned giving enables you to arrange
charitable contributions in ways that maximize
your personal objectives while minimizing aftertax
cost. The O.E. Haring Society honors those
who help to grow St. Martin’s endowment by
making a bequest or other planned gift.
Gift planning can take many forms depending
upon your personal goals. your financial and/
or legal advisor can help you with your planning
once you have thought about what, when, and
how you want to give. Depending upon the gift
vehicle selected, you may obtain some or all of
the following benefits:
• Income tax reduction
• Avoidance of capital gain taxes
• Increase in spendable income
• Elimination of federal estate tax
• Fulfillment of philanthropic goals
Following are some of the more common
planned giving vehicles:
• Bequests (Gifts by Will)
• Gifts of Life Insurance
• Gifts of Retirement Benefits
• Charitable Remainder Trusts (Gives you
income during your life while St. Martin’s
receives the remainder interest in the trust)
• Charitable Lead Trusts (Allows you to make
a gift to St. Martin’s while retaining property in
your family)
To discuss a planned gift for St. Martin’s,
please contact Lisa Sibal, Director of
Advancement, at (504) 736-9910 or
LisaSibal@stmsaints.com.
Not intended as legal, accounting, or other professional advice.
For assistance in planning charitable gifts with tax and other
financial implications, the services of appropriate advisors should
be obtained.
o.e. HarInG soCIety MeMbers
Mr. Brian Bossier ’78
Mrs. Margaret Dannenberg Bossier ’78
Mr. Alan Brackett
Mrs. Linda Eckles Brackett
Mrs. Jennifer Buckley
Mr. Sam Buckley
The Rev. Daryl Canfill*
Mrs. Ethel G. Coupland *
Mr. Sean Daly
Mr. F. Otway Denny
Mrs. Beth Hughes DePass ’79
Dr. Dee Dee Estes
Mr. Michael A. Flick
Dr. Tejas Godiwala
Mr. John Graham
Mr. Robert Holden
Mr. Thomas Huber*
Mr. Tim Hurley
Mr. Hans A.B. Jonassen ’58
Mr. John P. Labouisse ‘60
Mrs. Meredith Labouisse
Mr. Dan LeGardeur ’69
Mr. Jon King Mayer *
Mrs. Mary Anne O’Neil
Mrs. Anthony Porter *
Mrs. Mary Sue Roniger ’60
Mr. Gary N. Solomon, Sr.
Mr. Doyle Spell ’52
Mrs. Billie Poag Walters ’63 *
Mr. Parker Waters
Dr. Susan Wilkie
* deceased

Advancement Campus Planned Spirit Giving
Endowment and Special Funds
St. Martin’s endowment currently stands
at $5.5 million. The Family Endowment
includes the restricted funds outlined
below, as well as unrestricted funds. The
school’s goal is to increase the size of the
endowment through additional scholarship
funds, special purpose funds, and other
planned gifts. For more information
regarding the establishment of a scholarship
fund or an endowment gift, please contact
Lisa Sibal, Director of Advancement, at
(504) 736-9910.
alumni financial aid fund
Each year, the first $10,000 received
from alumni in Annual Giving is placed
in this fund. Proceeds help provide tuition
assistance for children of alumni who
qualify for financial aid.
dorothy dorsa Porter scholarship fund
Mrs. Porter established and outlined
this fund in her estate plan. Proceeds assist
students with financial need and strong
academic promise.
W. brooks emory scholarship fund
Mrs. Porter established and outlined this
fund in her estate plan in honor of her dear
friend, Dr. Brooks Emory ’60. Proceeds from
this fund are awarded to an entering junior
who exemplifies the motto of the school,
“Faith, Scholarship and Service,” and who is
in need of financial aid.
belle Johnson scholars foundation
This Foundation was established in
1998 by Doug Johnson ’60 in honor of his
mother, Belle, who taught at St. Martin’s for
30 years. The Foundation meets annually
to select student recipients who exhibit
a combination of financial need, strong
academic performance, promise, citizenship
and extracurricular involvement.
tad Huber Memorial scholarship fund
Dianne and Tom Huber created this fund
in memory of their son, Tad. Revenue from
the fund provides financial assistance to
a high school student who, in addition to
exhibiting financial need, shows promise in
academics and extracurricular activities.
rigdon family scholarship fund
This fund was established by Jan and
Larry Rigdon on behalf of the Rigdon
family. Income from the fund is awarded
to a student or students based on academic
merit and financial need.
ruth u. fertel scholarship fund
This fund was established by the Fertel
Foundation in memory of Ruth U. Fertel,
founder of Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse.
Proceeds from the fund are awarded to a
Middle School student based upon diversity,
academic merit and financial need.
audrey b. Michaud scholarship fund
Established by StM alum Beau Bisso
’90 in memory of his grandmother, this
scholarship fund provides tuition for the
senior year of a female student in need of
financial aid who exhibits academic promise
and is a well-rounded student athlete.
st. Martin’s board of trustees faculty
recognition scholarship fund
These scholarships were established in
May 2007 by the St. Martin’s Episcopal
School Board of Trustees as special
recognition for the long service of certain
retiring faculty members. Proceeds from
this fund will be awarded to students based
upon academic merit and financial need. To
date, the Board of Trustees has established
Faculty Recognition Scholarships in honor
of Dianne Greer, Stephenie Pittman, Pedro
Perez and Gloria Siegel.
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Godiwala fellowship award for Innovation
in education
Seema and Tejas Godiwala endowed
this fund for the express purpose of
recognizing and rewarding creative academic
programs at St. Martin’s. Faculty members
may submit professional development
requests which highlight innovation and
collaboration, as well as an indication of
a lasting and positive impact on the St.
Martin’s community.
Mildred ellis Herron fund
Established in 1993 in memory of Millie
Herron ’88, this fund provides assistance
for a student who exhibits strength in
academics and athletics in addition to need,
as set forth by Millie’s family.
stuart kemp Peyton student Center fund
Established in 1991 in memory of
Stuart Kemp Peyton ’93, funds received
constructed the Stuart Peyton Student
Center our Upper School students enjoy
today.
Michael edward Wanek lectures for
faculty and family enrichment fund
Established in 1998 by Michael Wanek’s
loving family, this memorial fund is dedicated
to support faculty and parents in continued
professional development and learning
opportunities. Proceeds from the fund provide
for our bi-annual Wanek Lecture Series,
bringing prominent national speakers to our
campus.
Harold Graf Memorial fund
The Class of 1973 established this fund
in memory of Mr. Graf to raise money
for science lab renovations and a circular
memorial bench on the Van Slate lawn. To
date, $9,000 has been raised toward a goal
of $25,000.

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Hans Luetkemeier ’84
President of the Alumni Board
Campus Alumni
Spirit
From the President of the Alumni Board, Hans Luetkemeier ’84
This issue’s theme is leadership. As I found myself “Googling” the word
“leadership” I was amazed at how many different definitions and interpretations of the
word there actually were...
“to show the way,” “to influence or induce,”
“to go in advance of,” “to be superior to,”
“to command or direct” and “to be on the
offensive” were all variations of the word
“leadership”. After all was said and done, I
concluded that the true definition of leadership
is how we interpret the word and not necessarily
what we find depicted in the dictionary.
I did find one common theme, however, as I
studied about various leaders in different fields:
Good leaders first make the effort to learn and
understand things before acting upon them.
Good leaders also have a passion for what it
is they are leading. Good leaders seldom place
themselves above others and are usually are
the ones who refuse to take credit for their
success. Finally, good leaders are those people
who surround themselves with great talent,
are goal oriented, able to motivate, able to put
themselves on every person’s level and are not
fearful of making hard decisions, even if not
the most popular choice.
The St. Martin’s alumni population is
absolutely filled with leaders. Our alumni base
includes leaders in just about every category
and industry that exists today. We have leaders
in business, the community and even in the
local, state and Federal government. Our
leaders are scattered all across the nation. Our
newest leaders-to-be are in the classroom,
on the athletic field, performing on stage or
simply reading, writing, learning arithmetic
and studying science. Other future leaders
are attending some of the finest higher level
institutions in the country or volunteering
to help those in need. I would not be doing
the word “leadership” justice without again
• • •
recognizing our most recent recipient of the
“Martin de Tours” award, Robert Whann
“Bobby” ’57, whom we recognized at a
presentation in the Solomon Theatre this past
November. I would especially like to thank all
of the people involved in the selection process
and the magnificent number of Robert’s friends,
many of whom traveled from far away, who
showed up to support him as he received this
esteemed award.
Back on the homefront, the St. Martin’s
Alumni Association continues to work very
hard on a number of events and programs for
all our alumni (dates can be located on our
website on the “alumni” link). I would also like
to reiterate my sincere thanks to everyone on
our board for giving their personal time toward
St. Martin’s. As I touched upon in the last issue,
we are in the final stages of establishing our
Distinguished Awards Program which we believe
will be a wonderful mechanism to enhance
recognition of St. Martin’s alumni, faculty,
friends and supporters in the future.
In conclusion, I ask that you please not
forget about our Annual Giving campaign
which will last through June 30, 2008. The
Alumni Association relies on your support,
and funds donated will ensure our ability to
remain competitive amongst the ISAS school
network in the New Orleans metropolitan area.
I hope to see you at one of our many alumni
sponsored events and remember please keep in
touch with St. Martin’s – we always love to hear
from our alumni!

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A Treasured Tradition: St. Martin’s Day
St. Martin’s Day 2007 – celebrating 60
years!
St. Martin’s Day Faculty Chairmen Sarah
Raymond and Susan Goudail
by Anne Dunlap Honeywell ‘83
One tradition that St.
Martin’s has always treasured
is St. Martin’s Day. On this
special day in November, the
St. Martin’s community spends
the day together and celebrates
their beloved school’s namesake.
If you went to school here,
you learned at an early age
exactly who St. Martin was
and why we celebrate him.
I have memories of being a
Lower School student in the
70’s, sitting on the “big” gym
floor listening to Father Otwell
and/or Father James preaching
to us during chapel on St.
Martin’s Day. We were told
the celebrated legend of the
cloak and how Martin of Tours
cut his in half and shared
it with the shivering beggar.
After chapel, we went back to
our classrooms to prepare for
the fun day ahead! Dressed
in red, white and blue, we broke up into our
teams of, you guessed it, red, white and blue!
Throughout the day there were many games and
races—culminating in a giant barbeque lunch
on the practice field for the entire school. St.
Martin’s Day was always a fun day for
both students and faculty.
Fast forward to St. Martin’s Day 2007.
The students still dress in red, white and
blue, and we still have chapel in the “big”
gym that morning, and we all still have
a barbeque lunch together. Lower School
students are now paired with Middle and
Upper School buddies and they work
together on a campus wide scavenger hunt
in search of answers to questions about
St. Martin’s history, trivia and faculty.
I must admit I did not know what year
Coach Porter began his career here or what year
Mrs. Kaston graduated, but it was fun trying to
help the kids as they ran all over campus!
Alumni
There have been other changes to St. Martin’s
Day, too. In the last decade, the focus of the day
has changed from just fun to a day dedicated to
fun and service. In appreciation of Martin de
Tours’ service and in keeping with our motto
“Faith, Scholarship and Service,” St. Martin’s
Day now puts the emphasis on service. Every
year a campus-wide service project is chosen
to go with the theme of the day. 2007 marked
St. Martin’s 60th year and the service project
went with the theme, “Celebrating 60 years of
Making a Difference—Our Heroes Lighting the
Way.” Third grade teacher Sarah Raymond and
Middle School French teacher Susan Goudail
co-chaired the service project and the day’s
events. The project teamed St. Martin’s with
Operation Homefront Support, which sends
humanitarian assistance items to the United
States military units deployed in Iraq and
Afghanistan for distribution to the civilians in
the area. An effective way for the soldiers to
spread goodwill is to distribute school supply
kits, so StM students collected all of the items
needed to go into the supply kits for Iraqi
and Afghani children. Each kit contains basic
school items such as a pair of blunt scissors,
a 12 inch ruler, 12 new pencils with erasers, a
pencil bag, a pencil sharpener, an eraser, a box
of colored pencils, a package of notebook paper,
a composition book and three folders with side
pockets. Each Lower and Middle School grade
level was responsible for collecting a designated
item. The students were able to make over 80
kits with the items they collected. The Upper
School students collected more than $500, which
went toward buying additional items and the cost
of shipping the kits.
St. Martin’s Day has always been a favorite
day for students and an important part of our
school year. It now takes on a more important
role with the addition of the service project
aspect of the celebration. A treasured tradition
made even better!
What’s your Treasured Tradition?
Please send them to me at anne.honeywell@stmsaints.com

Alumni
The Homecoming Tradition continues at StM
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Campus Alumni Spirit
Bobby Whann ’57 accepts the Martin de Tours Award
When John Girault called me back in
mid September, I was somewhat hesitant to
return the call because I thought it was a
solicitation for money. He assured me that
was not the purpose of his call, but asked if
I would be available for lunch to meet your
new Headmaster. In addition to having the
pleasure of meeting Dr. Beedy and learning of
his exciting plans for the future of St. Martin’s,
John told me that I had been selected to receive
the Martin de Tours Award for 2007. I cannot
verbalize how overcome I was with emotion,
humility and, yes, amazement that I had been
so chosen. In my mind I recalled some of the
prior recipients and felt privileged to be in such
an esteemed group, and hopefully worthy. I am
truly grateful and express my heartfelt thanks to
those responsible for selecting me to receive this
prestigious award.
In composing this speech, I thought long
and hard about why I am standing here and
how I applied what I had learned at St. Martin’s
to my business career and to my daily life. In
1896 my grandfather, George H. Leidenheimer,
founded the bakery that still bears his name. My
father took over the business in 1941, but upon
his sudden death in 1972 I found myself in
charge of the company. Having recently started
graduate business school at Tulane, you can
imagine that I hardly felt qualified for the job. A
week in the life of running a small family bakery
included everything from negotiating union
contracts, to testing new equipment, to figuring
out how to pay for that new equipment, to
finding the best quality ingredients, to managing
weekly payrolls, and to keeping every customer
happy on a daily basis. After one particularly
trying day, I thought back to a guidance
counselor’s advice that I should not work at
the bakery because it would not be challenging
enough for me. My question to him on any
given day was “when would the challenges end?”
It was only later that I realized that though I
still had much to learn about the business, I was
not totally unprepared for the job. While at St.
Martin’s, I learned the skills I would need to
handle the many diverse and sometimes difficult
situations
that make up
our lives. The
motto of our
school, Faith,
Scholarship and
Service, is not
just composed of
random words.
Together they
form a goal we
should all strive
to meet. St
Martin’s helped
shape the sense
of morals, ethics,
and integrity
I have tried to
live by. I am
reminded of a
story told to
me by a good
friend who was in charge of Tulane University’s
junior year abroad program. On returning from
Europe, a student told her that the experience
really opened up his eyes; eyes that he hadn’t
realized were closed. All of you are developing
skills, values, and standards that will serve you
in college, in your careers, and in your lives. St.
Martin’s is helping you open your eyes, even
though you may not know it yet.
During my early years at the bakery, I invoked
many of my former St. Martin’s teachers. For
example, when I had to project budgets for a
five-year period or compute the cost of a threeyear
union contract including wages and all
fringe benefits and then determine how I was
going to introduce new cost-cutting techniques
to make it affordable—how I wished that I
had Laura Toms, my math teacher, nearby to
facilitate those computations. Often I had to
meet with bakery consultants to analyze how
the introduction of a particular ingredient
would interact with the existing formulas for
our products—how I wished I had paid more
attention in Harold Graf ’s chemistry class. On
a lighter note, when I first saw the Campanile in
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Bobby Whann ’57 addresses the Upper
School students during the award ceremony
each year, st. Martin’s bestows its
highest alumni honor to the recipient
of the Martin de tours award. this
award is given to a graduate of st.
Martin’s who embodies the motto,
philosophy and mission of the school,
and who is an exemplary citizen who
has demonstrated a commitment
to the highest standards in his/her
chosen field of endeavor.
the 2007 recipient of the Martin
de tours award is robert J. “bobby”
whann ‘57, retired President of G.h.
leidenheimer baking company, ltd
this is the speech given by bobby to
the upper school assembly at the
award ceremony.

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Headmaster Jeffrey Beedy, 2007 Martin
de Tours recipient Bobby Whann ’57 and
Alumni Board President Hans Luetkemeier
’84
Campus Alumni Spirit
Venice and realized that it was pictured on the
textbook we had used in senior year English,
I wanted to tell Richard Leitz that at least I
remembered the cover.
In addition to encouraging scholastic
excellence, or in my case efforts at scholastic
excellence, St. Martin’s instilled in me a mantra
that service is the obligation of privilege.
Whether it is service to community, to church,
or to your employees, awareness of the goal at
hand and a willingness to do what it takes to
achieve that goal is an enriching experience. I
believe this sense of duty is solidly in place in
everyone with a St. Martin’s background. In my
day, we had the best example of commitment
in Dorothy Dorsa Porter, who epitomized what
it means to diligently serve one’s community,
particularly the St. Martin’s community. In
addition to teaching civics and history, she was
also the school’s unofficial cheerleader, a role she
excelled in until her death. Whatever cause you
choose to champion in the future, give it the
level of commitment that was instilled in you at
St. Martin’s.
Let me get personal now and tell you about
St. Martin’s as I remember it 50 years ago.
There were forty of us in that graduating class
of 1957, standing proudly in front of the Van
Slate House. Although we are a scattered group
of “Saints,” almost half of us gathered recently
at a series of events celebrating that milestone
reunion. Though many of us had not seen each
other over the years, the bond we had developed
through shared experiences and the friendships
that resulted were still firmly in place. The class
of 1957 boasts business executives, oil company
analysts, realty appraisers, artists, doctors,
biomedical engineers, interior decorators,
retired military officers, models, lab directors,
teachers, homemakers, textbook specialists,
counselors, consultants, financial advisors, and
even an Olympic sailor. We reminisced about
the days when chapel was in the old gym, when
the cafeteria was a barn-like structure, and
when the quadrangle consisted of less than
ten buildings all joined together by a covered
walkway. We fondly remembered our classmates
who are no longer with us and the good times
we shared with them. We recalled the days
before computers, cell phones, and ipods, to say
nothing of blackberries and their soon-to-be
successors. We talked about the many dedicated
teachers who diligently drummed math, history,
and science into our sometimes-hard heads.
In closing, I wish for each of you great
success in whatever endeavors you choose
to pursue. I hope you have your own fond
memories of St. Martin’s to look back on and
friendships that will sustain you in the years to
come. When I was your age, my father always
used to tell me: “These are the best years of
your life—take advantage of them”. I thought,
though surely I never verbalized it to his face,
“That’s easy for you to say. you’re out of school
and you don’t have to worry about pop quizzes,
exams, and homework and it doesn’t matter
how late you stay out at night.” It was only
when I reached his age that I thought back on
that sermon and realized how right he was. I
also hope that this speech summarizes what St.
Martin’s meant to me and still means to me and
that I was able to express myself without using
compound sentences, dangling participles, or
sentences ending in prepositions.
Let the spirit of St. Martin’s that made it
one of the first schools to reopen after Katrina
continue to live on in each of you. Whether you
know it or not, your eyes have been opened and
you have been given the academic and spiritual
background to assure yourselves a very bright
future indeed.
Again, my sincere thanks for this wonderful
honor and for giving me the pleasure of
addressing you this morning.

Campus Alumni Spirit
Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame Inducts New Members
Four new members of the St. Martin’s
Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame were
welcomed in a luncheon ceremony on
Friday, October 26, 2007. Coach Tony
Porter (posthumously), Ben Tisdale ’54,
John Eastman ’64 and Glenn Johnson
Brady ’65 were inducted during the second
annual Hall of Fame Ceremony, held in
the Peyton Center. We invite all visitors on
campus to see the Hall of Fame exhibit in
the lobby of the Adkerson Gymnasium.
The Hall of Fame Commission was
established by the St. Martin’s Alumni
Board and is currently chaired by John
Girault ’55.
John Girault ’55 presents Dick Porter ’55 with his
father’s award
Coach tony Porter
Tony “Chief ” Porter coached football,
basketball and track at St. Martin’s from
1950-1982. Coach Porter also served
as Athletic Director. As a coach, teacher
and mentor, Coach Porter influenced
Coach Porter with his 1951 St. Martin's Saints football
team. The Saints won the Metro State Championship title
that year.
Eric Phillpott ’55 presents Ben Tisdale ’54 with his
award
countless StM students on the fields, in
the classroom and in their lives.
ben tisdale ’54
Senior Football 1, 2, 3, 4 (3 yr. starter
quarterback); All-Metro Football 1, 2,
3, 4; Co-Captain Football 3, 4; Most
Valuable Back 3; Junior Basketball 3; Track
1, 2, 3, 4.
Bill McHugh ’64 presents John Eastman ’64 with his
award
John eastman ’64
Jr. Varsity Football 1; Varsity Football 2,
3, 4; Football Co-Captain 4; All District
Football 4; Varsity Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4;
Basketball Captain 3; Track 1, 2, 3; State
Track 3; All District Basketball 2, 3; All
Riverside Basketball 2, 3; Best All-Around
Athlete 3; All State Football, All State
Basketball; All State Track; Best All Around
Athlete (1963 & 1964); Most Valuable
Back (Football, 1963); Most Valuable
Basketball Player (1963 & 1964); Most
Valuable in Track and Field (1963 & 1964).
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Glenn Johnson Brady ’65 accepts her award from Linda
Trevino
Glenn Johnson brady ’65
Softball 1; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball
1, 2, 3, 4 (co-captain senior year);
Swimming 1, 2, 3, 4; 3-team award 1, 2, 3,
4; Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; Modern Dance
Squad Captain 1, 3; Squad Leader 1, 2, 3,
4; Intramural points leader: Junior year;
Most athletic (senior favorite) senior year.
St. Martin’s welcomes nominations
to the Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame
at any time before May 1 for the fall
ceremony, which is held in conjunction
with Homecoming week. Any individual or
team who was involved in interscholastic
athletics as a player, coach, athletic trainer
or administrator and who distinguished
himself or herself in any of these capacities
while at StM is eligible for selection.
Athletes should not have competed or have
been involved in any interscholastic sport
at St. Martin’s for at least 15 years prior
to being nominated. For more information
or to submit a nomination, please contact
Julie Talbot at (504) 736-9912 or Julie.
Talbot@stmsaints.com.
St. Martin’s is pleased to announce that
the fall 2008 induction ceremony will be
moved to the Solomon Theater so that our
Upper School students can share in this
inspiring event.

Holiday Cards 2007
Kimberly and James, children of Jim Rogers ’85
Maxwell James, son of Catherine Verlander Evans ’91
Allie (12), Graham (9), Hudson (5), children of Beau “Baltzer” LeJeune ’83
The Fournier family,
Emily Haycock
Fournier ’87.
Christian 2021,
Noah 2018, Luke
Cottage
Chase (11), Lexi (9), Riley (4), Reese (2), children of
Stacy McGeehan Ellefson ’89
The Debayle family, family of
Suzanne DeBayle ’77
William 2012 and Gerald
2015, sons of Michael ’79 and
Judy Becker Martin ’80
Keegan 2020, son of Ashley Cerise-Riley ’89
The Abbott family, Kendra O’Connell Abbott ’88. Kendra, Will, Blake, Cate, & John
The Head family, Stuart
Head ’85. Christine,
Sara (9), Camille (6),
and Cole (4)

1951
Class Agent: William T. Doswell, 275
Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201,
(413) 442-4448, Wmdoswell@aol.
com
1952
Want to be a class agent? Contact Julie
Talbot at 504-736-9912 or Julie.
Talbot@stmsaints.com.
1953
REUNION YEAR
Class Agent: Mrs. Kathleen Wolfe Kemp,
1224 West 20th Avenue, Covington, LA
70433, (985) 893-0884,kwkms@
bellsouth.net
1954
Class Agent: Mrs. Lucile Smart Hawkins,
1508 S. Vermont St. Covington, LA
70433, (985) 892-1915.
Eugenie Ricau Rocherolle now
has her own series of piano
publications with her current
publisher, Hal Leonard of
Milwaukee. Her biographical
profile under “Contemporary American
Women Composers” is included in the
2007 publication, THE WORLD
OF WOMEN IN CLASSICAL
MUSIC, by Dr. Anne K. Gray.
Eugenie is currently at work on a
commission for a trio for piano,
violin and cello from Chamber
Music Central of Westport,
CT. She will showcase her
newest piano publications at the
annual Music Teachers National
Association convention in Denver
in March.
1955
Class Agents: John Girault, 9 Maryland
Dr., New Orleans, LA 70124, (504)
484-7571, jgirault@cox.net.
Eric Phillpott, 1212 Aurora Avenue,
Metairie, LA 70005, (504)
837-6914, eddgcon@cox.net.
Bonnie Markle Broxson is still
recovering from back and hip
Scattered Saints
surgery and is thrilled that her son
Mike (’87), Suzanne and their two
kids Sydney (6) and Ben (4) have
moved back to Metairie. Sydney
is a third generation St. Martin
student.
1956
Class Agent: Rosemary Quinius Eyre,
400 South 4th Street, Pontchatoula, LA
70454, (985) 386-5822.
help in any way she can—long
distance. Bob Livingston and
wife, Bonnie welcomed, Katie
Livingston Kirchner, their 6th
grandchild, born October 24th,
2007.
1961
Class Agent: Mo Emory, 1212 Hesper
Ave., Metairie, LA 70005, (504)
828-7417.
1957
1962
Class Agent: Robert Wehrmann, 2511 St.
Charles Ave., Apt. 302, New Orleans,
LA 70130-5956, (504) 949-2008,
bobwehrmann@cox.net.
David Conner, captain of the
1957 StM Saints, tossed the coin
at the start of the 2007 StM
Homecoming game.
Class Agents: Judi Zatarain Greer,
1511 Metairie Road #9, Metairie,
LA 70005, (504) 524-3825,
jzginnola@hotmail.com.
Jim Marsalis, 706 Jefferson Pk.,
W., Jefferson, LA 70121, (504)
834-0169, jimmymars@cox.net.
1958
1963
REUNION YEAR
Class agents: Philip and Natalie James,
30 Stilt Street, New Orleans, LA
70124 (504) 288-8605, izones@
bellsouth.net.
REUNION YEAR
Class Agents: Ann Cunningham, 155
Bogey Drive, Abington, VA 24211,
(276) 356-1790, anncunningham1@
comcast.net.
The 50th Reunion is scheduled
for Spirit’s Party weekend,
May 9-11. May 9, 7:00 p.m.
Dinner at New Orleans Country
Club compliments of Donald
Hessemer.
Kathleen Kiker Parker, 2201 Houma
Blvd. #206, Metairie, LA 70003
(504)455-9495, kkpgraphics@aol.
com.
Chuck Wicks attended the
ordination of Fr. Jason Shelby
at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church,
1959
Class Agent: Mrs. Ellen Ryan Zimmern,
452 E. Fair Harbor Ln., Houston, TX
77079, (281) 870-0665, ellenz@
sbcglobal.net.
Warsaw, IN, on September 11,
2007. Kathleen Kiker Parker
(KK) has moved back to New
Orleans from Marietta, GA. Last
spring (2007) she was asked
to donate some of her time and
1960
services as a designer, writer, and
photographer to Team Memphis.
Class Agent: Mary Sue Nelson Roniger,
2108 Pine St., New Orleans, LA
70118-5417, (504) 866-6863,
jjroniger@aol.com.
Nancy Jenkins Kinser and
husband, George, now live in
Harpswell, Maine - about 45
minutes north of Portland, ME.
Nancy is hoping that a 50th
reunion is in the works, and will
Kathleen asks to please visit www.
memphislynnlafferty.com to
see how you can help Memphis
Lynn Lafferty, a 2 year old boy
who is a quad amputee, due to
a misdiagnosed case of bacterial
meningitis. All donations to
this strictly managed trust fund,
which provides and hopefully
will continue to provide for
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WORDS
by: Kathleen Kiker Parker ’63
What are words? Tiny pieces of colored
confetti blown by a whisper of a shout?
Carefully placed, precise type on a line?
Or could they be the exaltations, the
ordinary, and the tribulations of one's
existence?
There are the general to specific words that
tell us the facts, that instruct, that prod
our minds to expansion. These words
can teach us to cook, to build elaborate
machines, to think deeply, and to use our
creative gifts. They can help us to find
order in our lives and can induce personal
growth.
Next are words of promise, excitement,
and the future. Some are borne on simple
statements but nevertheless carry us to another
stage in life. "I do." "It's a boy!"
"You are hired!" Small words. Big clout.
There are words that fly in the breeze
on kite tails, that nip our feet with salty
waves, that sing of spring and summer
vacations. These are yells of delight,
belly busting ha ha's, and lilting soprano
melodies. These are the words of freedom,
playfulness, and pleasure. "Last one in is
a rotten egg!" "Whee!" "I love you."
Some words echo in the twisting and
narrow halls of my own mind. These
are sometimes the dark, harsh words that,
even as reverberations, never quite lose
their bite. They are the words of rejection,
of endings, and of spoken finality. "It's
over." "Goodbye." "Never again."
Words infuse our entire being. What
would we do without them? How would
we express our moods, feelings, and
thoughts in their absence? The next time
you see that little alphabetic character
we call a letter, think of its history, associations,
and possibilities. Consider the
impact that just this one little shape (and
its sounds) has had and will continue to
have on lives long after we are gone.

Hall family: Scott Hall ’90, Brandon 2010,
Justin (cottage), Kaitlyn (cottage)
Ellie and Jack Wood, children of Lindsey Jackson Wood ’87
Ainsley, daughter of Macy Unkauf Knox ’97
Liam (5), Mac (4), Sarah Cate (20 mths), children of Catherine Stoutz
Richie ’90
Holiday Cards 2007
Ricky, Stephanie Sumner’90, & Sumner Bass
Ansley, Jack, and Brent, children of Elizabeth Conway
Schwing ’91
David and Betsy, children of Shelby Snyder Hammer ’89
Rob Ayerst ’77 and family. (Allison, Lisa, Rob & Amanda)
Mary Kate & Cali, daughters of Hans Luetkemeier ’84
Caroline and
Carter, children of
Chip and Betsy
Erwin Pillow ’91

his enormous medical needs,
are handled by Helping Hands
Ministry. She adds that she can’t
fully describe in this update in
The Bell the importance of this
experience in her life.
1964
Class Agent: Bill McHugh
81309 Brightpenny Road, Bush,
LA 70431-2512, (985)
892-6734,wmchugh@williamrmcugh.
com
Deborah McCarthy Rhodus
led a team of volunteers from
St. Michael’s and All Angels
Episcopal Church in Dallas to
help with recovery efforts in
New Orleans. Celeste McAshan
Neuman and husband, Emler,
currently have 5 grandchildren
and one on the way in April. Her
nephew, Will McAshan, is a senior
at St. Martin’s.
1965
Class Agent: Gaynell Reese, 82 Oriole
Street, New Orleans, LA 70124,
(504) 283-6383, greese19@cox.net.
1966
Class Agent: Tommy Merrick, 4701
Pitt St., Apt. D, New Orleans,
LA 70115-4006, (504)
899-6589,tmerrick@canalbarge.com.
1967
Want to be a class agent? Contact Julie
Talbot at 504-736-9912 or Julie.
Talbot@stmsaints.com.
1968
REUNION YEAR
Class Agent: Michael McHugh, 835
Jefferson Heights Ave., Jefferson, LA
70121-1112, (504) 818-1553,
mmchugh478@bellsouth.net.
Bris Garrard Campbell’s
son, Patrick, and wife Melissa
Campbell had their first child,
Jackson Garrard Campbell (a boy)
Scattered Saints
on December 16th, 2007. This is
Bris’ first grandchild.
1969
Want to be a class agent? Contact Julie
Talbot at 504-736-9912 or Julie.
Talbot@stmsaints.com.
1970
Want to be a class agent? Contact Julie
Talbot at 504-736-9912 or Julie.
Talbot@stmsaints.com.
1971
Class Agent: Dr. Louise Harris
Saik, 211 Mulberry Dr., Metairie,
La 70005, (504) 831-3246,
Louise6677@aol.com.
Ty Cook and wife, Debbie live on
Hilton Head Island, SC. He is a
senior vice president with Smith
Barney where he has worked
for over 25 years. Ty has 2 sons
Taylor, 23 yrs old and Andy, 21
years old. He gets back to New
Orleans every Mardi Gras where
his parents and brother Jim ’77
still live.
1972
Class Agent: Elizabeth Pedrick Sartain,
149 Madera Avenue, San Carlos, CA
94070, (650) 610-3288, mslib5@
yahoo.com.
1973
REUNION YEAR
Class Agents: Adolphus & Melanie
Fanning Dunn, 8828 Brentfield Road,
Huntersville, NC 28078-5817,
(704) 987-1237, adolphus.w.dunn@
aexp.com.
Wendy Schulz Ruckman, 228 St.
Charles Ave. Suite 1418, New Orleans,
LA 70130, (504) 283-7457,
wsruckman@yahoo.com.
Bill Wooten and wife Mercy are
having a ball playing with their
first grandchild that was born
last May, Lucas Santiago Fraga-
Kuebler. Denise LeTard Casey
Cathryn Abbott Jones ‘85 and her children
in London.
is temporarily transplanted back
to New Orleans to be with
her mother while undergoing
estimated 6 months of
chemo. Wendy Schultz Ruchman
is a French teacher and Librarian
for grades K-7 at a Mission
Nativity School in NOLA
called The Good Shepherd.
Her husband, Doug, still works
hard as a CPA; and their son,
Christian, is a freshman playing
football and drums at Newman.
Also, for those francophiles
(you know who you are!) this
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Cathryn Jones ‘85 and Bill Rosenbaum
catch up during Bill’s visit to London.

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Keiffer Bartlett Ary, son of Brian Ary
’82.
Sabrina Grace, daughter of Bonnie Jean
Baber ’83
Greta, daughter of Glenn Solomon ’84
summer Wendy visited her French
exchange from ’73, Francois, at
his home in Montelimar. Wendy
recalls her StM year book said
“I would swim the ocean for....”
Dolf and Lannie Dunn had an
exciting ’07. Dolf opened a new
office for his Financial Planning
business with Ameriprise Financial
and hired a junior associate as
well as a Marketing Director.
Lannie completed the MBA/
MHA dual degree program with
Pfeiffer University. As part of
the program, Dolf and Lannie
traveled to Europe for the first
time. While Lannie was in class
learning about International
Healthcare, Dolf (and sometimes
Lannie, too) enjoyed 10 days in
London, a week in Germany, and
a week in Austria. A short plane
ride to Italy from Germany gave
the two a week of real vacation
– and they’re ready to go back!
Corinne Sullivan Arrowood and
husband Doug live in Mandeville
LA. Both of their sons were
married this past year, their second
daughter Kristen had her second
child (a girl, Kressley)—now she
has one of each. Their oldest son’s
wife is expecting their first child.
This will make 6 grandchildren
(plus 4 step grandchildren).
Linda Hulmes Sleet lives with
her husband Randy in San Diego,
CA. Randy is director of preclinical
drug development at
Acadia Pharmaceuticals, a small
biotech in San Diego, and Linda
is a medical surveillance specialist
and reviews lab results for clinical
trials at Quintiles. They play 2
person beach volleyball every Sat
and Sun morning for about 2-3
hrs. Both of Linda’s kids now live
CA—daughter is in LA and her
son is in the Navy stationed a Pt.
Mugu, south of Santa Barbara.
One step-son lives in CT and the
other in Wilmington, NC. Leslie
Holtzman is still trying to figure
out what to do when she grows
up, and still misses New Orleans!
1974
Class Agent: Walter F. Becker, Jr., 33
Newcomb Blvd., New Orleans, 70118,
(504) 866-0078, becker@chaffe.com.
Walter Becker is currently a
partner at Chaffe McCall, LLP
law firm in New Orleans
and was recently elected to the
Sugar Bowl Committee. Steve
McCollam was president of the
Georgia Orthopaedic Society in
2006, president of the Georgia
Society of Surgery of the Hand
in 2005, sits on the Board of
Directors of Piedmont Hospital,
has been an oral board examiner
for the American Board of
Orthopaedic Surgery, a reviewer
for the Journal of Bone and Joint
Surgery, and was recently elected
to the Board of Councilors
of the American Academy of
Orthopedic Surgeons. He travels
to Haiti annually to volunteer
at Hospital Albert Schweitzer.
Cynthia Phillips Schmidt and
her daughter Brooke Conroy ’05
have founded the Ashley Conroy
’03 Foundation. They, along with
the rest of the foundation, will be
awarding the first scholarship this
spring. For more information
visit www.ashleysfoundation.org.
Dale Evans Synergist is an ICU
nurse in the White Mountains of
Arizona. Her husband, Mike is a
medical technologist at the same
hospital: Summit Healthcare in
Show Low, AZ. Dale’s daughter
Sara (25 yrs. Old) is in ultrasound
school in Houston, TX.
1976
Class Agent: Wally Porter, 3808 Clear
view Pkwy., Metairie, LA 70006,
(504) 455-6908, LondonWP@aol.
com.
1977
Class Agent: Anne Marie Landreaux,
13604 Lone Rider Trail 104, Austin,
TX 78738, (504) 837-2529,
ams@rike.com.
1978
REUNION YEAR
Class Agent: Evelyn Fried Lazear, 2218
McClendon, Houston, TX 77030,
(713) 942-9999, freedomknot@
gmail.com.
The class is celebrating their 40th
Reunion.
1979
Class Agent: Carolyn Ashby Cooke, 103
Chula Place, Mandeville, LA 70471,
(504) 845-4679, cackie103@charter.
net.
1980
Class Agents: Tara Schultz Carvin,
9625 Stoney Ridge Lane, Apharetta, GA
30022, (770) 992-5050,tscarv@
bellsouth.net.
Jack Gordon, 1930 S. Dupre Street,
New Orleans, LA, 70125.
Eric L. Holtzman, 21 Richmond Place,
New Orleans, LA (504) 861- 9155,
1975
eric.holtzman@bellsouth.com.
Class Agent: Martha A. Jones, 239 10th Amy Sandridge, Weill Cornell Medical
Street, New Orleans, LA 70124, (504) College, P.O. Box 24144, Doha, Qatar,
488-6760, poppymillyjones@aol.com. (+974) 492-8318, ams2023@
qatarmetd.cornell.edu
1981
Class Agent: Karen O’Meallie Gundlach,
1617 Nashville, Avenue, New Orleans,
LA 70115, and (504) 866-6054.

1982
Want to be a class agent? Contact Julie
Talbot at 504-736-9912 or Julie.
Talbot@stmsaints.com.
Brian Ary and wife welcomed a
son, Keiffer Bartlett Ary, born
August 17, 2006.
1983
REUNION YEAR
Class Agent: John Burlingame, 1515
Stanford Place, Charlotte, NC 28207,
(704) 375-3113, jburlingame@
carolina.rr.com
The 25th Class Reunion is
scheduled for Spirits Party
weekend, May 9-11. For more
information contact Stephanie
George Hosmer (205) 602-3709.
Bonnie Jean Baber had a
beautiful baby girl, Sabrina Grace,
on October 24, 2007.
1984
Class Agents: Peyton Pettit Greene, 1409
Homestead Ave., Metairie, LA 70005,
(504) 835-9543, PeytonG00@cox.
net.
Hans Luetkemeier, 3908 Camp Street,
New Orleans, LA 70115, (504)
895-3355, hansl@cox.net.
Alexis (Lex) Brown Whalen gave
birth to Sophie Norah Whalen
on Oct 9, 2007. She and her
husband Chris, son Oscar (3)
and Sophie are all doing well
and living in Stone Mountain,
GA. Margaret, wife of Glenn
Solomon gave birth to a baby
girl, Gretchen “Greta,” on Oct 27,
2007. Aimee Altschul Fretwell
writes that she had wonderful
experience as a yMCA volunteer
for Broward County. After the
event the CEO hired her part-time
as the Special Events Coordinator.
She really enjoys bringing her
family to the y and working
with them to help build “strong
kids, strong families and strong
communities”. Jacob is 5 1/2 and
Scattered Saints
is in Kindergarden, reading like
crazy and playing soccer. Kailey,
4 is enjoying singing to Hannah
Montana and will start soccer in
February. Melissa Lewis Salus is
a nurse at East Jefferson General
Hospital. Oldest son Joshua is a
freshman at Vanderbilt University.
Daughter Taylor is a junior at
StM and keeps Melissa very
busy! Taylor is class president,
cheerleading captain and very
active in everything St. Martin’s.
Her team placed 3rd in their 1st
ever cheerleading competition in
Lafayette and 1st in their latest
competition in New Orleans. Brett
is in the 5th grade at Newman
and plays on the CSA travel soccer
team. They travel year round
throughout LA, MS, Alabama and
Florida for games. Meg Salem was
the Corcoran Group Real Estate
East End Rookie of the year.
1985
Class Agents: Jim Rogers, 3 Shadow
Lane, Metairie, LA 70005, (504)
834-5225, James.Rogers@arlaw.com.
Monique Detraz-Kinler and
husband Doug had their second
son on March 5, 2007. His name
is Clay Charles Kinler and is very
lucky to have a wonderful five year
old big brother, Jack.
1986
Class Agent: Norma Jean McClain, 213
Geranium Street, Metairie, LA 70005,
(504) 832-9017, normajmcclain@
hotmail.com.
Christi Page Paine has competed
in 4 marathons over the past 2
years and recently qualified for the
Boston Marathon, which she plans
to run in April of this year.
Hilary Jackson married Michael
Gambale in May of 2007. They
currently reside in Alexandria,
VA. Lynn Yeldell relocated
to Austin, TX after Katrina.
She is doing great!! She just
received an award at work for
outstanding performance and has
been traveling quite a bit. Her
most recent trip was to French
Polynesia. Diann Pelias is living in
Anderson, SC with her husband,
John, and three sons. She is
working with her children’s school
to develop one of the nation’s
few Montessori High Schools.
Dominique Brown Giordano
continues to be recognized for
her fabulous jewelry designs. Her
Magazine Street jewelry store is
doing well. Dom, her husband,
Chuck and their three children
will be moving to Old Metairie
soon. They are building a house
that should be complete this
spring. Paul Vining works for
Chevron, has four kids, and lives
in Covington. John Calhoun has a
son and lives Uptown.
1987
Class Agent: Rachal Gately Moriarty,
210 Sena Drive, Metairie, LA 70005,
(504) 831-4018, rgmoriarty@
bellsouth.net.
Lacy Williams Rabe, 230 Midway
Drive, River Ridge, LA 70123, (504)
737-2636, lacerabe@cox.net
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Barbara Delchamps Bossier ’82 and
her daughter Ashley ’16 with Katherine
Combe ’16
Wes Dieth, son of Suzie Shaw Dieth ’92
and Edmund Dieth ’93

Taylor (8), Alexandra (3), Kallen (5),
children of Jill Vedros Mutavdzic ’91
The Wagners
The Griffith family, Jason Griffith ’94
(Jason, Jessica, Jocelyn, Jolie)
Holiday Cards 2007
The Perret
family, family
of Jonathan
Perret ’99
The Luckett family, Kelly Norwood Luckett ’92
Christopher and
Caitlin, children
of Rachel Wittich
Edwards ‘87
Amelia (5)
and Conley (2)
children of Andre’
Berot Spring ’84
The Armstrongs,
family of Liz Martin
Armstrong ’78
The Hilds, Mac,
Maggie. Family of
Allan Hild ’82

1988
REUNION YEAR
Class Agents: Lynne Churchill Renshaw,
4107 Markham St., Houston, TX
77027, (713) 892-8382, Lrensh@
hotmail.com.
Charles Schaefer, 55 Stetson Avenue,
Corte Madera, CA 94925, (415)
383-2036 charles.schaefer@comcast.net.
The 20th Class Reunion is
scheduled for Friday, May 9 at
7 p.m. at the home of André
Thionville. Kirk Talbot proudly
announces election as the State
Representative for District 78.
1989
Class Agents: Ruth Mora Marshall,
5213 Sanford Street, Metairie,
LA 70006, (504) 304-0596,
ruthanalise@aol.com
Charlee Marshall Williamson, 5316
Chestnut St., New Orleans, LA 70115,
(504) 861-3809, cwilliamson@
newolearns-food.com.
Stephen Huber and his wife,
Shannon, gave birth on October
29th to their second child,
Russell O’Neill Huber, 8lbs. 2oz.
Jennifer Rees Druckenmiller
lives in the Atlanta area with her
husband, David, who is a video
producer. Jennifer home schools
her 3 children, Hope 9, Anna 7,
and Drew 5. Charlee Marshall
Williamson received an M.B.A.
from Tulane’s Freeman School of
Business. Charlee and husband
Richard celebrated with a monthlong
trip to China, Japan and
Thailand.
1990
Class Agents: Sally Schuber Belenky
1850 Volberg Street, NW, Atlanta, GA
30318, (404) 351-2443, belenkys@
belsouth.net.
Kelly Petro Bridgforth, 3855 Bridgforth
Rd., Olive Branch, MS 38654,
(662) 893-4250, Kelly.bridgforth@
butlersnow.com.
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Ian Verschuren and wife had
a baby boy, Quintin Alexander
Verschuren. Chad D. Cooper ran
his first marathon, the PF Changs
Rock-n-Roll marathon in Phoenix
in 5 hours and 12 minutes.
1991
Class Agent: Sam Dunn, 4132 St.
Charles, Apt. B2, New Orleans, 70115,
(504) 813-2844, sammyd22e@
hotmail.com.
Ashley Koerner Turner had a
baby boy, James Harrison Turner.
Erika Washington who lives in
Pensacola and Laura Bailey who
lives in Bloomington, IN, visited
Lesley Crawford Costner for a
weekend in Houston for a New
years Eve party. Lesley is busy
doing triathlons—placed 7th
in her last one and will do the
Quarter Iron this year!
1992
Class Agent: Jennifer Adams, 55 Beverly
Garden Drive, Metairie, LA 70001,
(504) 828-6793, jadams@dkslaw.
com.
Suzie Shaw Dieth and her
husband Edmund Dieth ’93
moved to Fort Worth, TX, where
Suzie works from home as a
senior business analyst for Reliant
Energy. Their son, Edmond
Wesley, was born in December.
Kelly Norwood Luckett gave birth
to a baby girl, Elizabeth Catherine,
on her birthday, September 12,
2007. Mike Odom’s wife, Holly,
gave birth to their son, Jacob
Joseph in December. He weighed
8 lbs. 3 oz. and was 20 inches
long.
1993
REUNION YEAR
Class Agents: Katie Faught, 5100
Purdue Dr., Metairie, LA 70003,
(504) 887-6977, kpfaught@yahoo.
com.
Steve Griffith, 421 Octavia St.,
New Orleans, LA 70115, (504)
899-4442, sgriffith@bakerdonelson.
com.
Nikki Corcoran Jordan, 10545
Longmeadow Drive, Dallas, TX,
75238, nchrisjordan@aol.com.
Edmund Dieth and his wife
Suzie Shaw Dieth ’92 moved to
Fort Worth, TX, where Edmund
is a project manager for the
United States Judiciary in the
Northern District of Texas. Their
son, Edmond Wesley, was born
in December. Erin E. Durbin
recently took a position with
Children’s Hospital of Illinois as
Program Coordinator with their
Advocacy Department. Erin will
be working with a number of
the hospital’s pediatric safety and
injury prevention programs as well
as serving as the leader of their
ambassador program for young
professionals. In addition to her
career change, Erin continues to
be active in the theatre community
in Peoria, serving on the Peoria
Players Board of Directors and
playing “Rosie” in a recent
production of Bye Bye Birdie.
Erin also had the opportunity
to serve as the mentor for the
winter marathon group for Team
and Training, a group that runs
marathons and half marathons to
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Erika Washington ’91, Laura Bailey ’91,
and Lesley Crawford Costner ’91 visit in
Houston during a New Years Eve party.
Santiago Cooper, son of Chad Cooper ’90
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Lise Andersson Logan, ’93, the BIFF
2007 poster designer signs her poster.
Allison Grace Deutcsh at her first Mardi
Gras, age 6 months old. Allison is the
daughter of Leigh Adams Deutcsh ’94
and Arthur Deutcsh.
benefit the Leukemia
and Lymphomia
Society. Last year Erin
completed her first
half marathon with the
group at Walt Disney
World. Paige Nolan
has her hands full with
new twins Ryan Eva
McDonnell and Maris
Clare McDonnell. Lise
Andersson Logan
created the logo, the poster, and
all the tickets for the Bahamas
Film Festival.
1994
Class Agent: Jason Griffith, 2422 Templi
Scotia, Henderson NV, 89044, (702)
650-5011, jason@dejoyagriffith.com.
Holly Mills Welsh and husband
Jamie bought an 1854 Grade
2 conservation protected home
almost 2 years ago and are still
in the process of renovating it.
Holly says it’s a great project, but
takes a lot of patience. Jamie and
Holly came back for Mardi Gras
this year along with a few British
friends. Liz Getten Atwood and
husband, Chad, welcomed twin
boys, Hobs and Lee. The family
will be moving to Nashville, TN
this spring. David Bellard and
wife Suzy had their 2nd little boy,
Kirk Nicholas Bellard.
1995
Class Agents: Bill Schroeder, 3102
Funston Street, Austin, TX 78703
William.Schroeder@gmail.com.
Cindy Perret , P.O. Box 226 River
Road, Edgard, LA 70049, (225)
658-6481, Trblqueen@aol.com.
Cindy Perret graduated from
LSU with her second master’s
degree last summer. She holds a
Masters of Science in Vocational
Education and a Masters of
Education in Educational
Leadership. Currently, she is
teaching technology literacy at
Jackson Middle School in East
Feliciana Parish. Cindy is an
administrative intern handling
most student behavior issues at
the school. She has 2 kids, both
labs: Honey and Peanut. Honey
and Cindy have entered several
hunting retriever tests and Honey
has a Started Hunting Retriever
Title. Deepak Chakravarty is
living in Austin and attending
UT for his MBA. Saheel
Godiwala moved to San Francisco
and was recently married. Wendy
Manard was married and lives
outside San Diego. Riaz Ali is
married and living in DC while
finishing graduate school at
Georgetown. Wes Marchal and
his wife Lauren welcomed the
arrival of their twins, Carolina
Kate and Griffin James on
12/18/2007. Carolina came
in at 5lbs, 2.7ozs and 18 inches
tall. Griffin came in at 5lbs, 12ozs
and 19-1/4 inches tall. Ashley
Hall Williams and Charles have
a 22 month old named Andrew
Chase who goes by Drew. After
she had Drew, Ashley sold her
boutique and is now a stay at
home mom. Jeff Williams is living
in DC and working with GWU as
a fellow in pulmonary and critical
care medicine. He is married to
Audrey Glynn Williams and they
have two children. Catherine
Logan Thomas Bickley, son of Ryan Ann
Murphy Bickley ’96
Elizabeth Catherine (4 months),
daughter of Kelly Norwood Luckett ’92
Garvey MacMahon was included
in a group show at A.I.R. Gallery
in Chelsea (NyC). Catherine is
currently traveling Japan with
the Textiles Society of America
studying “Fibers of Japan.” More
of her work is available on her
website, www.catherinemacmahon.
com. Matt Francis and Billy
Schroeder volunteered in New
Orleans to help with rebuilding
efforts. Billy completed his masters
in mental health counseling in
Austin and was married to Bonnie
Owens. Liev Thames had her
second child. Joanne Close was
married and lives in New Orleans
where she is working on her
Masters of Wine.
Alysson Bratina is living in
Colorado and doing a clinical
rotation for Physical Therapy, but
actually attending school at Duke
in NC, getting a Doctorate in PT.
Jeff Elizardi lives in DC and
works in large scale commercial
development and has two children.
Beth Huber is still in New york

and working with The Economist.
Tristan Rappold is living in
New Orleans and working with
Miller Brewing Company as a
regional account representative.
Adam Kartzke lives in Austin and
buys and renovates houses for a
living. Mark Wolf was married.
Alex Husserl is a doctor in New
Orleans. Ashley Baier Schultz,
her husband, and 2 year old
daughter Campbell is 2 years old
and they are currently living in
Connecticut but will be moving
to Chicago this summer for
her husband’s job. She reports
they are very excited about
this opportunity! John Reilly
Thomason is living in Houston
working as the Director of Land
Development for D. R. Horton,
Inc. He married Renee Guilloud,
an attorney from Houston, on
October 28, 2006. Christina
Murphy Hayes is living in New
Orleans, married Eddy Hayes,
and is currently working at
Howard Weil along with Jason
Conway. Brad Glaser owns
a marketing communications
company in New Orleans. Rishi
Anand is finishing his Cardiology
residency at Ochsner Hospital
and will be moving to Baltimore
for a fellowship. Louis Smith is
finishing his radiology fellowship
at Emory this June and will
be going to Duke (Durham,
NC) this July to do a oneyear
neuroradiology residency.
Staci James Kearney was married
in June in Sonoma, CA, to Dan
Kearney. Staci lives in Denver
where she is working on her
PhD in infectious disease at the
University of Colorado Medical
School. Stephanie Jones Lindley
and husband Courtney Lindley
are proud to announce the birth
of their daughter, Addison Grace
Lindley. She was born on October
28, 2007 at 7:06 pm. She was 6
Scattered Saints
pounds, 11 ounces and 19 inches
long. They live in Dallas, Texas.
Brooke Bailey Stuckey lives
in Houston and is working for
an interior decorator. Her child
Whitten will be two in March.
Ben Prevost lives in Atlanta and
had a daughter in May. He works
at the law firm DLA Piper. Duke
Kerrigan moved to Austin from
Houston several months ago
with his job. He works for Hines
Real Estate group. Dominick
Bartolotta lives in Austin and is
an equity trader. Porter Holden
moved back to New Orleans and
is working at a consulting firm.
Sharon McDaniel Griffith and her
husband moved to the Naples/
Fort Myers area of Florida last
August. They have a 2 1/2 year
old named Jack. Ross Longo
moved from Houston where he
worked as a commercial litigator
for 4 years and now lives in Dallas
and works in commercial real
estate as a broker.
1996
Class Agent: Stacy Weber Houston,
10151 Betty Jane Lane, Dallas, TX
75229, (214) 366-3120, Stacy.
houston@att.net.
Carole L. Osbourne, 35 Ivy Ridge,
N.E., Atlanta, GA 30342, (404)
915-6261, carolemiranne@earthlink.
net.
Andrea Stella Andersson was
married to John Edward Cable
on November 10th, 2007 in
New Orleans. In attendance at
the wedding were Coleen Kenny
Eastman, Alecia Fiorenza
Holinga, Tori Hodges Vartanian,
Sarah Beth Odom Downey,
Wesley Rolston, Michelle Kenny
Randall ’93 and, of course, the
bride’s sisters—Lise Andersson
Logan ’93 and Dita Andersson
Everett ’90. Andrea and John
reside in New york City, where
Andrea is finishing her doctoral
degree in English
Literature and
John works
in investment
banking.
1997
Class Agent: Steven
Sherman, 2715
Kansas Avenue,
Kenner, LA 70062
(504) 463-0278,
lsusherm1997@
yahoo.com.
1998
REUNION YEAR
Class Agents: Stephanie
Caine, 39300
Medallion Court, Apt 620, Farmington
Hills, MI 48331, (248) 788-1461,
sacaine@hotmail.com.
Nihal Tijas Godiwala, 15 Pearl St.,
Apt. 7, Cambridge, MA 02139-4079,
(212) 965-5119, nihalgodiwala@
hotmail.com
Andrea Roohi Bonnette, 200 Papworth
Ave., Metairie, LA 70005, (504)
837-2470, Arbonnette@bellsouth.net.
Michelle McDaniel Davis and her
husband had a baby boy, Walker
James Davis, on September 12,
2007. Amanda Abrams married
Benjamin Dorfman in New
Orleans on October 13, 2007.
Marci Juneau and Alisa Baum
were bridesmaids in her wedding.
Also in attendance were Nihal
Godiwala, Andrew Chrestman,
KK Martinez, Elise Dicharry, and
Katie Wester-Neal.
1999
Class Agents: Malain McCormick, 4729
34th Street, Apt. B, San Diego, CA ,
mmccormick@eliteracing.com.
Brittany Olson, 4429 St. Charles,
Ave., New Orleans, LA 70115, (504)
891-1876, bmolson1@aol.com.
Jessica Resignola Skelly, 3915 St. Charles
Ave., #409, New Orleans, LA 70115,
Jessica.Skelly@yahoo.com.
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Sarah Jones ’04 celebrating at the
USMMA Ring Dance after receiving her
class ring from the USMMA

Grayson and Christian,
sons of Lauren Vedros
Myers ‘89
Holiday Cards 2007
The Redmond family, Cara Macy Redmond ’83. (Peter, Cara,
Ava & Anton.)
The Favaloro family, David ’85 and
Laura Favaloro ’85. (Courtney &
Allison)
Mallory and Madelyn, daughters of Aimee
Miranne Small ’92
Eric and Emily, children of Ann Fleetwood Poelma ’76
Mason, Anna and Katie children
of Lisa Arensman Schilling ’89
The Kinler family, Monique
Detraz-Kinler ’85
The Labouisse family,
Charlie Labouisse ’95.
(Charlie, Jennifer, Anna,
& Mary)
The Cogroves family, family of Annette Hickham Cosgrove ’80
Clara (6) and Lilly (4), daughters of Lacy Williams Rabe ’87

Jessica Resignola Skelly and her
husband, Bill, have just recently
moved back to New Orleans. She
is working at the Ritz-Carlton,
New Orleans as the Manager of
Meetings and Special Events.
2000
Class Agents: Ondina Canales, 2480
16th Street, NW Apt.203, Washington,
DC, 20009, ondina.canales@gmail.com
Sara Tuuri Coleman, 6060 Village
Bend, Apt. 3165, Dallas, TX, (214)
394-8647, Stc042000@utdallas.edu
Zachary Wool, 20-22 Prince Street,
Apt. 9, New York, NY, 10012, (504)
885-8853, zacharywool@gmail.com.
2001
Class Agents: Jessica L. Boe,
Birmingham-Southern College, P.O. Box
540057, Birmingham, AL 35254,
(504) 391-2005, jess_boe@yahoo.
com.
David Christian, 1075 Peachtree Walk
NE, Apt A., Atlanta, GA 30309,
(504) 738-5753.
Lauren Malone, 3369 Antoine Wattigny
Blvd., Kenner, LA (504) 467-2030,
lamalone@loyno.edu.
Ashley Mohrmann, 4 Sanctuary Lane,
Metairie, LA 70006, akmohrmann@
yahoo.com.
Jonny Coleman is a painter/
collager and gallerist. After
launching Found Gallery (formerly
the Orphanage Gallery) with John
Schwartz in Silverlake in 2006,
he curates, co-manages/co-owns,
and continues to paint obsessively.
Jonny is currently juggling several
collaborative efforts and working
on several new bodies of work
concurrently, consequently driving
him mad, meanwhile preparing for
the launch of an LA-Ny art zine,
http://www.artrant.com, which
he will edit. Jonny studied film
production and studio arts at the
University of Southern California,
and has since been involved in
Scattered Saints
several short films/music videos
and has been commissioned to
storyboard several films (including
West Bank Story). Ben Janke
married Elizabeth Ogden at
Christ Church Cathedral on
December 29, 2007. Rev. Gedge
Gayle officiated the ceremony.
Ross Hogan served as the best
man, Clayton Eiswirth was a
groomsman and Dave Huston
was an usher. The bride’s sisters,
Jeanne Ogden ’90 and Anne
Ogden ’92, were both her maids
of honor.
2002
Class Agents: John Caine, 1442 Steuart,
Baltimore, MD, 21230, (504)
340-2785, jcaine@vt.edu.
Lindsey Greer, 73 Nassau Avenue,
Kenner, LA 70065, (504)
443-2738, GreerLD@gmail.com
David Coons, Wake Forest University,
P.O. Box 6543, Winston-Salem, NC
27109, coondc2@wfu.edu.
Cally McCall Burgess is
married to Ben Burgess, who is
a youth pastor in Birmingham,
Alabama. They have recently
moved from Myrtle Beach,
S.C. Cally is currently teaching
kindergarten. Brett Vogt moved
to Chicago, IL in September
to accept a role with The
Cullie Group, a construction
management firm.
2003
REUNION YEAR
Class Agents: Sadiha Ahmed, 54
Granada Drive, Kenner, LA 70065,
(504) 443-2506, sbahmed@loyno.
edu.
John Baker, 30 Chateau Rothchild
Drive, Kenner, LA 70065, (504)
466-4483, jbake24@lsu.edu.
Dimitri Loupakos, 121 Ruffled Feathers
Drive, Lemont, IL, Dloupako@indiana.
edu.
Jonathan Lu, 809 Roseland Pkwy.,
Harahan, LA 70123, (504)
738-1850,Lu2007@alumni.rice.edu.
2004
Want to be a class agent? Contact Julie
Talbot at 504-736-9912 or Julie.
Talbot@stmsaints.com.
Jill McCall is a Senior Honor
Roll/Dean’s list Biology major
at Rhodes College in Memphis.
She has recently earned a very
respectable MCAT score and has
applied to 11 medical schools
primarily throughout the South,
including L.S.U., Tulane, L.S.U.-
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Left to right. Katherine Martinez ‘98,
Marci Juneau ‘98, Ben Dorfman, groom,
Elise Dicharry ‘98, Andy Chrestman ‘98,
and Nihal Godiwala ‘98. The bottom
row, from L to R is: Katie Wester ‘98,
Amanda Abrams ’98, bride, and Alisa
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Left to right: Friends from ’05 celebrate
at Lizzie Burck’s deb party – Barrett
Bass, Garet Patterson, Colleen Gravley,
Caroline Wilson ‘07, Charles Gariepy,
Anna Coons, Jessica Wise, and Neema
Patel. Front, left to right: Brooke Conroy,
Katie Weidner, Lizzie Burck, and Ruth
Stedman
Shreveport, Baylor, Vanderbilt,
University of Alabama/
Birmingham; George Washington
and four others in Tennessee and
the Carolinas. Jill’s summer of
2007 included a week in London,
a family vacation in Gatlinburg,
TN and an internship at St. Jude’s
Children’s Research Hospital in
Memphis. At this time she has her
goal set on a career in pediatrics,
and has already worked with a
Memphis pediatrician as a part
time intern/assistant. Sarah
Jones returned to USMMA
for her senior year in June and
took the position as third in
command of the student body
(the regiment). As the Regimental
Operations Officer (ROPS) Sarah
was in charge of any event which
took place on or off campus
involving the participation of at
least 70% of the students. The
largest event was the USMMA
vs. USCGA football game in
New London, CT which involved
moving 700 students, faculty, and
alumni in 9 buses to the Coast
Guard Academy and back. Other
big events have been receiving
her class ring, placing 3rd in the
largest crew regatta in the world,
and going home for Christmas for
the first time in three years. Sarah
is set to graduate June 16th with a
degree in Logistics and Intermodal
Transportation, an honors
concentration in Leadership and
Ethics, a Coast Guard License as a
Third Mate for unlimited tonnage,
and a commission in either the
Army or Navy for aviation.
2005
Class Agent: Anna Coons, Rhodes Box
1308, 200 North Pkwy., Memphis, TN
38112, (504) 554-1667, cooam@
rhodes.edu.
Joey Schwertz was awarded the
Scott-Windham Scholarship
from the LSU Department of
Biomedical Engineering for his
demonstrated leadership and
management capabilities, as well
as his intense interest in business,
agriculture, mechanization, and
education. Neej Patel was recently
named President of the Alpha
Epsilon chapter of Kappa Sigma
Fraternity at the University of
Pennsylvania. Many members of
the Class of 2005 have chosen
to spend a semester abroad
this year. Some participants
include: Lisette deBoisblanc
who studied in Florence, Italy;
Anna Coons who studied at
Oxford University in England;
Frances Derby who studied in
Aix-en-Provence, France; and
Ruth Stedman who is currently
in Seville, Spain. Spencer Wool
attended a week-long tour of
New york City with the Emory
University Goizueta Business
School. He, along with other
students concentrating in finance
and accounting, toured many of
the marketing and finance firms
in New york. Members of the
Class of 2005 gathered December
26, 2007 to honor Lizzie Burck
at her debutante party held at
Redfish Grill in New Orleans.
Brooke Conroy has been working
hard as president and co-founder
of the Ashley Soule Conroy ’03
Foundation. She, along with the
rest of the foundation, will be
awarding the first scholarship this
spring. For more information, visit
www.ashleysfoundation.org.
2006
Class Agent: James Pfeiffer, james.
pfeiffer@gmail.com.
2007
Class Agents: Kate Hoolahan, paulh@
sugarbowl.org.
Sarah Beth Pansano: sbnp89@gmail.com.
Lauren Waters: lewater@emory.edu.

The Wroten family, Victoria “Vicky” Garcia Wroten ’81
The Powell family, Linda Kimble Powell ’73
Holiday Cards 2007
Anna Beth ’19 and Michael, children of Kirk Talbot ’88
The Bozeman family, Ashley Woods Bozeman ’85. (Ashley,
Travis, and Ella)
The Woods family, Pearce ’87, Christy, Cameron
Chatelain ’12, Kate (George Cottage) and Norah
The Robins family, Lisette Breaux Robins,
’81
Katherine ’11 and Jefferson ’14, children
of Anne Dunlap Honeywell ’83

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Clay Charles Kinler son of Monique
Detraz-Kinler ’85
Addison Grace Lindley, daughter of
Stephanie Jones Lindley ’95
Ana Elizabeth Thomas, daughter of David
and Elizabeth Wanek Thomas ’94, granddaughter
of Carolyn Wanek
BIRTHS
Keiffer Bartlett Ary, born August
17, 2006, son of Brian Ary ’82
Sabrina Grace Baber, born
October 24, 2007, daughter of
Bonnie Jean Baber ’83
Gretchen “Greta” Neuhoff
Solomon, October 27, 2007,
daughter of Glenn Solomon ’84
Sophie Norah Whalen, October 9,
2007, daughter of Alexis Brown
Whalen ’84
Clay Charles Kinler, born on
March 5, 2007, son of Monique
Detraz Kinler ’85
Russell O’Neill Huber, son of
Stephen Huber ’89
Quintin Alexander Verschuren,
born January 24, 2007, son of Ian
Verschuren ’90
James Harrison Turner, born on
October 15, 2007, son of Ashley
Koerner Turner ’91
Sarah Mae Bowman, born on
November 2, 2007, daughter of
David Bowman ’92
Edmund Wesley “Wes” Dieth,
born December 11, 2007, son
of Suzie Shaw Dieth ’92 and
Edmund Dieth ’93
Elizabeth Catherine Luckett, born
on September 12, 2007, daughter
of Kelly Norwood Luckett ’92
Jacob Joseph, born December 18,
2007, son of Mike Odom ’92
Ryan Eva McDonnell and Maris
Clare McDonnell, born on April
14, 2007, daughters of Paige
Nolan ’93
Kirk Nicholas Bellard, son of
David Bellard ’94
Hobs and Lee Atwood, born on
September 26, 2007, Liz Getten
Atwood ’94
Addison Grace Lindley, born
October 28, 2007, daughter of
Stephanie Jones Lindley ’95
Logan Thomas Bickley, born
October 26, 2007 son of Ryan
Ann Murphy Bickley ’96
Ava Elizabeth Thomas, born on
January 15, 2008, daughter of
Elizabeth Wanek Thomas ’94
Annie Archer Downey, born on
February 7, 2008, daughter of
Sarah Beth Odom Downey ’96
Walker James Davis, born on
September 12, 2007, son of
Michelle McDaniel Davis ’98
W e d d i n g s
Manishi Prasad ’92 and Rohit
Mehrotra, November 3, 2007
Andrea Stella Andersson ’96 and
John Edward Cable, November
10, 2007
Amanda Abrams ’98 and
Benjamin Dorfman, October 13,
2007
Ben Janke ’01 and Elizabeth
Ogden, December 29, 2007
M e M o r i a l s
Joyce Appel, mother of Conrad
Appel, grandmother of Whitney
Appel 2015 and Connor Appel
2013
Jane Byrd Ruffin Ayerst,
mother of Robert Ayerst ’77 and
Elizabeth Ayerst Alquist ’78
Bradley Culver Banks, husband
of Robin Baber Banks ’82
Edna Vicknair Becnel, grandmother
of Becket Becnel ’83,
Bradley Becnel ’96, Meghan Becnel
’98 and Ryan Becnel ’05
Robert “Bobby” Bowers ’59
Wilfred Louis Bush, father of
Winnie Wendel, Controller
John Anthony Day, grandfather
of Zachery Day ’20
Doug Hagestad ’61
Ann Hoffman, mother of
Katherine Hoffman ’76, George
Hoffman ’78, Virginia Hoffman
’81, and Lawrence Hoffman ’82
Sheila Monahan Lee ’61
Joseph Lynn, son of Dwight and
Jane Lynn, Food Services
Stephanie Dent Manget ‘58
daughter of the late Daniel T.
Manget, founding Board President
of St. Martin’s Protestant Episcopal
School, and daughter of Marjory
Manget, who recruited St. Martin’s
first 8th grade class, and sister of:
Marjory Lyman, Dan Manget III,
’53 and Diane Manget ’61
Kay Campbell Mary ’82
Roy Hamilton McDaniel,
grandfather of Sharon McDaniel
Griffith ’95 and Michelle
McDaniel Davis ’98
Louis M. McNair, father of
Malinda McNair Bond ’81
Eleanor Faulk Robin ’59
Jennifer Stephens ’85, sister of
Anne Marie Stephens Landreaux
’77 and Claire Stephens
Emanuelson ’79
Ralph “Jay” Schupp ’59