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Previous Distinguished Alumnus Recipients

  • Honorable Alvin B. Rubin (’42) – 1986
  • Dean Cecil Morgan (’19) – 1987
  • Francis L. Landry (’34) – 1988
  • Oliver P. Stockwell (’32) – 1989
  • Honorable Carlos P. Spaht (’31) – 1990
  • Honorable Henry Politz (’59) – 1991
  • Honorable Russell B. Long (’42) – 1992
  • John P. Laborde (’49) – 1993
  • James E. Phillips, Jr. (’63) – 1994
  • Honorable James L. Dennis (’62) – 1995
  • Robert E. Leake, Jr. (’48) – 1996
  • Honorable J. Bennett Johnston (’56) – 1997
  • G. Frank Purvis, Jr. (’35) – 1998
  • Honorable Catherine “Kitty” Kimball (’70) – 1999
  • Honorable John Breaux (’67) – 2000
  • Honorable Billy Tauzin (’67) – 2001
  • Charles Weems Ill (’69) – 2002
  • Robert G. Pugh (’49) – 2003
  • Honorable Thomas Stagg (’49) – 2004
  • W. Shelby McKenzie (’64) – 2005
  • Patrick A. Juneau, Jr. (’65) – 2006
  • Michael H. Rubin (’75) – 2007
  • Frank X. Neuner, Jr. (’76) – 2008
  • Honorable Ralph Tyson (’73) – 2009
  • Gene W. Lafitte (’52) – 2010
  • Honorable Helen “Ginger” Berrigan (’77) – 2011
  • Oliver G. “Rick” Richard III (’77) – 2011
  • Honorable W. Henson Moore III (’65) – 2012
  • Cheney C. Joseph, Jr. (’70) – 2013
  • Cordell H. Haymon (’68) – 2014
  • Edward J. Walters, Jr. (’75) – 2015
  • Honorable Bernette J. Johnson (’68) – 2018
  • Honorable John W. deGravelles (’74) – 2018
  • S. Gene Fendler (’73) – 2019
  • Frank L. Maraist (’58) -2019
  • Professor William Crawford (’55) – 2020
  • Honorable Ernestine Gray (’76) – 2020
  • Honorable Guy P. Holdridge (’78) – 2020
  • H. Alston Johnson III (’70) – 2020
  • James P. Roy (’76) – 2020

Previous Distinguished Achievement Recipients

  • Honorable Elizabeth E. Foote (’78) – 2012
  • Honorable Bonnie Foster-Jackson (’78) – 2012
  • C. Kris Kirkpatrick (’75) – 2012
  • William Morrison Meyers (’48) – 2012
  • R. Patrick Vance (’75) – 2012
  • Honorable Stanwood R. Duval, Jr. (’66) – 2013
  • Richard F. “Dick” Knight (’58) – 2013
  • Marilyn C. Maloney (’75) – 2013
  • Michael A. Patterson (’71) – 2013
  • Honorable James J. Brady (’69) – 2014
  • Maryam Sabbaghian Brown (’00) – 2014
  • Craig W. Murray (’76) – 2014
  • Patrick S. Ottinger (’73) – 2014
  • Jeffrey K. Coreil (’09) – 2015
  • Jennifer A. Jones (’81) – 2015
  • Kimberly Lewis (’98) – 2015
  • Edwin G. Preis, Jr. (’72) – 2015
  • Dean A. Sutherland (’75) – 2015
  • Jane Politz Brandt (’86) – 2018
  • James A. Brown (’84) – 2018
  • Thomas M. Hayes, III (’77) – 2018
  • Harry J. “Skip” Philips, Jr. (’83) – 2018
  • Timothy F. Daniels (’85) – 2019
  • Christine Lipsey (’82) – 2019
  • John T. Nesser, III (’73) – 2019
  • Glenn Armentor (’77) – 2020
  • John M. Madison, Jr. (’69) – 2020
  • Mary Olive Pierson (’70) – 2020