THIBODAUX, La. — The ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Alumni Federation celebrated the achievements of ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ alumni and supporters during the annual Awards for Excellence reception on Wednesday.
\nThibodaux attorney Leslie Clement Jr. received the James Lynn Powell Award, restaurateur Neal Swanner the Harvey Peltier Award, the Mary and Al Danos Foundation received the Corporate Mark of Honor and Andrea Bollinger the Honorary Alumni Award.
\n\u201cIt is an honor for me to be able to recognize the people who contributed so much to this institution, which means so much to our community,\u201d said Katherine Mabile, director of Alumni Affairs. \u201cÐÓ°É´«Ã½ is growing as an institution and the passion and commitment from each of these men and women has played a part in that. I can\u2019t thank them enough.\u201d
\nClement (B.A. \u201870) is a former Student Government Association president, Mr. ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ and business manager for The ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Worth. The James Lynn Powell Outstanding Alumni Award is the highest recognition given to a ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ graduate. Elected into the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Hall of Fame in 1970, Clement is a season ticket holder for multiple sports and has served on the Alumni Federation Board, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Foundation Board and the Colonel Athletic Association Board. He has operated his law office since 1978.
\nOwner and operator of Bubba\u2019s II Po-boys and Seafood, Swanner has long supported ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ individually and through the Norman Swanner Foundation, which honors the memory of his brother and former Thibodaux city councilman. A scholarship has been set up in his brother\u2019s name and the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ softball team plays on Swanner field after he donated a significant amount of money to renovate the complex. The Harvey Peltier Award is given annually to an outstanding supporter of the university. It is the highest honor a non-graduate can receive from ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.
\nMary and Al Danos were longtime supporters of the arts at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½, and the foundation that shares their name has continued their legacy. Operated by the Danos children, the foundation has given more than $1 million in support of the Mary and Al Danos Theater in Talbot Hall and to the success of music and theater programs on campus. It\u2019s that support that led ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ President Dr. Jay Clune to select them to receive the Corporate Mark of Honor.
\nThough she didn\u2019t graduate from ÐÓ°É´«Ã½, Bollinger is a passionate supporter of the university. She served as a member of the Mary and Al Danos Theater Design and Funding Committee, and has recently donated time and money to Women\u2019s Night Out and Give-N-Day. She and her siblings, Boysie and Charlotte, donated the first $1 million endowment in ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ history, and last year she joined her sister in raising money to renovate the Cotillion Ballroom in the Student Union.<\/p>\n
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