Alumna of the Year

Donna Martiny Clement '76

Archbishop Chapelle High School is honored to name Donna as the 2017 Alumna of the Year because of her constant support of our school and her loyalty to green & white. We all appreciate Donna's support over the years and are thrilled to honor her with our 2017 Alumna of the Year award!

Donna Martiny Clement has been married to her high school sweetheart, Geoffrey P. Clement (Archbishop Rummel High School Class of ’73), for almost 39 years. Donna and Geoffrey are blessed to have five children: Courtney ’98, Geoffrey Jr., Katie, Carly, and Colleen. They also have five grandchildren: Dylan, Connor, McKayla, Benjamin, and Crawford. Each of Donna’s children has successful careers. Courtney ’98 and Geoffrey are Registered Nurses, with Courtney obtaining her Nurse Practitioner degree this May. Katie and Carly are in the finance and business sectors respectively. Donna’s youngest daughter Colleen teaches at St. Dominic School and teaches a remote undergraduate course for the University of Southern Mississippi, and is also a caregiver for Steve Gleason.

Donna has worked at Dardis Couvillon & Associates as a Manager of Brokerage Operations and Information Technology since 2011, and was recently awarded “Support Person of the Quarter.” Prior to her role in financial advising, Donna worked at Eagan Insurance Agency, where she was awarded “Star Performer” in 2011, and at Stewart Enterprises, Inc., where she was awarded the Lagniappe Award in 1990. Donna Clement has always been an active volunteer in her community, serving as a Committed Weekly Adorer at St. Dominic Adoration Chapel and a Eucharistic Minister at St. Dominic Church. At Chapelle, Donna has served as ACHS Parents’ Fund Drive Committee member, Alumnae Class Chair, Alumnae Fund Board Co-Chair in 2014 and 2015, Alumnae Rally Senior Class Co-Chair, Class Reunion Coordinator, Guardian Angels Adult Mentor, and Prayer Breakfast Committee member. She volunteers at Chapelle’s Open House each year and as an Alumnae Class Rep and Class Reunion Committee member. She has also been an Alumnae Board member since 2005.

Previous Recipients of the Chapelle Alumna of the Year Award

2016 - Dr. Cherie Drez Bragg '86
2015 - Cindy Schule Wooderson '80
2014 - Victoria Calamari Lombard '87
2013 - Jane Ann Kuckelman Frosch '74
2012 - Dayna McGovern Boudreaux '78 & Cynthia Meyer Reynolds '76
2011 - Millie McNamara Moore '68
2010 - Kitty Cleveland '84
2009 - Sarah Comiskey McDonald '99
2008 - Bonnie Perkins Jones '75
2007 - Angela Saponara Thomas '97
2005 - Cynthia Mathes Molyneux '67
2004 - Judy Golemi Spadafora '66
2003 - Deborah A. Villio '79
2002 - Carolyn McCann Haar '68
2001 - Sr. Anne Joan Flanagan, FSP '74
2000 - Trisha Voltz Carlson '84
1999 - Judith Randazza Bertucci '70
1998 - Karen Caffery Betz '73
1997 - Erin Vezina Caruso '81
1996 - The Honorable Camille Buras Tifft '79
1995 - Jamie Fratello Staub '80
1994 - Dr. Catherine Troendle Fitzmorris '73
1993 - Shirley Prat Bertucci '69

Profile of an Archbishop Chapelle High School Graduate

A graduate of Archbishop Chapelle High School knows that at Chapelle, Deus Providebit is not just a motto; it is a way of life. She believes that God will provide, and is provided with the opportunities to learn and grow into her own individual success story in a community of love and faith. As she graduates from Chapelle, she is enhanced in her spiritual, academic and social life.

Spiritually

Demonstrates a personal relationship with God through a daily prayer life
Works for social justice through community service
Promotes Gospel values and communicates a genuine respect for life
Exhibits an understanding of the Catholic church and its teachings

Academically

Strives for excellence in developing intellectual skills and integrity
Exhibits mastery of the academic subject matter required for success in higher education
Develops critical thinking and decision making skills

Socially

Cherishes the traditions of Archbishop Chapelle High School and demonstrates pride as an alumna
Realizes her responsibility to lead and serve her community
Projects confidence and a virtuous moral character
Explores opportunities to expand her world