The Mother Seton Award is presented annually by each school in the Diocese of Baton Rouge to honor one individual within the home and school community who emulates the qualities and service of Mother Elizabeth Anne Seton, for whom the award is named. Mother Seton was the founder of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul and a pioneer in Catholic education. She establised the first Catholic elementary school in the United States in Baltimore in 1808 as well as an orphanage in Philadelphia in 1814. Through her life as a wife, mother, widow and member of a religious order, Mother Seton became an exemplary role model and an inspiration to others who follow in her footsteps. She was canonized in 1975 by Pope Paul VI.
Mother Seton Award Recipients 1987-88 Lynne M. Landry 1988-89 Sarita Bouanchaud 1989-90 Sandra Roberts Hebert 1990-91 Nelda Beaud ('69) 1991-92 Dr. Louis Montelaro 1992-93 Roxann Pearce 1993-94 Richard Crochet 1994-95 Charles Boudreaux 1995-96 Prudence Morgan ('76) 1996-97 Lynell Gay ('70) 1997-98 Keith Miller ('68) 1998-99 Pat Hebert 1999-00 Kay Bouanchaud 2000-01 Ellen Engemann 2001-02 Faye Fontaine 2002-03 Tina Langlois 2003-04 June Smith ('75) 2004-05 Anthony Blanchard 2005-06 Ann P. Bachmann ('75) 2006-07 Mary Labatut 2007-08 Rene Thibodeaux 2008-09 Lucille R. Engemann ('78) 2009-10 Marty Frey ('85)
