Susan Martindale 

Susan Martindale has devoted countless hours to her passion: improving the quality of life for children in her Atlanta, Ga., community. She serves on the boards of both the Circle for Children and Cobb Street Ministry. The Circle for Children attracts funding for community agencies, such as this year's recipient, a home for troubled children. Martindale also has organized and solicited gifts for the organization's large Christmas parties for underprivileged children. The Cobb Street Ministry provides assistance and training to homeless mothers. Martindale is an enthusiastic public school advocate, giving of her time for leadership and service in her children s parent-teacher organizations, as well as through other avenues.

Martindale earned a bachelor's degree in art from Berry College in Rome, Ga., and pursued graduate studies in art at the University of Georgia while teaching art in the Atlanta-area public schools. She and her husband, businessman Larry Martindale an Ole Miss alumnus share a love for beautification, landscaping and service projects, as well as a devotion to his alma mater and its future. The two have been deeply involved with Chancellor Robert Khayat's initiative to enhance the legendary beauty of the Oxford campus and also helped with the massive renovation plans for the Old Gym, which now is the efficient, yet stunning, Martindale Student Services Center.