VCHS 2022 President’s Banquet honored outstanding alumni

On Friday, June 3, Vandebilt Catholic High School hosted the 2022 President’s Banquet in the Kolb center on campus. Jeremy Gueldner, VCHS president, presented awards for President’s Distinguished Service and Hall of Fame. Doug Hamilton, VCHS Director of Advancement and Alumni presented the award for Alumni of the Year. Guests included VCHS administration and faculty, Diocesan officials, Brothers of the Sacred Heart leaders, family, friends, supporters, and past Alumni of the Year and past Hall of Fame inductees.

Mr. Thomas Boudreaux was presented the President’s Distinguished Service Award. Dr. David ‘78 and Mrs. Laura Lapeyre Fakier ‘78 were presented the Alumni of the Year Award. The Late Brother Anthon Miklic S.C., the Late Rhoda Guillot Rau ‘71, and Mr. Michael Barker ‘78 we’re inducted into the VCHS Hall of Fame.

Jeremy Gueldner, VCHS President stated in his welcome last night, “I can’t help but think back to not long after Hurricane Ida passed through and we had dozens of students, faculty, and parents who came to  work together to help clean up debris and restore some sense of normalcy. As we gathered for prayer that morning, I told those in attendance that Vandebilt Catholic is not the buildings, it’s the people. As I look out across this wonderful crowd, I am reminded of that. We are here tonight, together – concrete floors, no curtains on the stage, storage containers in the parking lot, signs of Ida’s impact are still all around us, but we are here – together as the Vandebilt Catholic community, celebrating one another and this wonderful school that has in some way blessed each of our lives.”