Alumni Awards

Cynthia Phillips Schmidt '74

2014-15 Martin de Tours Award Recipient

Cynthia Phillips Schmidt of the Class of 1974 was the recipient of the 2014-15 Martin de Tours Award. Mrs. Schmidt was honored during an Upper School Assembly on the morning of January 9, 2015, as well as at a private reception the night before.  She has served her community in many ways. She has given much of her time to interests within the Episcopal community, particularly with St. Martin’s Episcopal Church and the Solomon Episcopal Conference Center. She also served the school as a member of the Alumni Board.  After graduating cum laude from Tulane School of Law, she was a practicing lawyer for many years.  She also worked for LexisNexis where she earned many distinctions, including Consultant of the Year and the Circle of Excellence Award. In 2007, after the death of her daughter while traveling abroad, she worked to establish The Ashley Soulé Conroy Foundation. This non-profit foundation provides scholarships based on merit and/or financial need to qualified students for travel and study abroad in hopes that a tragedy can enrich the lives of others.