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Martin was also a longterm supporter of Louisiana Public Broadcasting. He was honored in 2005 as a "Louisiana Legend", along with former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young of Georgia and former LSU football Coach [[Paul Dietzel]]. In 2006, Martin was named "Cenla-ian of the Year" by Cenla Focus magazine, which covers people and topics of interest to residents of central Louisiana.  

Martin was also a longterm supporter of Louisiana Public Broadcasting. He was honored in 2005 as a "Louisiana Legend", along with former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young of Georgia and former LSU football Coach [[Paul Dietzel]]. In 2006, Martin was named "Cenla-ian of the Year" by Cenla Focus magazine, which covers people and topics of interest to residents of central Louisiana.  

Martin was president of the Rapides Symphony Orchestra from 1987-1988. Supporting LSU at Alexandria  

Martin was president of the Rapides Symphony Orchestra from 1987-1988.

 

 

==Supporting LSU at Alexandria==

On October 7, 1994, seventeen months after Bobbie Martin died of cancer, Martin wed the former Vinita S. Johnson (March 21, 1918 - January 1, 2007), who had once lived in [[Kansas]] years earlier. The two shared a common interest in philanthropy. Over the course of their 12-year marriage, they established numerous scholarships, including the thirteenth endowed professorship at Louisiana State University at Alexandria, the Roy and Vinita J. Martin Endowed Professorship in Mathematics and Science.  

On October 7, 1994, seventeen months after Bobbie Martin died of cancer, Martin wed the former Vinita S. Johnson (March 21, 1918 - January 1, 2007), who had once lived in [[Kansas]] years earlier. The two shared a common interest in philanthropy. Over the course of their 12-year marriage, they established numerous scholarships, including the thirteenth endowed professorship at Louisiana State University at Alexandria, the Roy and Vinita J. Martin Endowed Professorship in Mathematics and Science.