2024 Hall of Honor

Loyola College Prep is proud to announce the 2024 Hall of Honor Inductees: Kyle Tanner ‘85, Marie Rinaudo SVA ‘54 and Art Carmody ‘03.

All three inductees have contributed significantly to the school, its legacy, and students.

“We are proud to induct these three individuals this year to the Hall of Honor for their contributions to our school, students and community,” said John LeBlanc, Principal and Hall of Honor Inductee.  “These three individuals fully represent our three pillars of academic excellence, faith in action, and student involvement. Whether it was as a student, teacher, alumni, or parent, they have all given back to our school in countless and impactful ways.”

The Hall of Honor is the highest recognition anyone can receive at Loyola College Prep. Nominations are received each year from alumni and then voted on by past Hall of Honor inductees and the Flyer Alumni Association’s Executive Board.

The Flyer Alumni Association hosted a banquet to honor these individuals in October that included remarks from John LeBlanc, John James Marshall ‘77, Alumni Director, Clarissa Manno ‘02, Alumni President, and the honorees. The following day, the honorees were officially inducted into the Hall of Honor during halftime of the Flyer Football game. 

KYLE TANNER ‘85

A graduate of the Class of 1985, Kyle Tanner has a long career as both a classroom teacher and as a girls basketball coach.

He is a 1989 graduate of Texas Christian University and worked as a Shreveport police officer for five years. In his Academy class, he was named as Top Overall Graduate, Top Academic Award and Top Physical Fitness Award. He served as a patrol officer and a detective before becoming a teacher. He taught speech at Southwood and also served as assistant girls basketball coach during a time in which the Lady Cowboys won two state titles.

He came to Loyola in 2001 and not only continued as a speech teacher but also began the school’s Multimedia program. In 2013, he was the co-creator of the Media Arts program at Loyola, which has continued to set new standards for its productions.

He was an assistant girls basketball coach for 10 years as the Flyers won seven district championships. He then became head coach and led the Flyers to the 2012 Class 2A state championship. Under his leadership, the Flyers have won 5 district championships.

With 241 wins, he has won more games than any basketball coach in Loyola history. He has also served as head cross country coach and distance coach for the track team.

He and his wife Carolyn have had two daughters graduate from Loyola.

MARIE RINAUDO, SVA 1954

Marie Rinaudo is this year’s honorary alumnus. She graduated from St. Vincent’s Academy in 1954 and continued her education at Centenary College where she earned a B.A. degree in English.  She earned both a Masters in Education and an M.A. in English from LSU.  In 1992 she earned a Masters in Religious Education from Loyola University in New Orleans.

Marie’s career in education spanned over 55 years in both public and private schools in Caddo Parish, at the junior high, high school, and college levels.  She taught at Southfield School, Midway Junior High, Byrd High School, and Captain Shreve High School and ended her career in Caddo Parish as the Supervisor of Language Arts for grades 7-12 in the Central Office. 

Following retirement she served as the principal of St. John Berchmans Cathedral School for seven years.  She came to teach at Loyola College Prep for the next six years.  She shared her wisdom and many talents with students as she taught English, Old and New Testament, and Creative Writing.  In her final position she taught Freshman English at the Northwestern School of Nursing from 2010-2013.

During her career she was not only a classroom teacher, but developed multiple curricula, was a member of several system-wide and state committees for curriculum and administration, and supervised student teachers.  She was recognized by the Caddo Teachers Association as Secondary Teacher of the Year and was inducted into the Captain Shreve High School Circle of Honor in 1999.  

She has served our community as a member of the Alumni Board of Centenary College, as a member and past president of the Marquette Reading Circle, a Catholic women’s group, a member and past president of the St. Vincent’s Alumnae Association, and as a sustaining member of the Community Foundation of Northwest Louisiana. 

She continues to serve our Catholic community as a certified Spiritual Director and participant in many ministries at St. John Berchmans and continues to share her gifts as an educator by tutoring students in the Volunteers of America program at Broadmoor Stem Academy.

ART CARMODY ‘03

A member of the Class of 2003, Art Carmody is one of the most accomplished athletes in school history. After becoming a four-year starter in baseball and a three year starter in baseball, he is one of only a few athletes to be named to the All-State team in two sports. He was also a two-time All-City selection in both baseball and football.

He was also named as Flyer of the Year in 2003, the highest honor a Loyola senior can achieve.

He went on to continue his football career at Louisville and went from a walk-on to a four year career that saw him set Louisville’s all time leading scorer. He was a second-team AP All American and won the prestigious Lou Groza Award for place kicking, the top individual award ever received by former Flyer.

He graduated from Louisville with a degree in finance in 2007. He has served on the Loyola Board of Directors since 2019 and is the current vice president. He has also been a broadcaster on LCP-TV since 2009.

In 2019, he became the youngest chairman in Independence Bowl history and has hosted a weekly radio show for the Independence Bowl since 2012.

He currently Works for B1Bank where has been market president for North Louisiana since 2021 and is a parishioner at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.