HYPOLITE HONORED – Former St. Martinville standout athlete Shelby Hypolite was honored as the Nicholls Alumni of the Game at Nicholls State University’s football game against Lamar on Sept. 26. With Hypolite and his wife Christine Hypolite are, from left to right, Jeremy Becker, Chief Advancement Officer/Executive Director of the Nicholls Foundation; Jonathan Terrell, Nicholls Vice President of College Athletics and Athletic Director; Shane Kliebert, Director of the Colonel Athletic Association; Christine Hypolite; Shelby Hypolite, Tyler Legnon, Director of Alumni Affairs; and Jay Clune, University President. Hypolite earned All-Gulf South Conference and All-American honors while playing basketball at Nicholls from 1973-76 and went on to represent the university while working in the athletic department and then as a recruiter for the Upward Bound program at the school and continues to support the university to this day.
