Hall of Fame
Attended Southern Poly on a basketball scholarship and earned an A.S. in gas and fuel technology in 1953; joined the SPSU Foundation in 1996 and has served as a trustee ever since; in January 2005, the Paul T. Martin Scholarship was established to benefit deserving students from the Athens/Clarke County, Georgia area as well as student-athletes (through June 2014, the market value of this endowment was more than $306,000); purchased an interest in a heating and air conditioning company in 1958; owned and operated Martin Mechanical Contractors in Athens for 40 years, along with two heating and air conditioning companies: Bulldog Heating and Air in Athens and Macy's Air in Atlanta; extremely active volunteering with several organizations in the Athens area for many years; on the advisory board of The Salvation Army for 53 years and was chairman for eight.
