Roy O. Martin III

Headshot of Roy O. Martin III, LSU Foundation National Board Member.

Roy O. Martin III is chairman, CEO, and CFO of Martin Sustainable Resources, LLC; Martco LLC, a manufacturer of OSB, plywood, timbers, land/timber operations; and Martin Timberland. Martin is also the owner of 560,000 acres in Louisiana. He was a director and co-founder of Indigo Natural Resources, LLC, a Houston-based oil and natural gas exploration company. Born in Alexandria, La., Martin is a 1978 graduate of Bolton High School.

He graduated from Louisiana State University in 1982 after receiving a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering (Tau Beta Pi). He continued his education at LSU, obtaining his MBA in 1985. In 2008, Martin was named to LSU’s Alumni Hall of Distinction and the E. J. Ourso College of Business Hall of Distinction. In 2011, Martin was inducted into the LSU College of Engineering Hall of Distinction, and Tiger Athletic Foundation Hall of Distinction, and Society for Engineering Excellence. He currently is serving as the chair for the Tiger Athletic Foundation board of directors.

Throughout the years, Martin has volunteered his time and served in various board and chair capacities for companies and organizations such as:

  • 2022 Political Hall of Fame
  • Lions Club
  • United Way of Central Louisiana (Volunteer of the Year in 1995)
  • Habitat for Humanity (Golden Hammer Award)
  • American Red Cross, Rapides Regional Medical Center
  • First Commerce Corporation, Rapides Bank/Bank One, former Board of Directors
  • CENLA Advantage Partnership
  • Salvation Army (Dorcas Award in 1992), Board of Directors
  • LSU-Alexandria Advisory Board
  • Committee of 100/chair of SECURE
  • Chair of Governor-Elect Jindal’s Economic Growth Transition Advisory Council
  • Louisiana Baptist Foundation Board Member
  • LSUS Health Sciences Foundation Board Member
  • American Heart Association in CENLA Board Member
  • Chamber of Commerce 2013 Best Overall Business in Central Louisiana

Martin has also served on the Louisiana Recovery Authority, Greater Alexandria Economic Development Authority (GAEDA), LSU Health Sciences Foundation, Louisiana Commission on Streamlining Government and Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, and the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council, to which he was appointed by sitting Governor John Bel Edwards. He and Jonathan Martin were presented with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Southern District in 2004. Martin was selected by former Governor Bobby Jindal to fill the member-at-large position on the Louisiana Board of Regents in January of 2012 and was elected Chair in 2015.

He serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council of E. J. Ourso School of Business, the College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council, and the chair of the American Panel Association. Martin was Deacon Chair at Calvary Baptist Church in Alexandria, La., and former chair of the Calvary Building Committee for 20 years. His current work is on the Salvation Army board, working to construct an emergency homeless shelter for women, families, and veterans. Most recently, Martin was honored with the LSUA Distinguished Service Award, following the footsteps of his father, Roy O. Martin, Jr, who was a founding member of the LSUA Foundation and the inaugural recipient of this award 29 years ago.