Martin was a three year starter as a Defensive Lineman for SU. He earned First team All MAC as a senior on an MAC Commonwealth League Championship team in 1998. He finished his Football career among the all-time Crusader QB sack leaders with 15.5 sacks and 145 tackles, including 47 tackles as a senior.
Martin also excelled in Track & Field. His Javelin throw of 194 feet, 7 inches in March 1998 was the 8th longest Javelin throw in SU history, and earned him All-American honors. Martin was a Captain of both the Football and Track & Field teams. He was inducted into the SU Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.
Martin began working as an intern for a mining company while a student at SU. After earning his Bachelor of Science degree in History from SU in Dec. 1998, he began full time work as a Purchasing Agent, and gradually worked his way up to become Director of Global Sourcing for the same company, now known as CRH Plc. It is the largest vertically integrated building materials company in the world, employing over 80,000 people worldwide. Martin’s duties as a Director include overseeing multiple large projects worldwide.
In addition to his busy schedule, and spending time with his family, Martin has given generously of his time, talents and efforts by serving in various capacities as a member of the SU Board of Trustees since 2008. For example, he has accepted the responsibilities of serving as Co-Chair of the SU Capital Campaign, as Vice Chair Board of Trustees, as well as Chair of the Board of Trustees Property/Finance Committee. He is also a member of the Philanthropy and Engagement Committee.
Service to Susquehanna as a member of the Board of Trustees involves far more than returning to campus for several meetings each year. It also requires each Trustee to perform independent research, review documents, communicate with other Trustees and SU personnel between meetings, and other “behind the scenes”preparation necessary to enable each Trustee to lead and/or participate in meetings and decisions which shape the present and future of Susquehanna University.
One of Martin’s more enjoyable services to SU was his participation in 2015 as a member of the Hiring Committee which searched for and found our Head Football Coach, Tom Perkovich. More recently, Martin served on the Committee which hired Dir. of Athletics, Sharief Hashim. Martin still makes time to attend SU Football games when he can, and has addressed the team at the request of Coach Perkovich on multiple occasions. Martin is also one of the founding members of the Ring of Honor program.
Martin and his wife, Karyn (Kern) Pinter ’01, have supported important University projects since the early 2000s, including the Colleen Supinski Sports Performance Center, the Natural Sciences Center and the new SU Admissions Building. The Pinters also support the SU Assistant Coach Intern Program, which has helped SU’s student athletes, while also giving young coaches valuable experience to further their coaching careers. In Oct. 2021, the Pinters were inducted into the Susquehanna Society, in recognition of their generous support of facilities and scholarships to benefit past, present and future SU students.
