Past Honorees

The Angel Award Database is an archive of all those who have received the award since its inception in 1995. Click a year below to learn about our Angels.

Ron Anderson

Shreveport, 1997
Ron Anderson gave up a teaching post at Southern University in Shreveport to direct the Lighthouse program in Shreveport...
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Anthony DeRouen

Lafayette, 1997
As founder of Gateway Church in 1989 in St. Martinville, Anthony DeRouen made it a full-time job of helping needy childr...
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Stewart Gordon

Baton Rouge, 1997
Serving in 1997 as an assistant professor of pediatrics and Residency Program Director for Earl K. Long Medical Center i...
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Elvin Kramer

New Orleans, 1997
In 1997, Elvin Kramer was a 75-year-old advocate of CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates). He made it his life’s mi...
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Jana Poche

Baton Rouge, 1997
Poche planned, organized and implemented a summer day camp for children who live with cancer. The first of its kind in B...
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Monica Ponoroff

New Orleans, 1997
An elementary school teacher in New Orleans, Ponoroff established a volunteer reading program for grades 1-5. She was ve...
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Robert Pumpelly

Lake Charles, 1997
In 1997, Robert Pumpelly was a 79-year-old resident of Lake Charles and a successful business owner with a sense of obli...
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