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.

Kim Winston Bigler

New Orleans, 2017
When she was living in Los Angeles a little less than a decade ago, Kim Bigler was copied on an email chain of friends a...

Tammey Cook

Lake Charles, 2017
Tammey Cook has been a passionate educator for the past 24 years, and in that time she’s trained herself to look for a...

Lloyd Dennis

New Orleans, 2017
One day in 2007, over coffee, Lloyd Dennis and his friend Arthur Wardsworth were hashing out a familiar conversation—t...

Mark and Maegan Hanna

Lafayette, 2017
Both Mark and Maegan Hanna grew up with parents who encouraged community service and the importance of giving back. In f...

Verni Howard

Shreveport, 2017
Verni Howard’s professional path led her to corporate banking, where her clients included government entities, non-pro...

Jonathan James

Baton Rouge, 2017
Jonathan James was born with severe hemophilia A, a genetic condition that affects blood clotting. Living with the disea...

Dr. Clyde Johnson

Baton Rouge, 2017
Clyde Johnson started his career as a coal miner with only a high school diploma. The days were long, tough and filled w...

Peggy Kirby

Monroe, 2017
Peggy Kirby describes herself as a nurse by trade and a foster parent by choice. Having a deep love for children, she kn...

Anselmo Rodriguez

Baton Rouge, 2017
Anselmo Rodriguez manages Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana’s supply chain programs, helping make purchasing dec...