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.

Una Paul

Alexandria, 1999
In a rural parish with very limited financial assistance, Una Paul was the “person behind the scenes” whose determin...
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Virginia Pearson

Baton Rouge, 2002
Virginia Pearson’s devotion to youth is matched only by her diligence and dedication. She tenaciously led efforts for ...
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Debbie & Hank Perret

Lafayette, 2014
Following the death of their son Miles from cancer in 1996, the Perrets began devoting their volunteer time to efforts s...
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Tiffany Phelps

Baton Rouge, 2012
Tiffany Phelps of New Roads, executive director of the Center for the Arts there. With a double goal of providing art ed...
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Maria Placer

Lafayette, 1999
Throughout her career, Maria Placer, in 1999 serving as news director and anchor at KLFY-TV in Lafayette, had been atten...
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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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Shirley Porter

Baton Rouge, 2008
Porter is the author of “You Are Sunshine,” a book to help children understand and cope with teasing, parental confl...
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Erin Powell

Monroe, 2024
Erin is a pharmacist working in the Medication Adherence Unit at Louisiana Blue. Beyond her excellence on the job, Erin ...
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Kristen Powers

Shreveport, 2026
Kristen Powers believes a disability should never define a child's future. As CEO of The Arc Caddo-Bossier, she works to...
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Thomas Pressly III

Shreveport, 1999
Rheumatologist Tom Pressly was director of the Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinic at Shriner’s Hospital when he was ...
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Joyce Price

Shreveport, 1999
As head of the state’s first drop-out prevention center in 1999, Joyce Price served more than 5,000 students. Beginnin...
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