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.

Mark Firmin

New Orleans, 2005
Firmin teaches math at Archbishop Rummel High School and statistics at the University of New Orleans. After hours and on...
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Tanja Foil

Baton Rouge, 2015
Tanja Foil has volunteered and supported Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge, a non-profit organization tha...
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Abram Freeman

Lafayette, 2018
Here’s an incomplete list of the roles Abram Freeman plays on any given day: insurance agent, driving instructor, past...
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Pam Frey

Lafayette, 2013
With the Hearts for Hope program, Pam uses her voice to speak for the youngest victims of abuse. She assists with the Wa...
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Robert J. Fritscher

New Orleans, 2022
Robert "Robby" Fritscher comes from a swimming family. In school, swimming was a big part of his identity and community ...
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Aaron Frumin

New Orleans, 2024
After many years working in nonprofit disaster services, Aaron founded unCommon Construction in 2015, which uses the con...
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Wade Furniss

Alexandria, 2000
In 2000, Wade Furniss was band director at Marksville High School, and his dedication and love of music inspired his stu...
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Jill Rigby Garner

Baton Rouge, 2009
For 20 years, Jill Rigby Garner has dedicated herself to transforming the hearts of children. Her program, Manners of th...
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Wayne Gaupp

Houma, 2004
Gaupp is a longtime communtiy activist and founding member of the St. Charles Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse....
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Jim Geiser

Baton Rouge, 1995
Jim Geiser played a major role in the success of the Baton Rouge Big Buddy program, which provides role models for under...
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Anita Gilford

New Orleans, 2000
Anita Gilford began Angel’s Place, a loving endeavor, on December 17, 1994 —the day her son was declared in remissio...
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