The Larry Hill Memorial Award, presented annually by Wings of Hope Cancer Support Center, honors those who share their gifts and talents to benefit cancer patients and their families in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro and throughout southwest Iowa. Hill, an artist and cancer survivor, was a member of the original board of directors.

Mike Hoy, Hoy | Kilnoski Funeral Home & Crematorium in Council Bluffs, was presented with the 2024 Larry Hill Memorial Award at our annual winter fundraiser Feb. 8, 2025. Pictured with Mike are Wings of Hope Board Member Jodie Boswell (left) and Wings of Hope Board President Patti Higginbotham.

Past recipients

2023
Gail Hunter

2022
Mary Jo Higginbotham

2019
Union Pharmacy | Bill & Melanie Shipley

2018
The Rogers Family

2017
Guadalupe Martinez

2015
Rosemary Dermody

2014
Karen Krause

2013
Karene Christenson
Madonna Koch-Richt

2010
Gloria Brennan

2008
Francis Clark

2007
Marchell Benes

2006
Kristen Ostenso

2004
Julia Doll

2003
Carolyn Ettinger
Stacy Schultz

2002
Jan Bass

2001
Larry Hill

2000
Karen Krause

1999
Ken Petersen

1998
Kelli Kubik, RN, BSN

1997
Marianne Hilderbrand

1996
Mary Jo Higginbotham