Nominations for the Grand Island Senior High School Hall of Honor are accepted throughout each year. Nominations are reviewed each year and inductees are named. We are excited to announce the Hall of Honor Banquet & Celebration is projected to be held again in 2024.
The Hall of Honor, inaugurated in 1983, recognizes Grand Island Senior High School alumni who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the betterment of society. Nominees must have graduated more than 20 years ago from the high school. Each year, at least one person is inducted into the Hall of Honor.
Nomination Form
Online nominations are encouraged using the online form below. Email foundation@gips.org with questions.
Paper nominations also accepted using the PDF below. Paper nomination forms must be returned to the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation, Attn: Kari Hooker-Leep, 123 S. Webb Rd., PO Box 4904, Grand Island, NE 68802.
Milan D. Bish
Class of 1947
Hall of Honor 1987
Milan D. Bish has been very successful in private business as the president of his companies, Mid-Continent Enterprises and Bish Machinery.
Mr. Bish was Republican State Chairman and Regional Political Director of the Committee to Elect Reagan-Bush.
In 1984, Bish completed a tenure as Ambassador in the eastern Caribbean with specific responsibility to five countries. In March of 1984, Ambassador Bish was presented the State Department’s “Superior Honor Award” by Secretary Schultz for his work in connection with the Grenada Rescue Mission crisis.
