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.
Robert Hanna
Class of 1957
Hall of Honor 1986
Robert Hanna has made old Grand Island landmarks come back to life in his book Sketches of Nebraska published by The University of Nebraska Press in 1984. The book records in pen and ink Nebraska’s daily scenes and familiar buildings dating back to the 1940’s.
Hanna graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in architecture in l963 and has worked in architecture since 1968. He won the Nebraska Architects Honor Award and the Central States Regional Honor Award for excellence in architectural design. He is making sketching a full-time job and leads sketching and watercolor workshops throughout the Midwest.
