2023-2024 Recipients

2024 | Jim Blessman

Dr. Jim Blessman received the 2024 Robert D. Ray Iowa SHARES Humanitarian Award for his decades-long commitment to nourishing
South Africa through his Iowa-based non-profit organization, Blessman International... more

2023 | Simon Estes

Simon Estes received the 2023 Robert D. Ray Iowa SHARES Humanitarian Award for his profound humanitarian commitment to creating “peace through music” and elevating the voices of impoverished youth in Iowa and across the globe... more