#FuryServes proudly honors Katie Hanson as a 2025 SHEroes Among Us award winner, on behalf of nationwide.
Katie has been a volunteer with the HOBY Ohio South leadership seminar since she attended as a high school sophomore in 2007. The HOBY Ohio South seminar provides a 4-day leadership and development program to high school sophomores from central and southern Ohio, building self-confidence, promoting values of servant leadership, and empowering young people to make a difference.
In her 18 years of service, Katie has held many roles, including eight years of directing recruitment for the seminar, and serving as co-chair to organize the seminar since 2022. In these roles, Katie has worked tirelessly to reach high school students in central Ohio and ensure that they have access to this wonderful program. She has helped to make scholarships available to qualifying students and helped provide free round-trip transportation to eliminate as many barriers as possible for students who want ...