The World Food Prize Foundation, Des Moines, recently welcomed hundreds of Iowans to the Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates for the annual Iowa Hunger Summit, convening nonprofit leaders, farmers, educators, elected officials, business leaders, students and advocates committed to advancing food and nutrition security across Iowa.
Building on the announcement of its return in 2025, the foundation officially relaunched the Iowa Hunger Directory. It awarded the World Food Prize Foundation Ambassador Terry Branstad Scholars in STEM Award, a $5,000 scholarship to Hannah Hagen. The Iowa Hunger Summit also featured the presentation of the 2026 Robert D. Ray Iowa SHARES Humanitarian Award to Ken DeYoung in recognition of his decades of humanitarian leadership and service through GoServ Global.
