Dear Hilander Community,
For a second straight year, we received a fantastic list of nominations. After adding in our qualified nominees from the previous year, we're ready for the final step: selecting our 2025 Hilander Hall of Fame inductees. As always, thank you for your contributions.
VOTING PROCESS
Step 1: Make Your Contribution
For a vote to be considered valid, it must be accompanied by a donation to KPFS via the Fundly link below. Any amount donated is appreciated and qualifies your nomination.
NOTE: A donation is required for your vote to be valid. If you donated as part of the nomination process a further donation will be accepted but is not required for your vote here to be valid.
Step 2: Cast Your Votes
Access the voting form below.
Direct link to send to others:
http://hilanders.org/vote
VOTING GUIDELINESYour Voting Power- Up to 3 votes per category (across 5 categories)
- Estimated completion time: 1-5 minutes
- Voting is optional, you can "Skip" categories or choose not to use all 3 votes per category
Key Rules
- Votes are confidential
- Duplicate votes will be discarded
- A Nominee is Elected by receiving 51% or more votes in their category
- Information provided will help build nominee profiles on hilanders.org
IMPORTANT DATES
- Voting Deadline: January 4th, 2026 at 11:59PM PDT
- Induction Ceremony: Saturday, February 7th, 2026
- Results Announcement: Following trustee ratification
INDUCTION CRITERIA
- Each category will induct the top two nominees by vote percentage. Additional nominees achieving 50%+ of the vote will also be inducted up to the set maximum
- Maximum Inductees: 3 per category
- Rollover Policy: Qualified nominees exceeding threshold but not in top 3 will be considered for future years
- Ceremony Attendance: Requires Foundation donation. Nominees and Inductees attend for free.
Thank you for participating in this groundbreaking initiative. Together, we're building more than a Hall of Fame – we're celebrating the spirit that makes Kelso extraordinary.
Legends Aren't Born. They're Made In Kelso.
The Hilander Hall of Fame Trustees