PROVO, Utah – BYU women’s basketball guard Hattie Ogden has been named a 2025-26 Kay Yow Servant Leader, the Kay Yow Cancer Fund announced on Thursday.
“Being named a Kay Yow Servant Leader is such an honor to me,” Ogden said. “Coach Yow is such an inspiration in women’s basketball. Her positive outlook and the way that she aimed to serve through all her trials is something that I hope to exemplify throughout my last year.”
Ogden is one of 64 recipients of the 2025-26 Kay Yow Servant Leader Award. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund explains that recipients are high-character individuals who put the needs of others before their own and uplift others with grace and humility. Recipients are people who exemplify Coach Yow’s spirit and who reflect her resolve, grace, generosity and servant’s heart.
“The Kay Yow Servant Leader Award speaks a lot to who Hattie is as a person,” said head coach Lee Cummard. “It speaks to how she carries herself and how she leads this team, and it is absolutely warranted. Hattie is a great human being who leads with a servant leadership approach.”
Award honorees display courage and strength, and their first response is to give to others. They are people who have or will make an impact in the fight against cancer – improving lives and giving hope. Award winners are recognized by a patch they wear on their uniform during the year they win the award.
The patch embodies the character traits of Kay Yow – uplifting, powerful, drawing and giving strength. It is a representation of the “ripple effect” of servant leadership and the positive impact it can make in the fight against all cancers affecting women.
For more information about the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, visit kayyow.com.