List of Past P.A.D. Major Award Winners

Barbara C. Jordan Outstanding Public Service Award
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Robert E. Redding Alumni Chapter) - 2016
Adolpho A. Birch, Jr. (Nashville Alumni Chapter) - 2002
Judge Joe Brown (McKenna Chapter) - 2000
Hon. Robert Gammage (T. Clark Chapter) - 2004
Fred Gray (Central Alabama Alumni Chapter) - 2020
Arnette Hubbard (Chicago Alumni Chapter) - 2022
C. Raymond Judice (Houston Chapter) - 1996
Hon. Ruth V. McGregor (Black Chapter) - 2014
Hon. Mary Ann McMorrow (Chicago Alumni Chapter) - 1998
Loretta Preska (Wormser Chapter) - 2012
Peggy A. Quince (Cardozo Chapter) - 2009
Robert E. Redding (Taft Chapter) - 2008
Gen. Martin Steele (Hon. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg NYC Alumni Chapter) - 2006
Hon. Viola J. Taliaferro (Adams Chapter) - 2018
Diane P. Wood (Webster Chapter) - 2010

Tom C. Clark Equal Justice Under Law Award
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Robert E. Redding Alumni Chapter) - 2008
President James E. Carter (Keener Chapter) - 1987
Johnnie Cochran (Ford Chapter) - 2004
Morris Dees - 2010
Haben Girma - 2022
Oliver Hill - 2006
Brenda Hollis - 2000
Barbara C. Jordan (Jordan Chapter) - 1991
Richard G. Lugar (Hamill Chapter) - 1992
Alberto J. Mora - 2016
Kimberly Motley - 2012
Claude Pepper (Fletcher Chapter) - 1984
Donna Shalala - 2020
John J. Sirica (Taft Chapter) - 1985
Bryan  Stevenson - 2018
Kenneth T. Taylor (Fish Chapter) - 1980
Betty Anne Waters - 2014
John M. Wisdom (Mason Chapter) - 1982

John J. McAulay Legal Educator Award
Nina Appel (Webster Chapter) - 2006
Lee A. Coppock (Brewer Chapter) - 2014
Hon. Andre Davis (Darrow Chapter) - 2016
William M. Janssen (Haynsworth Chapter) - 2018
Michael  Josephson - 2004
Walter R. Phillips (Lurton Chapter) - 2008
John O. Sonsteng (Twin City Alumni Chapter) - 2010
Dr. Artika Tyner (Twin City Alumni Chapter) - 2022
Dean William P. VanderWyden III (Rasco Chapter) - 2020
Charles H. Whitebread (Ross Chapter) - 2002
Dr. Cyril Wecht (Egan Chapter) - 2024
Dean Penny Willrich (Goldwater Chapter) - 2012

Peggy A. Quince Luminary Award
Kim Keenan (Jefferson Chapter) - 2024
Hon. Peggy A. Quince (Cardozo Chapter) - 2022

Maura Corrigan Lifetime Service Award
Hon. Maura Corrigan (Murphy Chapter) - 2022
Judge Alexandra Manning (Arthur Chapter) - 2024

Earl Langdon Neal Trailblazer Award
Earl Langdon Neal (Campbell Chapter) - 2022
Wendell Taylor (Robert E. Redding Alumni Chapter) - 2024

Meritorious Service Award
Thomas H. Bentz, Jr. (Webster Chapter)
Melissa Dewey  (LaGuardia Chapter, New Hampshire Statewide Alumni Chapter)
J. Derek  Hill (Hull Chapter)
Rhonda K. Hill (Cole Chapter)
Arnold N. Hirsch (Coke Chapter)
Berton J. "B.J." Maley (Webster Chapter)
Stephen T. King (Wythe Chapter)
Marvin I. Moss (Ft. Lauderdale-Broward County Alumni Chapter)
John K. Norris (Blackstone Chapter)
Robert L. Schimmel (Rasco Chapter)
Laura A. Wholihan (Murphy Chapter)

Dan Halpin Award
Ed Anderson (District XXIV)
Melody Crick Peters (District I)
Steve Fenske (District VI)
Bobby Ficklin, Jr. (District XII)
Mara Nader (District XXIX)
John Norris (District XI)
Amy Polowy (District XIX)
Jennifer Remare (Distict XVIII)
Sarah Soucie Eyberg (District X)

Cynthia "CC" Cooper Service Award
Annice Benamy - 2020
Beverly Owen - 2020
Leslie Plummer - 2022
Joan Winter - 2020

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