Past Recipients
Difference Maker
- Phyllis W. Kotey, Miami, FL
Making a Difference by Breaking Barriers
- Harold F. Pryor, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, FL
Making a Difference through Community Service
- Veronica L. Robinson , Fort Lauderdale, FL
Making a Difference through Pro Bono Work
- Anthony C. Musto, Hallandale Beach, FL
Making a Difference through Service to the Profession
- Louis J. Boston, Jr., Kensington, MD
2019
Making a Difference through Community Service Award
- Laura V. Farber, Pasadena, CA
Making a Difference through Pro Bono Work Award
- Katrina J. Eagle, San Diego, CA
Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award
- Stephen B. Rosales, Belmont, MA
2018
Difference Maker Awards
- J. Michelle Childs, Columbia, SC
- Jean H. Toal, Columbia, SC
Making a Difference by Breaking Barriers Award
- I.S. Leevy Johnson, Columbia, SC
Making a Difference through Community Service Award
- Elizabeth S. Hilbun, Houston, TX
Making a Difference through Pro Bono Work Award
- Andrea E. Loney, Columbia, SC
Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award
- David D. Farr, Houston, TX
2017
Difference Maker Award
- Dr. Artika R. Tyner, Saint Paul, MN
Making a Difference by Breaking Barriers Award
- Alphonse A. Gerhardstein, Cincinnati, OH
Making a Difference through Community Service Award
- Eileen Sullivan, Phoenix, AZ
Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award
- LaJune Lange, Minneapolis, MN
2016
Difference Maker Award
- Jill P. Meyer, Cincinnati, OH
Making a Difference by Breaking Barriers Award
- Judge Nathaniel R. Jones, Cincinnati, OH
Making a Difference through Community Service Award
- Robert S. Tintner, Philadelphia, PA
Making a Difference through Pro Bono Work Award
Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award
- William K. Weisenberg, Columbus, OH
2015
Difference Maker Awards
- Daniel J. Hogan, Boston, MA
- Paul W. Lee, Boston, MA
Making a Difference by Breaking Barriers Award
- George W. B. Haley (posthumously), Silver Spring, MD
Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award
- Judge Allen J. Webster, Jr. Los Angeles, CA
2014
Difference Maker Award
- Harry Gee, Jr. Houston, TX
Making a Difference by Breaking Barriers Award
- Former Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson, Austin, TX
Making a Difference through Community Service Award
- Lisa M. Tatum, San Antonio, TX
Making a Difference through Pro Bono Work Award
- Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), San Antonio, TX
Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award
- Colonel, Retired Will A. Gunn, Fort Belvoir, VA
2013
Difference Maker Award
- John M. Rosenberg, Prestonsburg, KY
Making a Difference by Breaking Barriers Award
- Judge Bernice B. Donald, Memphis, TN
Making a Difference through Community Service Award
- Palmer Gene Vance II, Lexington, KY
Making a Difference through Pro Bono Work Award
- Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN), Minneapolis, MN
Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award
- Marcia Milby Ridings, London, KY
2012
Difference Maker Award
- Justice Steven Gonzalez, Olympia, WA
Making a Difference by Breaking Barriers Award
- Justice Mary Yu, Olympia, WA
Making a Difference through Community Service Award
- Judge Karen Overstreet, Seattle, WA
Making a Difference through Pro Bono Work Award
- Tarrant County Bar Association, Fort Worth, TX
2011
Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award
- Alice E. Richmond, Boston, MA
Making a Difference through Community Service Award
- James Bell, San Francisco, CA
Making a Difference by Breaking Barriers Award
- Alan C. Page, Minneapolis, MN
Making a Difference through Pro Bono Work Award
- James P. Hadden, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award
Making a Difference through Community Service Award
- Roger N. Braden, Edgewood, KY
Making a Difference by Breaking Barriers Award
- Hon. Matthew J. Perry, Jr., Columbia, SC
Making a Difference through Pro Bono Award
- Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (a joint pro bono program of the Dallas Bar Association and Legal Aid of Northwest Texas), Dallas, TX
2009
Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award
- Holly J. Fujie, Los Angeles, CA
Making a Difference through Community Service Award
- Dr. Edgar S. Cahn, Washington, DC
Making a Difference through Pro Bono Work Award
- Barbara J. King, Albany, NY
2008
Difference Maker Award
- Governor Bill Richardson, Santa Fe, NM
Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award
- Briggs F. Cheney, Albuquerque, NM
Making a Difference through Community Service Award
- Margaret Holt Baird, Burlington, NC
Making a Difference by Breaking Barriers Awards
- Justice Petra Jimenez Maes, Santa Fe, NM
- Professor Nekima Levy-Pounds, Minneapolis, MN
Making a Difference through Pro Bono Work Award
- Patricia L. McCabe, Van Nuys, CA
2007
Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award
- C. Dale McClain, Worcester, PA
Making a Difference through Community Service Award
- William T. Robinson, III, Florence, KY
Making a Difference through Breaking Barriers Award
- Judge Pamila J. Brown, Ellicott City, MD
Making a Difference through Pro Bono Work Awards
- Wendy Demchick-Alloy, Montgomery County, PA
- Mary Coyne Pugh, Montgomery County, PA
- Harvey F. Strauss, Maple Glen, PA
2006
Professional Achievement Award
- Honorable Janine P. Geske, Milwaukee, WI
Diversity Achievement Award
- Ulice Payne, Jr., Brookfield, WI
2005
Professional Achievement Award
- Michael S. Greco, Boston, MA
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Honorable William T. Hogan, Jr., Boston, MA
Diversity and Professional Achievement Award
- Honorable Sandra L. Lynch, Boston, MA
2004
Diversity Achievement Awards
- Catherine Endo Chuck, Los Angeles, CA
- Gary Farwell, Los Angeles, CA
- Diane M. Goodman, Encino, CA
- Lorraine Loder, Los Angeles, CA
- Marilyn H. Nelson, Beverly Hills, CA
- Maria Villa, Torrance, CA
Diversity & Professional Achievement Award
- Paula J. Frederick, Atlanta, GA
Lifetime Achievement Award
- General Earl E. Anderson, Vienna, VA
2002
Diversity Achievement Awards
- James M. Durant, III, Vandenberg, CA
- Laura V. Farber, Pasadena, CA
- Harry Hathaway, Los Angeles, CA
- Mary Pat Toups, Laguna Woods, CA