Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award
Criteria for Selection
The individual (a lawyer) demonstrates:
- Substantial length of humanitarian service to the bar and the community
- Outstanding professional performance
- Outstanding achievement in service to the citizens of Ramsey County
- Leadership in the development of law in our community
- Substantial commitment to preserving and carrying out the vision of our Constitution
Nominations
2024 nominations will be accepted until January 30, 2024. Submit nomination.
Past Recipients
- 1987 | Archie L. Gingold
- 1988 | Joseph A. Maun
- 1989 | Frank Hammond
- 1990 | Judge Ronald Hachey
- 1991 | Professor Maynard Pirsig
- 1992 | C. Paul Jones and Samuel H. Morgan
- 1993 | Charlton Dietz
- 1994 | Roger F. Noreen
- 1995 | William B. Randall
- 1996 | Joseph T. O’Neill
- 1997 | Bruce Beneke and Martha Eaves
- 1998 | Theodore Collins
- 1999 | Father John Malone
- 2000 | Judge Mary Louise Klas
- 2001 | William Haugh
- 2002 | Jeanne Schleh
- 2003 | Justice Paul H. Anderson
- 2004 | Michael Galvin, Jr.
- 2005 | George Latimer
- 2006 | Dan O’Connell
- 2007 | William Cosgriff
- 2008 | Julian Zweber
- 2009 | James Hankes
- 2010 | Philip Carruthers
- 2011 | Judge John Van de North
- 2012 | Judge Gordon Shumaker
- 2013 | Mary S. Ward
- 2014 | Ann Huntrods
- 2015 | Judge Edward Cleary
- 2016 | Michael Black
- 2017 | Judge Joanne Smith
- 2018 | Sally Scoggin
- 2019 | Judge Kelly Olmstead
- 2020 | Evan Tsai
- 2021 | Veena Iyer
- 2022 | Kathy Eveslage, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
- 2023 | Hon. James Street
- 2024 | Hon. Katie J. Bergstrom
Excellence in Diversity Award
Criteria for Selection
The individual or organization demonstrates:
- A person who best exemplifies the Mission of the Committee. “Person” is defined to mean an individual or a legal entity, such as a sole proprietor, a partnership, company, organization, corporation, or governmental agency
- It should include any person who has a history of encouraging, supporting or promoting diversity and equal opportunities for women, minorities and other members of historically under-represented groups in the community
- The recipient should preferably be a person who lives or works in Ramsey County
Nominations
2024 nominations will be accepted until January 30, 2024. Submit nomination.
Past Recipients
- 2001 | St. Paul Companies
- 2002 | Judge Edward Toussaint
- 2003 | Mayor Randy Kelly
- 2004 | St. Paul Foundation
- 2005 | Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
- 2006 | Kelly & Fawcett
- 2007 | John Kostishack
- 2008 | Centro Legal, Inc.
- 2009 | Manuel Guerrero
- 2010 | Children’s Law Center of Minnesota
- 2011 | Alan Maclin
- 2012 | John Choi
- 2013 | Claire Joseph
- 2014 | Toni Newborn
- 2015 | Justice Alan Page
- 2016 | Rhyddid Watkins and Nathan Sellers
- 2017 | Judge Nicole St
- 2018 | Dave Pinto
- 2019 | Melitta Drechsler
- 2020 | Mitchell Hamline School of Law Mobile Law Office
- 2021 | Athena Hollins
- 2022 | Racey Rodne
Liberty Bell Award
Criteria for Selection
The recipient (a non-lawyer) has been involved in activities which:
- Promote a better understanding of our government
- Encourage respect for the law and the courts
- Stimulate a deeper sense of individual responsibility under the law
- Contribute to the effective functioning of our institutions of government
- Inculcate a better understanding and appreciation of the rule of law
Nominations
2024 nominations will be accepted until January 30, 2024. Submit nomination.
Past Recipients
- 1964 | Bishop James P. Shannon
- 1965 | Phillip Hall
- 1966 | Rev. Emery Barrett
- 1967 | William Sumner
- 1968 | Paul Schilling, Sr.
- 1969 | Lawrence M. O’Shaunessey
- 1970 | Sister M. Giovanni
- 1971 | J.C. “Red” Wolfe
- 1972 | Father Denzil Carty
- 1973 | John M. Budd
- 1974 | Malcolm Moos
- 1975 | Harold Cummins
- 1976 | Ted and Charlotte Mitau
- 1977 | Patrick Butler
- 1978 | Elmer L. Anderson
- 1979 | William C. Norris
- 1980 | Edith Lallier
- 1981 | Frank Marzitelli
- 1982 | Hy Applebaum
- 1985 | Cheryl Indehar
- 1986 | Dr. Carolyn Levitt
- 1987 | LAW of Ramsey County
- 1988 | Mulford Q. Sibley
- 1989 | Public members of the Ethics and Fee Arbitration Committees
- 1990 | Lana Mahoney
- 1991 | Don Shelby
- 1992 | Karen Wandmacher and Doris Simonett
- 1993 | Howard Guthmann
- 1994 | William R. Carter
- 1995 | Warren Schaber
- 1996 | Bruce Robb
- 1997 | Willie Mae Wilson
- 1998 | Candee Goodman
- 1999 | Patricia Berendt
- 2000 | Mary MacBee
- 2001 | Dispute Resolution Center
- 2002 | Dede Wolfson
- 2003 | Stephen Seidel
- 2004 | Paul Verret
- 2005 | Mary Hartnett
- 2006 | Linda Kohl
- 2007 | Roberta Megard
- 2008 | Ramsey County Interpreters Program
- 2009 | Jesse Mollner
- 2010 | Patricia Brummer
- 2011 | Jesse Bethke Gomez
- 2012 | Caty Jirik
- 2013 | Kashif Saroya
- 2014 | Vivian Mason
- 2015 | Joanne Miller
- 2016 | Sarah Walker
- 2017 | Curt Goering
- 2018 | Rowzat Shipchandler
- 2019 | Ramsey County Law Library
- 2020 | Court Visitor Program in Memory of Dennis Libra
- 2021 | Center for Excellence in Supported Decision Making (CESDM) -- Volunteers of America MN and WI
- 2022 | Sahan Journal
- 2023 | Dr. Ellen J. Kennedy.
- 2024 | Emily Lockhart
Pro Bono Award
Criteria for Selection
The recipient (a lawyer) has been involved in activities which:
- Demonstrated dedication to the development and delivery of legal services to low-income clients through a pro bono program
- Contributed significant work toward developing innovative approaches to the delivery of volunteer legal services
- Resulted in satisfying previously unmet needs or resulted in extending services to underserved segments of the population
- Successfully litigated pro bono cases that favorably affected the provision of other services to low-income members of our community.
- Successfully achieved legislation that contributed substantially to legal services to low-income members of our community
- Demonstrated dedication to the development and delivery of pro bono business legal services OR
- Provided sustained pro bono business
The nomination period for the Pro Bono Award will open in August.
Past Recipients
- 2004 | Michael Black, William Mullin
- 2005 | Fred Kueppers, Jr., Mary Vasaly, Jeffrey Vesel
- 2006 | Esther Lerman, Tom Sheran
- 2007 | Edward Kautzer, Ann Marie Hanrahan
- 2008 | Hugh Markley
- 2009 | Warren Maas
- 2010 | Lisa Payne Fulton, John M. Degnan
- 2011 | Thomas Hatch
- 2012 | Joseph H. Otterstetter
- 2013 | LB Guthrie
- 2014 | Thomas A. Gilligan, Jr.
- 2015 | Lucas Rezac
- 2016 | Patrick Sauter
- 2017 | Mark Genereux
- 2018 | Valentin Povarchuk
- 2019 | Eric Galatz, Keith Moheban
- 2020 | Karen Tarrant
- 2021 | William Kronschnabel
- 2022 | Lawrence (Larry) McDonough
- 2023 | Wendy Willson Legge and Bill Tilton