The
Board of Directors believes it
is important to recognize publicly
lawyers who make extraordinary
contributions to the Foundation
and to those that enhance the
legal profession as a whole.
Foundation Fellows have the honor
of nominating all award recipients
except the Silver Quill Award
Recipients, who are selected
annually by the faculty of Creighton
University Law School and the
University of Nebraska College
of Law. The Foundation developed
eight (8) awards to formally
acknowledge the professional
contributions of lawyers and
the important roles Nebraska
lawyers perform in :
• Interpreting
the law,
• Educating citizens regarding
important aspects of the
law,
• Contributing to the creation
of new laws, and
• Supporting the Nebraska
State Bar Foundation and
thereby enabling
it to better serve Nebraska
citizens.
The Awards Committee makes recommendations
of award recipients that are
presented to the Board of Directors
for final approval. The Foundation
only bestows awards as the occasion
arises.
Legal
Pioneer Award
The
Foundation's Legal Pioneer
Award honors the lifetime
achievements of a lawyer
who makes innovative contributions
to the improvement of justice.
1992
Chief Justice
William C. Hastings,
Lincoln
1994
Leo Eisenstatt, Omaha
1995
Hon. Leslie Boslaugh,
Lincoln
1996
Hon. Hale McCown, Lincoln
1998
Bert L. Overcash,
Lincoln
1999
Hon. Patricia Lamberty,
Omaha
2000
Hon. Lindsey Miller-Lerman,
Lincoln
2003
Hon. Donald P. Lay,
St. Paul MN
John P. Miller, Blair
2005
Hon.
Karen B. Flowers, Lincoln
2006
Hon. Richard C. Kopf,
Lincoln
Shining
Light Award
The
Foundation's Shining Light
Award recognizes the outstanding
legal research conducted
by a lawyer in Nebraska,
whether a practitioner,
academician, or a non-practicing
lawyer.
1989
Michael
L. Johnson, Grand
Island
1992
Professor G. Michael
Fenner, Omaha
Professor Roger
W. Krist, Lincoln
Professor Josephine
R. Potuto, Lincoln
1993
John
M. Gradwohl, Lincoln
Donald H. Kelley,
North Platte
James E. Rembolt,
Lincoln
1997
Hon. John T. Grant,
Omaha
Robert M. Slovek,
Omaha
1998
Daniel A. Morris,
Omaha
1999
Richard C. Mangrum,
Omaha
2005
Professor
Susan Poser, Lincoln
Foundation
Award
The
most prestigious award
given by the Nebraska
State Bar Foundation
is the Foundation Award.
This award honors exemplary
service to the Foundation
and is presented to lawyers
who have made and who
continue to make a strong
commitment to the goals
of the Foundation.
1989
Deryl
F. Harmann, Omaha
1990
Robert G. Scoville,
posthumously
1992
Hans J. Holtorf
Jr., posthumously
Howard H. Moldenhuer,
posthumously
1993
Milton R. Abrahams,
Omaha
1994
Flavel A. Wright,
Lincoln
1995
Senator Roman L.
Hruska, Omaha
1996
Keith I. Frederick,
Omaha
Richard A. Knudsen,
Lincoln
1999
Harvey S. Perlman,
Lincoln
2001
Hon. Lyle E. Storm,
Omaha
2002
Charles Thone,
Lincoln
2006
Thomas M. Davies,
Lincoln
Outstanding
Legal Educator Award
This
award acknowledges momentous
contributions to the field
of legal education by a
legal educator, a lawyer
who volunteers his or her
time to instruct, or a
lawyer who serves in continuing
legal education capacities.
1990
Hon.
Warren K. Urbom, Lincoln
1994
William A. Day Jr.,
Omaha
1995
Barbara J. Gaskins,
Omaha
John M. Gradwohl,
Lincoln
Albert
T. Reddish, Alliance
1996
Gregory B. Minter,
Omaha
1997
Dr. Richard E. Shugrue,
Omaha
1998
Ronald R. Volkmer,
Omaha
1999
Rodney Shkolnick,
Omaha
2000
Hon. Robert O. Hippe,
Gering
2003
William H. Lyons,
Lincoln
Public
Service Award
The
Foundation bestows its
Public Service Award to
a lawyer who has been,
or is, in the employ of
local, state or federal
government in Nebraska
lawyer in government employment
outside the state for outstanding
service in the performance
of duty.
1990
Robert
M. Spire, Lincoln
1994
Hon. W.W. Nuernberger,
Lincoln
1995
Dennis R. Keefe,
Lincoln
1997
Hon. William H.
Norton, Osceola
1998
Brenda J. Council,
Omaha
1999
Kathleen M. Severens,
Washington, D.C.
2002
Deborah K. R.
Gilg, Omaha
2003
Karen L. Shepard,
Omaha
2005
Hon.
John V. Hendry,
Lincoln
Distinguished
Service Award
The
Distinguished Service
Award is a special award
to recognize a lawyer's
service to the legal
profession.
1991
Governor
Robert B. Crosby,
Lincoln
Jack W. Marer,
Omaha
1993
Otto Kotouc jr.,
Humboldt
1994
Edward Shafton,
Omaha
Robert M. Spire,
posthumously
1995
Hon. Lyle E. Strom,
Omaha
1996
Hon. Harry A. Spencer,
Lincoln
1997
Hon. F.A. Gossett
III, Blair
1998
John C. Brownrigg,
Omaha
2000
Steven R. Voigt,
Kearney
2001
Lynn D. Hutton
Jr., Norfolk
2002
Harold L. Rock,
Omaha
Lifetime
Achievement Award
The
Foundation recognizes
a lawyer who has made
significant contributions
to the legal profession,
to the Bar Foundation,
and to his or her community.
1997
Governor
Frank B. Morrison,
Lincoln
1999
James
I. Shamberg, Grand
Island
2000
James
A. Lane, Ogallala
2001
Prof.
Richard S. Harnsberger,
Lincoln
2002
Thomas
M. Davies, Lincoln
Silver
Quill Award
The
Silver Quill Award was established
to recognize a law student's
legal writing ability as
displayed in the classroom
and other writing situations.
The faculty at Creighton
Law School and the University
of Nebraska College of Law
select the award recipients.
At the Foundation's Annual
Fellows Dinner, a $500 cash
award is presented to each
student. Additionally, the
students' names are permanently
inscribed on a plaque displayed
at each respective law school
.
1990
Michell
Wernimont, Creighton
University Law School
Chad M. VonKampen,
University of Nebraska
College of Law
1991
Greg O-Kief, Creighton
University Law School
Patrick Straka, University
of Nebraska College of
Law
1992
Sharon Rosse, Creighton
University Law School
Timothy Moll, University
of Nebraska College of
Law
1993
Amy Erlbacher-Anderson,
Creighton University
Law School
Jennifer Gilg, University
of Nebraska College of
Law
1994
Lisa Cottula, Creighton
University Law School
Christian Stewart,
University of Nebraska
College of Law
1995
Bruce Gragert, Creighton
University Law School
Nilesh Patel, University
of Nebraska College of
Law
1996
Steven C. Likes, Creighton
University Law School
Brian Keller, University
of Nebraska College of
Law
1997
Kristine Becker, Creighton
University Law School
Heidi Lysne, University
of Nebraska College of
Law
1998
Edward D. Williamson,
Creighton University
Law School
Kevin O'Neil, University
of Nebraska College of
Law
1999
Cassandra Volanges,
Creighton University
Law School
David R. Mayer, University
of Nebraska College of
Law
2000
John A. Sharp, Creighton
University Law School
Brian Sobczyk, University
of Nebraska College of
Law
2001
Richard Winders, Creighton
University Law School
Karen Iossi, University
of Nebraska College of
Law
2002
Nicole Engelhardt,
Creighton University
Law School
Amanda Karr, University
of Nebraska College of
Law
2003
Tom Worthington,Creighton
University Law School
Tara
Scholz, University
of Nebraska College
of Law
2004
Kourtney
Greenfield, Creighton
University Law School
Samuel
R. Randall, University
of Nebraska College
of Law
2005
Aimee Lowe, Creighton
University Law School
Mark
Buckwalter, University
of Nebraska College
of Law
2006
Anna
Yost, Creighton University
Law School
Kelli
Church, University
of Nebraska
College of Law
