Annual Meeting Awards 
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Achievement Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Since its creation in 1960, the Achievement Award has been presented 24 times.
The 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient is:
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Jerome T. Wolf |
Past Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients:
2010 - Honorable Timothy D. O'Leary 2009 - Honorable Harold L. Lowenstein |
Joseph E. Stevens Aspire to Excellence Award
The Judge Joseph E. Stevens Aspire to Excellence Award was first presented at the 1999 KCMBA Annual Meeting. The award was created as a memorial to the late Judge of the US District Court, Western District of Missouri, to honor his dedication to the bench and the bar in the metropolitan area.
The 2011 Joseph E. Stevens Aspire to Excellence Award Recipient is:
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Honorable
Nanette Laughrey
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Past Aspire to Excellence Award Recipients:
2010 - Honorable Ortrie D. Smith
2009 - Honorable Laura Denvir Stith
2008 - Honorable Gary A. Fenner 2007 - Hon. John W. Lungstrum 2006 - Chief Justice Michael A. Wolff 2005 - Hon. Howard Sachs 2004 - Hon. Ronald Holliger 2003 - Hon. Lee E. Wells 2002 - Hon. C. William Kramer 2001 - Hon. Thomas C. Clark 2000 - Hon. J.D. Williamson, Jr. 1999 - Hon. Forest M. Hanna |
Presidential Recognition Awards
The President's Awards were established in 1987. They are presented annually to one or more members of the KCMBA who have contributed significantly during the past year, by way of participation in the work of the bar, value to the organization, and leadership.
The 2011 President's Award Recipients are:
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Mayor Sly James |
Mayor Joe Reardon |
Charles W. German |
Past President's Award Recipients:
2010 |
2009 W. Perry Brandt Gregg Lombardi Leah M. Mason |
2008 |
2007 Stephen J. Cosentino Peter K. Hartweger Peter B. Sloan |
| 2006 Valerie Howard Burke Sylvester 'Sly' James Jr. Richard C. Miller (posthumously) Stewart K. Shaw |
2005 |
| 2004 Jeffrey B. Berman Rod L. Richardson Patricia Sexton James Swinehart |
2003 Lisa N. Gentleman James W. Tippin Robert C. Welch David W. White |
2002 |
2001 Jill M. Katz Suzanne A. Block Diana Moore Jordison Sandra Wirtel |
| 2000 Comm. Kathleen Forsyth Tom Hammil Mike Joyce Dan Sturdevant |
1999 Thomas V. Bender James P. Frickleton Naomi Kauffman David R. Morris |
| 1998 Charles W. German Kathleen Hauser Kevin M. McCormick Wm. Dirk Vandever |
1997 William C. Martucci Ray Sandy Sutton Claudia J. York |
| 1996 Robert F. Connor Edward B. Rucker Katheryn J. Shields LEAP |
1995 P. John Brady Claire C. McCaskill Cynthia L. Reams Robert C. Welch |
| 1994 George F. Kapke Stephen B. Millin R. Lawrence Ward Young Lawyers Section |
1993 John S. Johnston Elaine Drodge Koch Madeleine M. McDonough Lloyd L. Messick |
| 1992 Hon. Jack E. Gant William C. Martucci Michael J. Svetlic |
1991 Paul D. Cowing Hon. Forest W. Hanna Linda Janowitz Ann Mesle |
| 1990 Michael E. Baker James Bartimus Hon. James F. Karl Hon. Gene R. Martin |
1989 Frank P. Brady Robert B. Langworthy James M. Stoddard Lantz Welch |
| 1988 Prof. Patrick D. Kelly William B. Prugh Michael J. Thompson |
1987 Justin J. Johl Hon. Timothy D. O'Leary R. Scott Smith |
Outstanding CLE Contributor Awards
A new award established in 2001, this honor goes to individuals whose exemplary efforts produced outstanding CLE programs for the KCMBA.
2010 Outstanding CLE Contributor Award Recipient is the 2010 KCMBA Diversity Section
No Recipient this year |
Past Outstanding CLE Contributor Award Recipients:
2010- Leah M. Mason representing the Diversity Section |
