The Chattanooga Bar Association is seeking nominations for the 22nd recipient of the Ralph H. Kelley Humanitarian Award for community service. The award is to be given to a member of the legal profession or a judicial officer who, in the opinion of the Board of Governors, has displayed exemplary service to the community of Chattanooga by civic, professional, or other activities directed toward improvement and preservation of the lives, property, and dignity of its citizens.
A nominee must be a member in good standing with the CBA or a judicial officer, have a minimum of 15 years tenure in the Chattanooga legal community, and have done community service of both a public and a charitable nature.
Nominations are solicited from the members of the Chattanooga legal community as well as the community at large. They can be faxed to 265-6602, e-mailed to LHood@chattanoogabar.org, or mailed to the attention of Lynda M. Hood, executive director, no later than Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014.
The award will be presented at the CBA’s 117th Annual Meeting, to be held Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 at The Read House at noon.
Past recipients include: the Honorable Clarence Shattuck (1993), Robert Kirk Walker (1994), John Stophel (1995), Albert L. Hodge (1996), T. Maxfield Bahner (1997), Raymond R. Murphy (1998), Thomas A. Caldwell (1999), the Honorable Robert M. Summitt (2000), Scott N. Brown (2001), Charles J. Gearhiser (2002), the Honorable Samuel H. Payne (2003), William L. Taylor, Jr. (2004), Kenneth Still (2005), Virginia Anne Sharber (2006), Ferber Tracy (2007), Jeffrey Atherton (2008), Jerry Summers (2009), Richard Buhrman (2010), Hugh J. Moore, Jr. (2011), Marcia J. Eason (2012), and Mike St. Charles (2013).
Source: Chattanooga Bar Association