Each year, the Chattanooga Bar Association honors an outstanding citizen in the Chattanooga area with the Liberty Bell Award. The bar is currently asking for nominations for the 2020 recipient of the public service award, which will be presented during the annual Law Day Luncheon on Wednesday Aug. 26.
The bar is asking that it receive all nominations by Wednesday, Aug. 5. Please complete the form below and send it to Lynda Minks Hood, Chattanooga Bar Association, The Pioneer Building, 801 Broad St., Ste. 420, Chattanooga, TN 37402
The purpose of the Liberty Bell Award is to recognize community service that has strengthened the American system of freedom under law.
In selecting the recipient of this award, the Chattanooga Bar Association considers such service as including activities which promote better understanding of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, encourage a greater respect for the law and the courts, stimulates a deeper sense of individual responsibility, contribute to the effective functioning of the institutions of government and foster a better understanding and appreciation of the rule of law.
Lawyers and judges are not eligible for the award; however, all other fields of endeavor are included, namely education, business, sciences, communications, labor, government, religion, professions and youth organizations.
Past winners
1964 William O. Hubbuch
1965 William E. Brock, Jr.
1966 Raymond R. Murphy, Sr
1967 Rev. John H. Bonner, Jr.
1968 Lee S. Anderson
1969 Dr. James L. Fowler
1970 Dr. C.C. Bond
1971 Col. Creed F. Bates
1972 Dr. Jesse E. Adams
1973 Dr. J. Fred Johnson, Sr.
1974 Roy C. Noel, Sr.
1975 Margaret Cooper
1976 Dr. Spencer McCallie, Jr.
1977 Dr. Lee S. Roberson
1978 Joseph H. Davenport, Jr.
1979 Gordon P. Street, Sr.
1980 Mai Bell Hurley
1982 Luther Masingill
1983 Morris J. Slutsky
1984 H. Carey Hanlin
1985 Joseph F. Decosimo
1986 Col. Roger Ingvalson
1987 John Popham
1988 Sam McConnell
1989 Sarah Faires and Alfred Law, Jr.
1990 Ruth Holmberg
1991 J. Robert McGuff
1992 Rabbi Ken Kantor
1993 Anne Dixson
1994 Paul J. Kinser
1995 Martha McCarley
1996 Dr. Dennis L. Bizzoco
1997 Charlotte B. Boatwright
1998 Rev. Paul A. McDaniel
1999 Linda Mines
2000 Vernon W. Cox
2001 Flo Summitt
2002 Harold L. Coker
2003 Judith Medearis
2004 James Mapp
2005 Robert Oliver
2006 Julie Baumgardner
2007 Paul Neely
2008 Bill Markham
2009 Wayne Keylon
2010 Skipper Fairbanks
2011 Claude Ramsey
2012 Jenny Smith Wright
2013 Dr. Michael Woodward
2014 Napoleon Williams
2015 Dr. Patricia Skates
2016 Joe Smith
2017 Dr. David F. Ross
2018 Sen. Bob Corker
2019 Darrell Wyke