Committee/Section Chair of the Year Award

The Akron Bar Association recognizes those outstanding member volunteers who serve as the chairs of our committees and sections. The Akron Bar acknowledges the amount of time and talent these volunteer positions require and is grateful to all who are engaged in making the association the best that it can be!

Committee Chair Recipients​

  • 2023-2024 - Michael Creveling - Bar Applicants Committee
  • 2022-2023 - Elisabeth Jackson - Gala 
  • 2021-2022 - The Hon. Christine L. Croce - Bench-Bar
  • 2021-2022 - William "Bill" J. Price - Gala & Scholarship
  • 2020-2021 - Michael P. Karst - Membership
  • 2019-2020 - The Hon. Susan Baker Ross & John F. Myers - Lawyers Assistance
  • 2019-2020 - Irving "Irv" B. Sugerman - William C. Becker Lawyers Fund
  • 2018-2019 - Thomas D. Bown & Keith G. Malick - Mock Trial
  • 2017-2018 - Lisa Miller & Alfred E. Schrader​ - Commission on Judicial Candidates
  • 2016-2017 - Lee S. Walko - Finance
  • 2015-2016 - Kevin L. McCue - Bar Applicants & Students
  • 2014-2015 - Raeed N. Tayeh - Street Law Student Summit Event Planning
  • 2012-2013 - The Hon. Alison McCarty - Mock Trial
  • 2011-2012 - Lawrence J. Scanlon​ - Common Pleas, Municipal, & Appellate Courts
  • 2010-2011 - Jennifer J. VanDulmen​ -​ Access to Justice​
  • 2009-2010 - Barbara A. Venesy​ - Law Week
  • 2008-2009 - Kimberly L. Oliver​ - Diversity
  • 2006-2007 - Professor​ Joann M. Sahl -  Common Pleas, Municipal, & Appellate Courts

Section Chair Recipients​

  • 2023-2024 - Kate Calla - Estate Planning, Probate and Elder Law
  • 2022-2023 - Jacklyn Palumbo - Estate Planning, Probate and Elder Law
  • 2020-2021 - The Hon. Kathryn A. Michael - Women in Law
  • 2019-2020 - Seneca Konturas - Criminal Law
  • 2018-2019 - Susan M. Macken - Paralegal
  • 2017-2018 - Richard P. Schroeter, Jr. - Bankruptcy & Commercial Law
  • 2016-2017 - Elizabeth "Libby" G. Yeargin - Business & Corporate Law
  • 2015-2016 - Jeff R. Laybourne - Criminal Law
  • 2014-2015 - The Hon. Bradley S. S. Dunn - Disability Law
  • 2012-2013 - Gary K. Fry - Estate Planning, Probate, & Elder Law
  • 2011-2012 - Jacquenette "Jacqi" S. Corgan - Labor & Employment Law
  • 2010-2011 - Suzanne E. Csanyi - Estate Planning, Probate, & Elder Law
  • 2009-2010 - Craig S. Horbus - New Lawyers