The Rabb Emison Awards
Sponsored by the ISBA Diversity Committee
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About the Award
Nominate a colleague or organization for the 2022 ISBA Rabb Emison Awards. Named in honor of former ISBA President Rabb Emison, the awards honor both an individual and an organization who have demonstrated a commitment to promote diversity in the legal profession and in the membership of the ISBA. Past award winners have expanded professional development opportunities for BIPOC attorneys, promoted education on diversity and equity, and been dedicated mentors in their communities.
Nomination
Click here to complete the nomination form. You may nominate either an individual, an organization, or both.
The deadline to submit a nomination is May 9, 2022.
Please provide the nominee’s position and contact information (or the information for a contact at the organization), as well as a brief bio and an explanation for why you are nominating them. At the end of the nomination form, you may also submit letters of recommendation on behalf of their nomination.
Contact
Leah Baker |
lbaker@inbar.org
Prior Rabb Emison Award Winners
Rabb Emison Individual Award Recipients2019 – Alan K. Mills
2018 – Kimberly S. Adams
2017 – Shawn Boyne & Chasity Thompson
2016 – Magistrate Judge Paul Singleton, St. Joseph Superior Court
2015 - Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
2014 - Michael E. Tolbert
2013 - Prof. Carlton Mark Waterhouse
2012 - Hon. Carr L. Darden
2011 - Hon. Grant W. Hawkins
2011 - Sharon F. Murphy
2010 - Hon. Barbara L. Crawford
2009 - Jimmie McMillian
2008 - Alan Nolan & Sandra Leek
2007 - Maria Pabon Lopez
2006 - Chasity Quiana Adewopo
2005 - Hon. Taylor Baker
2004 - Angela M. Espada
2003 - James E. Bourne
2002 - Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr.
2001 - Donald H. Gjerdingen
2000 - Nathaniel Lee
1999 - Frank Motley
1998 - Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard
1997 - Hon. Lorenzo Arredondo
1996 - Rabb Emison
Rabb Emison Organization Award Recipients2019 - None
2018 – James C. Kimbrough Bar Association
2017 - Asian Pacific American Bar Association – Indiana Chapter (APABA-IN)
2016 – Freedom Indiana
2015 - Center for Leadership Development
2014 - Cummins Inc.
2013 - Black Law Students Association, Indiana University McKinney School of Law Chapter (BLSA)
2012 - U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
2011 - N/A
2010 - Baker & Daniels
2009 - Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
2008 - Indiana Lawyer
2007 - IU Law School, Indianapolis
2006 - Coleman Graham & Stevenson, LLC & Lewis Wagner, LLP
2005 - Krieg DeVault, LLP
2004 - National Association of Women Judges
2003 - Indiana Supreme Court Commission on Race & Gender Fairness
2002 - Office of the Indiana Attorney General
2001 - Indiana Tax Court
2000 - Hoeppner Wagner & Evans, LLP
1999 - Indiana Court of Appeals & Eli Lilly & Co.
1998 - Barnes & Thornburg
1997 - Indiana General Assembly
1996 - Lincoln National Corporation
