PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE
PULASKI COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL AWARDS
Before PCBA Bar Year 1980-81, the Association gave a Liberty Bell Award and an Award to Lawyers. Since 1980-81, the Association has presented the “Liberty Bell Award”, the “Lawyers-Citizen Award”, and the “Outstanding Lawyer Award.”
In 1993, the Pulaski County Bar Association Board of Directors voted to rename the Outstanding Lawyer Award to the “Vincent Foster, Jr. Outstanding Lawyer Award”, in honor of Vince Foster, Jr., a former partner of the Rose Law Firm.
In 2004, the Pulaski County Bar Association Board of Directors voted to institute a new award for professionalism in honor of former Governor Sid McMath. The name of the award is the “Sidney S. McMath Professionalism Award.”
Liberty Bell Award
1979-80
Volunteers in Public Schools, KARK TV Channel 4 for Action and
Pulaski County Small Claims Court.
1980-81
Mr. Milton Treadway, Restorer of the Pulaski County Municipal Courthouse
1981-82
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
1982-83
Roberts S. McCord, Forum Editor for the Arkansas Gazette
1983-84
Advocates for Battered Women, Inc.
1984-85
Dr. John Schell
1985-86
Arkansas Juvenile Advisory Group
1986-87
Carolyn Layman
1987-88
Judith Gray, Assistant Executive Director of the Arkansas Bar Association
1988-89
Walter V. Smiley
1989-90
Amy Rossi, Executive Director of Arkansas Advocates for Children
1990-91
Arkansas Repertory Theater
1991-92
Sanford Tollette, Executive Director of Joseph Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp
1992-93
Bobs Sells and Stacy Brewer Pittman
1993-94
Cathy Reinhart
1994-95
Mary Berry
1995-96
Everett Tucker, III
1996-97
RAIN (Regional Aids Interfaith Network)
1997-98
Parents of Murdered Children
1998-99
Elaine Dumas, Board Member, Arkansas IOLTA Foundation
1999-00
Hayden Rather
2000-01
Rita Sklar
2001-02
Steve Barne
2002-03
Ms. Shirley Herald, Administrative Office of the Courts
2003-04
Cindy Smith, Executive Director, PCBA
2004-05
KATV Channel 7 and Paul Eels
2005-06
Judith Gray, Associate Director, Arkansas Bar Association
2006-07
Sonny Simpson
2007-08
Julia Ann Baldridge
2008-09
Greater Little Rock Legal Support Professionals
2009-10
Nick Pierce (Judge Mackie Pierce’s brother)
2010-11
Carol King, Past Executive Director of the PCBA
2011-12
Osceola Lewis – CALS
2012-13
Tom Barnes & Jason Henry, with the
Pulaski County Circuit Clerk’s Office
for their work in implementing the new county e-filing system
2013-14
Sarah Cearley, PhD, LCSW, ARJLAP, Executive Director
2014-15
Jay Edwards, The Daily Record
2015-16
Sanford and Binky Tollette
2016-17
Lance Womack
2017-18
Muskie Harris and Jason Pederson
2018-19
Connie Jackson
2019-20
No AM due to COVID-19
2020-21
James McCormick
2021-22
Senator Joyce Elliott
2022-23
Frances Ross
2023-24
Mandi Knight
2024-25
Rev. Dr. William Robinson, Jr.