I am pleased to announce that the 2015 Ellen Hines Smith Award Nominations are now open. The form is found at Ellen Hines Smith Nomination 2015. Nominations are open until February 17, 2016.
Please note that previous award recipients are not eligible.
Previous Award Recipients
1989 – Martha B. Dicus
1990 – Thomas L. Bruce
1991 – Johnny Simpson
1992 – Harold F. Daniels
1993 – Andrea E. Loney
1994 – Mozella Nicholson
1995 – Thomas A. Trent
1996 – Susan A. Cross
1997 – Angela M. Myers
1998 – Ethel E. Weinberg
1999 – Nancy M. Butler
2000 – Byron A. Reid
2001 – Lynn P. Wagner
2002 – Eddie McDonnell
2003 – Frank Cannon
2004 – Willie B. Heyward
2005 – Lynn Snowber-Marini
2007 – Marcia Powell-Shew
2009 – Maureen White
2010 – Susan J. Firimonte
2011 – Jack E. Cohoon
2012 – Kirby Mitchell
2013 – Kimberly Shelton
2014 – Kimaka Nichols-Graham
The award will be presented at the South Carolina Bar House of Delegates’ May meeting. The award recipient will be selected by a joint committee of the South Carolina Bar Foundation and the South Carolina Access to Justice Commission.
I look forward to receiving nominations!
~rfw