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2023 Award Recipients

  • Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
    • Dick Pogue - Cleveland, OH
  • Ritter Award
    • Merle Wilberding - Dayton, OH
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • Ohio Legal Help - Columbus, OH
  • Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award
    • Joseph Mas - Worthington, OH
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Cynthia Cunningham - Mt. Vernon, OH

2021 Award Recipients

  • The Ritter Award
    • John S. Stith - Cincinnati
  • The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
    • Sanford Watson - Cleveland
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio - Cleveland, Ohio
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • S. Andrew Sturgill - Portsmouth, Ohio
    • Lindsey Baker - Cincinnati, OH
    • Liliana Vasquez - Columbus, OH
    • Kyle Witucky - Zanesville, Ohio
    • Elizabeth Bux - Medina, oh
    • Molli Schleucher - Celina, Ohio
    • Marissa Fitzpatrick - Perrysburg, OH
    • Tonya Rogers - Canton, Ohio
    • Kathryn Cornelius-Blume - Lancaster
    • Valissa Howard - South Euclid

2020 Award Recipients

  • The Ritter Award
    • Hon. Michael J. Newman - Dayton
  • The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
    • Jeffrey Pollock - Cleveland
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Cleveland
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Katrina Thompson - Columbus
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Christopher Teodosio - Akron
    • Bryan Conaway - Cambridge
    • Jaclyn Vary - Cleveland
    • Judge Gerald Parker - Dayton
    • Katrina Thompson - Columbus
    • Lee Heckman - Newark
    • Matthew Wagner - Cincinnati

2019 Award Recipients

  • The Ritter Award
    • Richard F. Swope - Columbus
  • The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
    • Donald H. Messinger - Cleveland
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center - Columbus
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • James K. Stanley - Pomeroy
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Jaclyn L. Vary
    • Grant J. Keating - Painesville
    • Ernest G. Parker - Dayton
    • Joseph L. Schiavoni - Youngstown
    • Katrina M. Thompson - Columbus
    • Lauren K. Epperley - Dayton
    • Lee D. Heckman - Newark
    • Melissa S. LaRocco - Toledo
    • Michael C. Bear
    • Elisa L. Harmon - Napoleon
    • Clayton J. Crates - Defiance
    • Christopher T. Teodosio - Munroe Falls
    • Charles Elsea - Lancaster
    • Jamie K. Stanley - Pomeroy
    • Charles Elsea - Lancaster
    • Matthew O. Wagner

2018 Award Recipients

  • The Ritter Award
    • Marvin L. Karp - Cleveland
  • The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
    • Melinda G. Seeds - Pataskala
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio - Cincinnati
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Brandon Cox - Cleveland
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • William A. Joseph - Zanesville
    • Yukiko V. Yee - Columbus
    • Michelle T. Sundgaard - Dayton
    • Laura L. Wallerstein - Akron
    • Christopher L. Brown - Mansfield
    • Carla J. Baldwin - Youngstown
    • Adam S. Nightingale - Toledo

2017 Award Recipients

  • Distinguished Community Service Award
    • Lauren E. Bartlett - St. Louis, MO
  • The Ritter Award
    • Retired Honorable Evelyn Lundberg Stratton - Columbus
  • The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
    • Stephen F. Tilson - Galion
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • Sisters In Law - Toledo
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Michael W. Kelley - Columbus
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Stephan P. Babik - Canton
    • Philip J. Truax - Avon
    • Merry M. Saunders - Athens
    • Melissa M. Tuttle - Springfield
    • Tonya J. Hunter - Findlay
    • Katherine S. Decker - Ottawa Hills
    • Elizabeth Weinewuth - Blue Ash
    • Jaime U. Kolligian - Akron
    • Jeanna V. Jacobus - Columbus
    • John M. Buchenic - Hubbard
    • Joshua M. Kin - Findlay
    • Brian N. Gernert - Bucyrus

2016 Award Recipients

  • The Ritter Award
    • Sandra J. Anderson - Columbus
  • The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
    • Ronald L. Kahn - Cleveland
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • Summit County Juvenile Court Crossroads Program - Akron
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Drew Odum - Cleveland
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Mark W. Fowler - Delaware
    • Matthew M. Ries - Warren
    • Melissa L. Kidder - Ada
    • Michael W. Kelley - Columbus
    • Rose K. Vargo McFarland - Circleville
    • Sara M. Cooperrider - Cincinnati
    • Yianni D. Lagos - Springfield
    • Tracie L. Schmidt - Canfield
    • Mariah M. Cunningham - Lima
    • Luke T. Brewer - Millersburg
    • Kristen S. Moore - Canton
    • Clinton G. Bailey - Gambier
    • Charles A. Kirby - Portsmouth
    • Betsy L. Hartschuh - Akron
    • Argeri A. Lagos - Springfield
    • Rebecca D. Louks Waigand - Wellston
    • Doralice N. Ricchiuti - Youngstown
    • Dorian M. Slaybod
    • Larry S. Hayman - Columbus
    • Drew Odum - Twinsburg
    • Emily C. Samlow - Bowling Green
    • James L. Peters - Woodsfield
    • Joseph C. Falbo - Amherst
    • Joshua J. Strickland - Painesville
    • Kacey S. Chappelear - Mobile, AL
    • Allison Reich - Cleveland

2015 Award Recipients

  • The Ritter Award
    • Fred J. Ball - Cleveland
  • The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
    • Steven W. Jemison - Cincinnati
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • Ohio Innocence Project, University of Cincinnati College of Law - Cincinnati
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Sarah K. Skow - Toledo
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • John P. Thomas - Willoughby Hills
    • Dorian K. Baum - Lancaster
    • Danielle A. Higgins - Canton
    • Chad N. Eckhardt - Cincinnati
    • Brandon D. Cox - Cleveland
    • Brandie L. Swickrath - Lima
    • Keller J. Blackburn - Athens
    • Ashley L. Oliker - Columbus
    • Amy Corrigall Jones - Akron
    • Amanda A. Walls - Canton
    • Michael P. Brush - Centerville
    • Matthew R. Duncan - Akron
    • Jonathan E. Faulkner - Dayton
    • Vito J. Abruzzino - Salem
    • Tabitha D. Justice - Dayton
    • Stacy L. Emhoff - Medina
    • Gina N. Smith-Kemper - Wheelersburg
    • Joshua S. Peterson - Toledo
    • Mary Martindell - Marion
    • Holly H. Little - Moreland Hills

2014 Award Recipients

  • The Ritter Award
    • Patrick J. Perotti - Painesville
  • The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
    • Carter E. Strang - Cleveland
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • Ao: Advocating Opportunity and Louis Stokes Scholars Program - Toledo/Cleveland
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Angela A. Wu - Oberlin
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Jonathan C. Bennie - Cincinnati
    • Amanda M. Leffler - Akron
    • Erika J. Schoenberger - Lancaster
    • George P. Millich - Youngstown
    • Justin Blume - Wheelersburg
    • Katrina L. Wahl - Tipp City
    • Matthew Rolf - Cleveland
    • Brent A. Shelley - Cleveland
    • Christopher R. Hunt - Canton

2013 Award Recipients

  • The Ritter Award
    • Reginald S. Jackson, Jr. - Maumee
  • The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
    • Edward G. Marks - Cincinnati
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • START Program - Dayton
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Nicole I. Khoury - Toledo
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Joshua D. Howard - Portsmouth
    • Roger D. Proper - Wooster
    • Laura M. Jurcevich - Columbus
    • Matthew E. Besser - Cleveland
    • Erica Pontius - Cincinnati
    • Sarah B. Carter - Dayton
    • Nicole I. Khoury - Toledo
    • Tod A. Brininger - Columbus
    • Robin L. Stanley - Chardon

2012 Award Recipients

  • Distinguished Community Service Award
    • Merle F. Wilberding - Dayton
  • The Ritter Award
    • Ronald W. Dougherty - Canton
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • Perry County Free Legal Clinic - Lexington
    • Court Community Service - Cleveland
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Jason Given - Coshocton
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • NiCole Swearingen-Hilker - Grosse Ile, MI
    • Sasha A. VanDeGrift - Dayton
    • Meredith K. Sugar - Columbus
    • Jason A. Wuliger - Kirtland
    • Andrew P. Lycans - Sterling
    • Carrie L. Sponseller - Toledo
    • Casey W. Baker - Chesapeake
    • Chad A. Heald
    • James A. Singler - Cincinnati
    • Jason W. Given - Coshocton
    • Julie L. Sumner - Lakewood

2011 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellowship Award
    • Harold D. Spears - Ironton
  • Statewide Community Service for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Shawna L. L'Italien - Salem
  • The Ritter Award
    • Stephen E. Chappelear - Columbus
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • Fugitive Safe Surrender Program of Cleveland - Cleveland
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • René L. Rimelspach - Chicago, IL
    • Tyler D. Starline - Dayton
    • Mechelle Zarou - Toledo
    • Jodi L. Tomaszewski - Painesville
    • Jennifer N. Brown - Defiance
    • Adam C. Stone - Bucyrus
    • James L. Butler - Dayton
    • David A. Hejmanowski - Delaware
    • J. Ellen Keller - Cincinnati

2010 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellowship Award
    • David C. Weiner - Cleveland
  • The Ritter Award
    • Hon. Richard K. Warren - Lima
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • Advocates for Basic Legal Equality & Legal Aid of Western Ohio - Dayton/Toledo/Defiance
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Danyelle S. T. Wright - Dayton
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Amy L. DeLuca - Avon
    • Carolyn J. Paschke - Newbury
    • Bridget G. McGraw - Cincinnati
    • Trecia Kimes-Brown - McArthur
    • Jason T. Lorenzon - Cleveland
    • Jennifer A. Adair - Columbus
    • John S. Berger - Crestline
    • Megan E. Newlove - Bowling Green
    • Karl E. Strauss - Toledo

2009 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellowship
    • The Hon. Charles F. Kurfess - Perrysburg
  • The Ritter Award
    • Robert M. Clyde - Hubbard
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • Interfaith Legal Services Clinic at Andrews House - Delaware
    • Legal Aid Society of Cleveland - Community Advocacy Program - Cleveland
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Jeffrey A. Brauer - Cleveland
    • Chad A. Readler - Columbus
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Angelita Cruz Bridges - Toledo
    • Caterina Cocca-Fulton - Chesterland
    • Karyn J. Justice - Portsmouth
    • Jill V. McIntosh - Cincinnati
    • Elizabeth Mertz - Bowling Green
    • Craig M. Vandervoort - Lancaster
    • John M. Deeds - Sidney

2008 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellowship
    • Michael R. Merz - Dayton
  • The Ritter Award
    • Joseph W. Shea III - Cincinnati
  • Outstanding Program or Organization Award
    • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association 3 Rs Program - Cleveland
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Robert W. Edmund - Tampa, FL
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Heather L. Moseman - Mentor
    • Paul F. Price - Waverly
    • J. Douglas Ruck - Pemberville
    • Katherine Miltner - Cincinnati
    • Gayle I. Horwitz - Cleveland
    • Erin E. Rhinehart - Dayton
    • Chad E. Burton - Beavercreek
    • Stephanie L. Dannemann - Powell
    • Tricia L. Pycraft

2007 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellowship
    • Charles C. Warner - Columbus
  • The Ritter Award
    • Sally W. Bloomfield - Columbus
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Amy L. Demlow - Medina
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Taylir Linden - Painesville
    • Shane A. Tieman - Minford
    • Robert D. Strauss - Toledo
    • Jennifer L. Adams - Cleveland
    • Karhlton F. Moore - Columbus
    • Michele A. Tomer - Akron
    • Michelle L. Kranz - Bowling Green

2006 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellowship
    • John J. Chester - Columbus
  • Outstanding Research Award
    • Douglas A. Berman - Columbus
  • Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
    • Terre L. Vandervoort - Lancaster
    • R. Edward Marks - Alberquerque, NM
  • Outstanding Program or Organization
    • Summer Legal Academy of Cleveland - Cleveland
  • Distinguished Community Service Award
    • Marianne Sezon - Jefferson
  • The Ritter Award
    • William J. Bingle - Toledo
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Paul Scott Lorenzo - Powell
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Mark E. Kuhn - Portsmouth
    • Margaret M. Sturgeon - Toledo
    • Felicia Easter - Akron
    • Aletha M. Magyaros - Chagrin Falls

2005 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Program or Organization
    • Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project - Dayton
  • Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
    • Thomas W. Weeks - Columbus
  • Outstanding Research Award
    • Election Law @ Moritz - Columbus
  • Honorary Life Fellowship
    • Lyonel C. Jones - Cleveland
  • The Ritter Award
    • Michael E. Flowers - Columbus
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Matthew L. Reger - Bowling Green
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Susan M. Zidek - West Springfield, MA
    • Matthew W. McFarland - Cincinnati
    • Matthew J. Lampke - Columbus
    • Lynne Day - Willoughby, OH

2004 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Research Award
    • Donald F. Melhorn Jr. - Toledo
    • Robert J. Nordstrom - Columbus
  • Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
    • Justice Evelyn L. Stratton - Worthington
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Earnest Karam - Cincinnati
  • Outstanding Program or Organization
    • Law Tuesday of the Toledo Bar Association's Pro Bono Services - Toledo
  • The Ritter Award
    • F.M. (Mike) Apicella - Russell Township
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Joanne S. Peters - Columbus
  • Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Grant A. Mason - Millersburg, OH
    • Justin Madden - Cleveland
    • Lora L. Krider - Naples, FL

2003 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Research Award
    • Prof. Susan R. Martyn - Toledo
  • Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
    • Michael Orlando - Lancaster
    • Jean E. Atkin - Newbury
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Eddie M. Cole - Detroit, MI
  • Outstanding Program or Organization
    • Toledo Bar Association Law-Related School Education Committee - Toledo
  • The Ritter Award
    • Samuel H. Porter - Columbus
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Mark K. McCown - Ironton

2002 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
    • Hon. Kathleen L. Giesler - Port Clinton
  • Outstanding Research Award
    • Howard M. Friedman - Toledo
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • John S. Stith - Cincinnati
    • Josiah Hillerman Blackmore III - Blacklick
  • The Ritter Award
    • Ralph Kennedy Frasier - Jackson, FL
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Grant B. Garverick - Galion

2001 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Research Award
    • Glen Weissenberger - River Forest, IL
  • Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
    • Hon. Denise Herman McColley - Napoleon
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Howard H. Harcha Jr. - Portsmouth
  • Outstanding Program or Organization
    • The Ohio State University Pro Bono Research Program - Columbus
  • The Ritter Award
    • Robert G. Morris - Toledo
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Linda R. Warner - Pomeroy

2000 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Hon. Gerald E. Radcliffe - Chillicothe
    • Lloyd Fisher Jr. - Columbus
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Hon. John D. Holschuh - Cincinnati
    • Toledo Bar Association AIDS Assistance Committee - Toledo
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • John F. Hayward - Toledo
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • William K. Weisenberg - Columbus
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Kent Wellington - Cincinnati

1999 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Walter M. Lawson Jr. - Lima
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Jack G. Day - Cleveland
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • William C. Becker - Akron
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Thomas L. Blust - Batavia
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • David A. Martin - Columbus

1998 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Arthur I. Vorys - Gahanna
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Nancy H. Rogers - Columbus
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Hon. Robert V. Franklin Jr. - Toledo
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Hon. Harold F. White - Akron
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Robert J. Reynolds - Wooster

1997 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Hon. Ronald B. Adrine - Cleveland
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Hon. James G. Carr - Toledo
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Edward S. Noble - St. Marys
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Leslie W. Jacobs - Gates Mills
    • P.E.A.C.E Program - Marion
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • John J. Williams - Cincinnati

1996 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Albert L. Bell - Westerville
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Hon. Walter A. Porter - Dayton
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Robert B. Gosline - Toledo
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer - Columbus
    • The Cleveland Bar Association Juvenile Justice Initiative - Cleveland
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Stephen F. Hubbard - Defiance

1995 Award Recipients

  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • The Toledo Bar Association Pro Bono Legal Services Program - Toledo
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Hon. William W. Badger - Millersburg
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Hon. John W. Potter - Toledo
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • George E. Schroeder - Ottawa
  • Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
    • Thomas E. Szykowny - Columbus
    • Paul E. Croy - Waterville

1994 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Thomas E. Cavendish - Columbus
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Hon. John M. Meagher - San Rafael, CA
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Lloyd H. O'Hara - Dayton
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Edward C. Redmond - Painesville

1993 Award Recipients

  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Toledo Citizen Dispute Settlement Program - Toledo
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Ivan L. Miller - Cleveland
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • C. Terry Johnson - Dayton
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Theodore M. Berry - Cincinnati

1992 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Thomas J. Harrington - Fort Meyers, FL
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Robert M. Duncan - Columbus
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Hon. William Ammer - Circleville
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Gordon B. Gray - Athens

1991 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Wayne E. Shaffer - Bryan
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • William E. Knepper - Columbus
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Hon. Charlton M. Myers - Moral
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Supreme Court of Ohio's Off-Site Court Program - Columbus

1990 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Zolman Cavitch - Tarpon Springs, FL
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Hon. J. Craig Wright - Columbus
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • The Ohio Center for Law-Related Education Ohio Mock Trial Program - Columbus
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Leonard A. Weakley - Cincinnati

1989 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Robert L. Moulton
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • John T. Brown - Mansfield
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • William K. Thomas - Cleveland
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Florence E. Allen - Mentor

1988 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • John E. Bauknecht
    • Charles P. Baker Jr. - Painesville
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Jack F. Pickrel - Montgomery
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Francis X. Beytagh - Jacksonville, FL
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Abraham Gertner - Columbus

1987 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Kenneth M. Petri - Galion
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Bradley J. Schaeffer
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Richard M. Markus - Fairview Park
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • John A. Carnahan - Columbus
    • Frank A. Bazler - Troy

1986 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Bruce I. Petrie - Cincinnati
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • William W. Falsgraf - Cleveland
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Ohio Northern University Law Review - Ada
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Karl H. Weaner - Defiance

1985 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Joseph B. Miller - Columbus
    • William R. Van Aken - Shaker Heights
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Robert L. Hausser - Marietta
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • J. Paul McNamara
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Ralph S. Locher - Beachwood

1984 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • James L. Young
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • John W. McCormac - Worthington
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Earl F. Morris - Columbus
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Robert L. McBride - Dayton

1983 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Robert E. Leach - Columbus
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Carl B. Felger - Piqua
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Columbus Night Prosecutors Program - Columbus
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Robert Lynn - Upper Arlington

1982 Award Recipients

  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • James L. McCrystal - Cleveland
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Stanley E. Harper Jr. - Fort Mitchell, KY
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • Sam D. Bartlo - Hudson
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Harry P. Jeffrey - Dayton
    • George J. McMonagle - Rocky River

1981 Award Recipients

  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • William L. Howland - Portsmouth
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • James Slater Gibson - Ottawa Hills
  • The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
    • Licking County Municipal Court - Newark
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Oliver Schroeder Jr. - Chardon

1980 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Lisle M. Buckingham - Akron
  • Honorary Life Fellows
    • John A. Eckler - Columbus
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • William R. Van Aken - Shaker Heights

1979 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Earl F. Morris - Columbus
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Leonard J. Stern - Columbus

1978 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Lester L. Cecil Sr. - Dayton
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Hon. William B. Saxbe - Columbus

1977 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Arthur W. Doyle - Akron
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • J.J.P. Corrigan - Columbus

1976 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • W. Bitner Browne - Springfield
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Samuel T. Gains

1975 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Jamille G. Jamra - Toledo
    • Girard E. Kalbfleisch - Mansfield
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Craig Spangenberg - Cleveland

1974 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Henry S. Brainard
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • James L. Young

1973 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • John M. Newman - Youngstown
    • Robert P. Goldman - Cincinnati
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • C. William O'Neill - Dublin

1972 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Murray Seasongood - Cincinnati
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • John W. Bricker - Columbus

1971 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Leo H. Faust - Urbana
    • John Baker Hollister - Cincinnati
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Charles M. Zelkowitz - Mount Vernon

1970 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Joseph Thomas
    • Grace Fern Heck Faust - Troy
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Hiram L. Connett - Columbus

1969 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Hon. John V. Corrigan - Cleveland
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • H.R. Loomis - Ravenna

1968 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Andrew S. Iddings - Dayton
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Oscar A. Hunsicker - Akron

1967 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Russell H. Kear - Upper Sandusky
  • The Ritter Award
    • C. Blake McDowell - Akron

1966 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Aronhold C. Schapiro - Portsmouth
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Charles B. Zimmerman - Columbus

1965 Award Recipients

  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • Gillum H. Doolittle - Akron
  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Paul C. Weick - Stow

1964 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
    • Frank R. Strong - Columbus/Chapel Hill, NC
  • Service to the Public for 50 Years
    • George W. Ritter - Toledo