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2023 DBA Liberty Bell Nominations
By The Honorable Judge Mary Kate Huffman
After a three-year pandemic-related hiatus, the Liberty Bell Award is back!
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Each May at the Chancery Club luncheon, the Dayton Bar Association honors a local citizen who has rendered outstanding service to the community with the Liberty Bell Award. The Liberty Bell Award represents the DBA’s highest honor recognizing a commu nity partner who assists the legal profession in providing service throughout our region. Any individual, other than a lawyer or a judge may be considered for the distinguished award. Professionals working in education, business, the sciences, communications, labor, govern ment, religious professions and youth organizations are eligible for nomination.
The 2017 Liberty Bell Award recipient was William B. Wheeler, DBA Executive Direc tor (Ret.). Bill served as an integral part of the DBA's growth over the past 14 years. He also helped solidify the permanent home of the Dayton Bar Association, in the Schuster Performing Arts Building. A valuable community leader in the Dayton area, Bill Wheeler retired in September 2017, and leaves behind a great legacy of growing the DBA and pro moting excellence in the legal profession, throughout the community.
The 2018 Liberty Bell Award recipient was Michael Newson, Dept. of Jobs & Family Services Child Enforcement Agency.
Rosalie Makridis of Life Essentials, received the 2019 Liberty Bell Award.
Do you know someone in the community who, in the tradition of Bill Wheeler, Michael Newsom and Rosalie Makridis, and the many other recipients of the Liberty Bell Award, serve our community in a special way? Please consider submitting a nomination to the DBA for the 2023 Liberty Bell Award, to be awarded at the May, Chancery Club Luncheon. In order to be considered, nominations must be submitted to Chris Albrektson at calbrektson@ daybar.org, by Friday, April 14th. All nominations should include biographical information on the nominee and a statement from the nominator supporting the nomination. Please note that attorneys are not eligible to receive the award.
