Awards and Recognition

Chapter Chairs

2009-2010 2007-2009 2006-2007 2004-2005
John A. Taylor, Jr Stephen L. Bradford Glen Collyer Robert O'Brien

2001-2003 1998-2000
John Zackrison Bryan Jackson


Annual Dinner Speakers

2009 2008 2007 2006
Hugh Hewitt
Law Professor, Broadcast Journalist, Author
Hon. Christine M. Durham
Chief Justice, Utah Supreme Court
Elder Lance B. Wickman
General Counsel to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Latham & Watkins LLP
Michael K. Young
President, University of Utah

2005 2004 2003 2002
Judge Kenneth W. Starr
Dean, Pepperdine Law School
Bishop H. David Burton
Presiding Bishop
Elder John K. Carmack
Director, Perpetual Education Fund
Senator Robert Bennett
R-Utah

2001 2000 1999 1998
Senator Gordon Smith
R-Oregon
Elder D. Todd Christofferson
Quorum of the Seventy
Richard Wilkins
J. Reuben Clark Law School
Elder Merrill J. Bateman
President, Brigham Young University

1997 1996 1994
Mark Willes
Chairman & CEO, Times Mirror Co.
Steve Young
San Francisco 49ers
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles


Distinguished Service Awards

2009 2008 2007 2006
Hugh Hewitt
Law Professor, Broadcast Journalist, Author
Hon. Christine M. Durham
Chief Justice, Utah Supreme Court
Elder Lance B. Wickman
General Counsel to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Latham & Watkins LLP
Michael K. Young
President, University of Utah

2005 2004 2003 2002
Judge Kenneth W. Starr
Dean, Pepperdine Law School
Bishop H. David Burton
Presiding Bishop
Elder John K. Carmack
Director, Perpetual Education Fund
Senator Robert Bennett
R-Utah

2001 2000
Senator Gordon Smith
R-Oregon
Dr. Buzz Aldrin
USAF, NASA ret.


Outstanding Lawyer Award

2009 2008 2007 2006
Robert C. O'Brien Hon. Milan D. Smith, Jr Robert D. Crockett Gregory C. Brown

2005 2004 2003 2002
Kelly C. Crabb Elder Tad R. Callister Mark S. Lee Christopher Bisgaard

2001 2000 1999 1997
Don Pearson Jonathan Johnson Cynthia Lange Edward Petersen

1996 1995 1994
Hon. Roger Boren Michael Fairclough John Welch


Outstanding Young Lawyer Award

2009 2008 2007 2006
Ian Puente Joey L. Blanch Kristen Bird Marcus R. Mumford

2005 1996 1995 1994
Gregory O. Lunt Garth Vincent Richard Wirthlin John Taylor

1993
Judge Thomas Y. K. Fong


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