Previous Alumni Association Award Winners
Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award
Diana Valdez '04, Law Offices of Diana M. Valdez and Moss Legal Group PLLC, El Paso, Texas
Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award
The Honorable Robert L. Jones '82, Retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge of the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, Texas
D. Murray Hensley Service Award
Michael Debnam '17, Founding Partner, DebnamRust P.C., Dallas, Texas
G.O.L.D. Award
Delaney Crocker Piercy '15, Partner, Glasheen Valles & Inderman LLP, Lubbock, Texas
Rising Star Award
Chauncey M. Lane '09, Partner, Holland & Night, Dallas, Texas
Outstanding Service Awards
The Honorable Kevin Yeary, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award
Rosalyn R. Tippett, '98, Owner & Attorney, Tippett Law Office, Flower Mound, Texas
Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award
The Honorable David Lee Bridges '84 (posthumously), Former Associate Justice, Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas, Texas
Michael M. Calfin '81, Owner & Attorney, Michael Calfin Attorney at Law, Lubbock, Texas
D. Murray Hensley Service Award
Katherine Pennetti '15, Partner, Nelson Mullins, Plano, Texas
Alexander Pennetti '18, Attorney, Thompson Coburn LLP, Dallas, Texas
G.O.L.D. Award
Matthew Minick '14, County Attorney, Hardin County, Kountze, Texas
Rising Star Award
Kertisha L. Dixon '11, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland
Jenny Smith '11 Senior Legal Counsel, US Carbon Removal Projects at Drax Biomass, Inc., Lubbock, Texas
Outstanding Service Awards
Walters Balido & Crain, Dallas, Texas
Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award
David K. Waggoner '98, The Waggoner Law Firm, PLLC, Hillsboro, Texas
Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award
The Honorable Forrest Beadle '05, Judge, Denton County Criminal Court Three, Denton, Texas
D. Murray Hensley Service Award
Andrea Nfodjo '18, Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County District Attorney's Office, Dallas, Texas
G.O.L.D. Award
Brittany Greger '15, Associate, Wright Close & Barger, Houston, Texas
Nadia E. Haghighatian '13, Partner, Holland & Knight, Dallas, Texas
Rising Star Award
Laura Pratt '09, Attorney, Brady & Hamilton LLP, Lubbock, Texas
Outstanding Service Awards
The Honorable Eva Guzman, Partner, Wright Close & Barger, LLP, Houston, Texas
Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award
Paul Stafford '94, Stafford Law Firm, P.C., Dallas, Texas
Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award
Jon Olafson '01, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Denver, Colorado
D. Murray Hensley Service Award
Kristen LaFreniere '16, Vander-Plas LaFreniere, PLLC, Texas
G.O.L.D. Award
Sydne K. Collier '16, Law Clerk for The Honorable Sam A. Lindsay, United States District Court Northern District of Texas, Dallas, Texas
Mariah Mayworm Gagnon '13, Command Judge Advocate, United States Army
Rising Star Award
James Tawney '10, Flores, Tawney & Acosta, El Paso, Texas
Outstanding Service Awards
John Huffaker Agricultural Law CLE
Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award
Thomas G. Hall '81, Law Offices of Tom Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award
Laura A. Pratt '09, Brady & Hamilton, LLP, Lubbock, Texas
D. Murray Hensley Service Award
Brandon E. Beck '12, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, Texas
G.O.L.D. Award
The Honorable Elizabeth N. Rainey '11, Midland County Drug Court, Midland, Texas
Rising Star Award
Natasha N. Taylor '09, Wright Close & Barger, LLP, Houston, Texas
Outstanding Service Awards
Eric Bentley, Texas Tech University System Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, Lubbock, Texas
Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award
The Honorable Rob Hofmann '95, 452nd District Court, Mason, Texas
Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award
Steven R. Miears '83, Steven R. Miears, P.C., Grapevine, Texas
G.O.L.D. Award
Whitney S. Ellis '12, Stubbeman, McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder, Inc., Midland, Texas
Konstantin N. Parkhomenko '10, CenterPoint Energy, Inc., Houston, Texas
Rising Star Award
The Honorable C. Michael Davis '08, District Judge, 369th District Court, Palestine, Texas
Outstanding Service Awards
The Honorable James Wesley Hendrix, District Judge, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, Texas
Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award
Alan Bojorquez '96, Bojorquez Law Firm, PC, Austin, Texas
Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award
The Honorable Mark Greenberg '88, County Court at Law 5, Dallas, Texas
D. Murray Hensley Service Award
Drew Robertson '15, Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC, Dallas, Texas
G.O.L.D. Award
Brandon Beck '12, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, Texas
Rising Star Award
Allison Clayton '07, The Innocence Project of Texas, Lubbock, Texas
Outstanding Service Awards
Lubbock Private Defenders Office
Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award
Jason N. Jordan ’11, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, Texas
Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award
Judge E. Scott Frost ’87, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, Abilene, Texas
D. Murray Hensley Service Award
Wendy-Adele Humphrey ’01, Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
G.O.L.D. Award
Brandon Lipps ’09, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Washington, D.C.
Rising Star Award
Kimberly Houston ’04, Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Plano, Texas
Outstanding Service Awards
Mountain States Legal Foundation, Lakewood, Colorado
Bob Black Bar Leaders Award
Cory Clements ’14, Abilene Young Lawyers Association
Margo A. Fox ’00, Williamson County Bar Association
Wendy-Adele Humphrey ’01, Lubbock Area Bar Association
Christopher L. Jensen ’96, Amarillo Area Bar Association
Sara Marie Johnson ’08, Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Kristina Nadine Kastl ’99, Texas Women Lawyers
Justin Kiechler ’08, Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association
Derek Lee Montgomery ’06, 32nd Judicial District Bar Association
Douglas Glenn Montgomery ’12, Hays-Caldwell County Young Lawyers Association
Stephanie Rae Newell ’01, Bell County Bar Association
Brad Wesley Odell ’08, West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association
David W. Starnes ’84, Jefferson County Bar Association
John Durham Warren ’03, Cooke County Bar Association
Garrett Lee Wilson ’06, Medina County Bar Association
Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award
Sean M. Buckley ’13, Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C., Fort Worth, Texas
Judge Craig Smith ’77, District Judge, 192nd District Court, Dallas, Texas
Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award
Merinda K. Condra ’96, The Condra Law Firm & Generation Covenant, Lubbock, Texas
Christy Jack ’91, Varghese Summersett PLLC, Fort Worth, Texas
D. Murray Hensley Service Award
Shery Kime-Goodwin ’94, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Lubbock, Texas
G.O.L.D. Award
Andrew Cates ’07, Texas Nurses Association, Austin, Texas
Benjamin G. Robertson ’12, Santoyo Moore Wehmeyer P.C., San Antonio, Texas
Barrett Thomas ‘08, Blanchard & Thomas, LLP, Waco, Texas
Rising Star Award
Raymond Baeza ’10, Farmers Insurance, El Paso, Texas
Ryan Calvert ’02, Brazos County District Attorney’s Office, Bryan, Texas
Emma Cano ’02, Jefferson Cano, San Antonio, Texas
Outstanding Service Awards
Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, Midland, Texas
Spurs Sports and Entertainment, San Antonio, Texas
Bob Black Bar Leaders Award
Chris A. Antcliff ’95, El Paso Bar Association
Kyra K. Blankenship ’94, South Plains Trial Lawyers Association
Shane Brooks ’07, Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association
Michael Davis ’08, Anderson County Bar Association
Steven M. Denny ’00, Panhandle Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Judge Mary Ellen W. Hicks ’74, Black Women Lawyers Association of Tarrant County
Judge Mark Hocker ’98, Lubbock Area Bar Association
Scotty Holloman ’83, State Bar of New Mexico
Taly Jacobs ’10, Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Kimberly P. Killebrew ’92, Collin County Women’s Lawyers Association
John E. Mitchell ’93, Texas Aggie Bar Association
Bradford L. Moore ’77, Brownfield Bar Association
Austin L. Ramsey ’12, Midland County Bar Association
Lee Ann Reno ’94, Amarillo Area Women’s Bar Association
Traci Siebenlist ’09, Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association
Max R. Tarbox ’76, West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association
JJ Wells ’12, Hays-Caldwell County Young Lawyers Association
Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award
Jerry V. Beard ’77, Assistant Federal Defender—Northern District of Texas, Dallas
Diana M. Valdez ’04, Law Offices of Diana Macias Valdez, PLLC, El Paso
Judge Melody M. Wilkinson ’88, State District Judge, 17th District Court, Fort Worth
Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award
Margaret F. Leachman ’90, District Criminal Chief, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio
D. Murray Hensley Service Award
Dr. Brie E. Sherwin ’01, Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock
G.O.L.D. Award
John D. Beck ’10, Hogan Lovells US, LLP, New York City
Elizabeth G. Hill ’12, Craig, Terrill, Hale & Grantham LLP, Lubbock
Rising Star Award
Anna M. McKim ’01, Field, Manning, Stone, Hawthorne & Aycock P.C., Lubbock
Representative Andrew S. Murr ’03, Texas House of Representatives, District 53, Junction
R. Dale Smith ’02, Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Tarrant County, Fort Worth
Outstanding Service Awards
C. Richard "Dick" Baker, Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock
Gardere, Wynne, Sewell, LLP, Dallas
Kelly, Hart, & Hallman, LLP, Fort Worth
Bob Black Bar Leaders Award
Jimmy Allen Ashby ’70, Palo Pinto County Bar Association, Mineral Wells
Jacob Austin Blizzard ’10, Abilene Young Lawyers Association, Abilene
Tina Denise Davis-Rincones ’00, Hale County Bar Association, Plainview
Javier Garcia Espinoza ’02, San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio
Andrew John Hefferly ’11, Washington County Bar Association, Brenham
Jack O. Herrington ’73, Red River County Bar Association, Clarksville
Sarah Gwynne Hoffman ’10, Denton County Young Lawyers Association, Denton
David Timothy Lanehart ’87, South Plains Trial Lawyers Association, Lubbock
Megan Britni Myers ’08, Abilene Bar Association, Abilene
Olivia Leigh Erwin Neu ’12, Cooke County Bar Association, Gainesville
Blair Saylor Oscarsson ’06, Amarillo Young Lawyers Association, Amarillo
Gabriel Steven Perez ’08, Border Bankruptcy Bar Association, El Paso
Penny R. Phillips ’92, Plano Bar Association, Plano
Sarah Abigail Russell ’07, Collin County Young Lawyers Association, McKinney
Thomas Franklin Sellers ’13, Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Lubbock
John William Shanklin, II ’12, West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association, Lubbock
Levi Trevor Siebenlist ’09, Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association, Lubbock
Dusty Joe Stockard ’00, Amarillo Area Bar Association, Amarillo
John Bennett Strong ’06, Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, Fort Worth
John D. Talley ’83, Panhandle Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Amarillo
Diana Macias Valdez ’04, El Paso Women’s Bar Association, El Paso
Jeremiah David Williams ’01, Williamson County Bar Association, Round Rock
Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award
Doug Atnipp ’85, Greenberg Traurig, Houston
Janna Clarke ’84, Smith & Jennings, P.C., Fort Worth
Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award
Judge Judy Parker ’85, County Court at Law #3, Lubbock
Mike Truesdale ’94, Law Office of Michael S. Truesdale PLLC, Austin
D. Murray Hensley Service Award
Robert Withers ’10, Withers & Withers P.C., Dallas
G.O.L.D. Award
Representative Dustin Burrows ’05, McCleskey, Harriger, Brazill & Graf, Lubbock
Amy Hardberger ’05, Asst. Prof., St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio
LaKeisha Forte Wells ’06, Stafford Barrow, PLLC, Dallas
Rising Star Award
Cottie Miles ’97, Martin & Drought, P.C., San Antonio
Dylan Drummond ’03, K&L Gates, LLP, Austin
Ty Wood ’06, Attorney at Law, Colorado City
Outstanding Service Awards
7th Court of Appeals, Amarillo
Texas Association of Counties, Austin
Judge Lesa Arnold, County Judge, Dickens County
Dykema Cox Smith, San Antonio
Judge William “Bill” Shaver (posthumously), Lubbock
Bob Black Bar Leaders Award
Nicholas Edward Arrott, II ’09, Abilene Bar Association, Abilene
Timothy Drew Newsom ’92, Amarillo Area Bar Association, Amarillo
Erick Lee Lucio ’05, Cameron County Young Lawyers Association, Brownsville
Justin Elliott Reed ’05, Cen-Tex Bar Association, Mexia
Monica Lira Bravo ’07, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association, Dallas
Daniel Franklin Abasolo ’10, Denton County Young Lawyers Association, Denton
Michael Kirk Mathis ’98, Eastern District Of Texas Bar Association, Lufkin
Amber Lauren James ’08, Ector County Young Lawyers Association, Odessa
Claudio G. Flores, Jr. ’95, El Paso Family Law Bar Association, El Paso
Jeremy Mark Derington ’05, Erath County Bar Association, Stephenville
Daniel Nesbitt Maclemore, IV ’02, Federal Bar Association - Waco Chapter, Waco
Jody Lynn Myatt ’02, Hale County Bar Association, Plainview
Kyle Wayne Maysel ’84, Hays County Bar Association, San Marcos
Anna Marie Warren Mckim ’01, Lubbock Area Bar Association, Lubbock
Andrew Bradley Curtis ’07, Lubbock Area Young Lawyers Association, Lubbock
Elizabeth Geary Hill ’12, Lubbock County Women’s Bar Association, Lubbock
David Martin Diaz ’99, Mesquite Bar Association, Dallas
Danny Razo ’03, Mexican American Bar Association Of Texas, El Paso
Robert Shaun Rainey ’11, Midland County Young Lawyers Association, Midland
Mike Alan Smiddy ’76, Palo Pinto County Bar Association, Mineral Wells
Scott Warren Johnson ’80, Reeves County Bar Association, Pecos
Minerva Garza ’00, Starr County Bar Association, Rio Grande City
Michael J. Henry ’81, Tarrant County Bar Association, Fort Worth
Jason Lee Horton ’03, Texarkana Bar Association, Texarkana
Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award
Barbara Ellis ’94, Austin
Cecilia Morgan ’77, Dallas
Laura Pratt ’09, Lubbock
Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award
Greg Fouratt ’95, Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Honorable James R. Jordan ’77, Dallas
The Honorable Cathleen Parsley ’81, Austin
Lee Parsley ’89, Austin
D. Murray Hensley Service Award
Lawrence M. Doss ’99, Lubbock
G.O.L.D. Award
Ricardo Barrera ’10, Harlingen
Priscilla Camacho ’05, San Antonio
Chad West ’06, Dallas
Rising Star Award
Chris Pepper ’01, Austin
William C. Petit ’05, Houston
Outstanding Service Awards
Tracy Brown, Texas Young Lawyers Association, Austin, Texas
Texas Access to Justice Foundation, Austin, Texas
New Mexico Public Defender, Santa Fe, New Mexico
President's Award
Wade Shelton ’81, San Antonio
Bob Black Bar Leaders Award
James E. Beam ’08, Erath County Bar Association, Stephenville
Renee M. Castillo-De La Cruz ’09, Hispanic Bar Association Of Austin, Austin
Todd Clement ’86, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, Dallas
Clinton W. Dennis ’10, Johnson County Bar Association, Fort Worth
Michele N. Dodd ’05, Reagan County Bar Association, Big Lake
Marcy M. Erwin ’07, Lubbock Area Young Lawyers Association, Lubbock
Laura L. Hale ’04, Amarillo Young Lawyers Association, Amarillo
David J. Hazlewood ’79, Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Lubbock
Brian P. Heinrich ’91, Amarillo Area Bar Association, Amarillo
Brooke Hendricks-Green ’06, Ector County Young Lawyers Association, Odessa
Lisa K. Hooper ’06, Midland County Bar Association, Midland
Rick McPherson ’76, Panola County Bar Association, Carthage
Frank T. Messina ’09, Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association, Beaumont
Jody L. Myatt ’02, Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, Plainview
Victor R. Rodriguez, II ’09, South Plains Trial Lawyers Association, Lubbock
James E. Teague ’99, Aransas County Bar Association, Rockport
C. Barrett Thomas ’08, Abilene Young Lawyers Association, Sweetwater
Celeste I. Villarreal ’05, Mexican American Bar Association of Texas, Austin
Mark S. Zachary ’89, Abilene Bar Association, Abilene
Alexandria K. Zant ’99, El Paso Women’s Bar Association, El Paso
Hershell L. Barnes Ambassador Award
Gerald Dixon ’81, Albuquerque
Lori Scott ’89, Midland
Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award
Jim Bethke ’92, Austin
The Honorable Sue Kurita ’85, El Paso
Bill Turner ’78, Midland
D. Murray Hensley Service Award
Lisa Lambert ’90, Dallas
G.O.L.D. Award
Kara L. Altenbaumer-Price ’03, Dallas
Representative Joe Moody ’06, El Paso
Representative Matt Schaefer ’05, Tyler
Rising Star Award
Alberto P. Cardenas, Jr. ’98, Houston
Dustin M. Howell ’08, Austin
Corey F. Wehmeyer ’06, San Antonio
Outstanding Service Awards
Dodge Jones Foundation
The Honorable Martin J. Hoffman
Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Texas
President's Award
Kevin Glasheen ’88, Lubbock
Bob Black Bar Leaders Award
Jeffrey Lynn Allen ’07, 32nd Judicial District Bar Association, Sweetwater
Joe Russell Ash ’92, Reagan County Bar Association, Granbury
Randel David Lee Barrett ’00, Tarrant County Debtors Association, Hurst
Gary Michael Bellair ’91, Lubbock Area Bar Association, Lubbock
Alyce Bondurant ’84, Tri-County Bar Association, Wichita Falls
William Paul Harrison Boyles ’03, Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Lubbock
Christopher David Brown ’03, Hale County Bar Association, Plainview
Nory Lyn Callaway ’07, Tom Green County Bar Association, San Angelo
David Martin Diaz ’99, Mesquite Bar Association, Dallas
Reed Anthony Filley ’01, Lamesa Bar Association, Lamesa
Claudio G. Flores, Jr. ’95, El Paso Family Law Bar Association, El Paso
Minerva Garza ’00, Starr County Bar Association, Rio Grande City
Andrew McClain Graves ’01, Tom Green County Young Lawyers Association, San Angelo
Joseph Patrick Griffith ’04, Federal Bar Association — Dallas Chapter, Dallas
Melinda Diane Hamm ’07, Midland County Bar Association, Midland
TyScott Robert Hamm ’07, Lubbock Area Young Lawyers Association, Lubbock
Brian Paul Heinrich ’91, Panhandle Trial Lawyers Association, Amarillo
Jack O. Herrington, Red River County Bar Association, Clarksville
Scott Warren Johnson ’80, Reeves County Bar Association, Pecos
Kimberly Paige Killebrew ’92, Plano Bar Association, Denton
Christopher Brent Lehman ’04, 46th/50th Judicial District Bar Association, Vernon
James R. Lostracco, Jr. ’94, Nacogdoches County Bar Association, Nacogdoches
Daniel Nesbitt Maclemore, IV ’02, Federal Bar Association — Waco Chapter, Waco
Kyle Wayne Maysel ’84, Hays County Bar Association, San Marcos
William E. McNamara, III ’93, South Plains Family Lawyers Association, Lubbock
Justin Wayne Nichols ’08, Midland County Young Lawyers Association, Midland
Laura Ann Wilson Pratt ’09, Lubbock County Women’s Bar Association, Lubbock
Cameron Reynolds ’94, Brazos County Bar Association, Bryan
Michael Matthew Ribitzki ’04, Johnson County Bar Association, Burleson
Anna Marie Ricker ’91, Hockley County Bar Association, Levelland
Melody Causey Rodney ’03, Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association, Corpus Christi
Lori Marie Ruiz ’07, Ector County Young Lawyers Association, Odessa
Frances Gail Schroeter ’09, Val Verde County Bar Association, Del Rio
Erin B. Shank ’83, Central Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association, Killeen
Jason C.N. Smith ’92, Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association, Fort Worth
Paul K. Stafford ’94, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas
David Vincent Stith ’98, Corpus Christi Bar Association, Corpus Christi
Amber Hinds Williams ’06, Orange County Bar Association, Orange
James Edd Wooldridge ’98, Panhandle Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Amarillo
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