History of the Association
The history of the IADC is one of prestige, achievement, and commitment to excellence, not only for its members but also for the civil justice system and those who participate in its process.
The Association was created in 1920 by a group of general counsels, calling themselves the General Counsels’ Association of the United States. Its purpose was to foster good will and cooperation among general counsel who shared common interests and challenges. In 1928, the members invited leading lawyers to join, seeking to gain broader insight into the various legal issues affecting the insurance industry. The Association changed its name to the International Association of Insurance Counsel (IAIC) to reflect the new membership and focus.
Membership expanded greatly during the 1930s, with lawyers and executives coming from both the United States and Canada. By World War II, there were 2,000 members, each of whom was invited to join the Association through an in-depth committee review process. It was the committee structure of the Association at that time, eventually diversifying into specific areas of substantive law, professional development, and administration, which would become the foundation for the innovative work and activity of the Association.
In the post-war years, a rapid growth in the number, complexity, and geographic scope of civil lawsuits made the IAIC a premier training ground for lawyers internationally. This commitment would become a mainstay for professional development and legal reform for the Association. At the same time, the quality of membership rose as a result of higher criteria for peer reviewing of prospective members.
The Association also began to expand its international membership, recognizing the globalization of business and the law. The Association continues today to adjust and adapt to the needs of the members in an expanding international marketplace.
In 1960, it created the Defense Research Institute (DRI) to provide broad-based support and education for the defense bar. The IADC later founded Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) to address rapidly accelerating litigation costs, runaway jury verdicts and routine awards of punitive damages. By the mid-1970s, with many corporations now self-insuring, the membership began representing more and more corporations directly. In 1985, to mirror this change in focus, the Association changed its name to the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC).
Past Leaders, Awards, and Meeting Locations
1920-23 Myron W. Van Auken
1923-26 Martin P. Cornelius
1926-32 Edwin A. Jones
1932-34 George W. Yancey
1934-35 Walter R. Mayne
1935-36 J. Roy Dickie
1936-37 Marion N. Chrestman
1937-38 P. E. Reeder
1938-39 Milo H. Crawford
1939-40 Gerald P. Hayes
1940-41 Oscar J. Brown
1941-43 Willis Smith
1943-44 Pat H. Eager, Jr.
1944-46 F. B. Baylor
1946-47 Paul J. McGough
1947-48 Lowell White
1948-49 Kenneth P. Grubb
1949-50 L. Duncan Lloyd
1950-51 Wayne E. Strichter
1951-52 Joseph A. Spray
1952-53 Alvin R. Christovich
1953-54 J. A. Gooch
1954-55 Stanley C. Morris
1955-56 Lester P. Dodd
1956-57 John A. Kluwin
1957-58 Forrest A. Betts
1958-59 G. Arthur Blanchet
1959-60 Charles E. Pledger, Jr.
1960-61 Denman Moody
1961-62 Payne Karr
1962-63 William E. Knepper
1963-64 Richard W. Galiher
1964-65 Kraft W. Eidman
1965-66 Wallace E. Sedgwick
1966-67 Harley J. McNeal
1967-68 Egbert L. Haywood
1968-69 Gordon R. Close
1969-70 W. Ford Reese
1970-71 Samuel J. Powers, Jr.
1971-72 Edward J. Kelly
1972-73 Alston Jennings
1973-74 Walter A. Steele
1974-75 Theodore P. Shield
1975-76 Jerry V. Walker
1976-77 Henry Burnett
1977-78 Darrell L. Havener
1978-79 Robert E. Leake, Jr.
1979-80 John R. Hoehl
1980-81 Neil K. Quinn
1981-82 William K. Christovich
1982-83 Robert D. Norman
1983-84 Grant P. DuBois
1984-85 Thomas H. Sharp, Jr.
1985-86 William H. Wallace
1986-87 Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr.
1987-88 W. Richard Davis
1988-89 George B. McGugin
1989-90 Morris R. Zucker
1990-91 Jay H. Tressler
1991-92 David J. Beck
1992-93 Henry A. Hentemann
1993-94 Michael A. Pope
1994-95 Kevin J. Dunne
1995-96 Edward J. Rice, Jr.
1996-97 George Gore
1997-98 Charles F. Preuss
1998-99 Rex K. Linder
1999-00 George H. Mitchell
2000-01 Gregory C. Read
2001-02 William C. Cleveland
2002-03 Joan Fullam Irick
2003-04 J. Walter Sinclair
2004-05 George S. Hodges
2005-06 Gregory M. Lederer
2006-07 Bruce R. Parker
2007-08 L. Gino Marchetti, Jr.
2008-09 Robert D. Hunter
2009-10 James M. Campbell
2010-11 Joseph W. Ryan, Jr.
2011-12 William J. Perry
2012-13 Quentin F. Urquhart, Jr.
2013-14 Molly H. Craig
2014-15 Tripp Haston
2015-16 Joseph E. O'Neil
2016-17 John T. Lay, Jr.
2017-18 Andrew Kopon Jr.
2018-19 Craig A. Thompson
2019-20 Amy Sherry Fischer
2020-21 Andrew S. Chamberlin
2021-22 Spencer H. Silverglate
2022-23 Mark R. Beebe
2023-24 Michele Y. Smith
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1920-26 Thomas G. Rutledge
1926-27 F. W. Dillon
1927-28 Garner W. Denmead
1928-30 William B. Mahoney
1929-30 John M. Slaton
1929-30 Solon T. Gilmore
1929-30 D. E. C. Moore
1929-30 James E. Kelley
1930-31 Claude V. Birkhead
1930-31 Clapham Murray, Jr.
1930-31 Gay Gleason
1930-31 Lee A. Kelley
1930-31 Ray Martin
1930-32 George W. Yancey
1930-33 Wayne Ely
1931-32 Louis S. St. Laurent
1931-33 Oliver R. Beckwith
1931-33 D. E. C. Moore
1932-33 William A. Porteous, Jr.
1932-33 Beverley R. Jouett
1932-33 F. Winfield Hackett
1933-34 Allan E. Brosmith
1933-34 Arthur G. Powell
1933-34 Harry S. Knight
1933-34 Lowell White
1933-34 Walter R. Mayne
1933-34 E. K. Williams
1934-35 J. Roy Dickie
1934-35 Oliver R. Beckwith
1934-35 Russell M. Knepper
1935-36 George L. Naught
1935-36 Gerald P. Hayes
1935-36 Joseph B. Murphy
1936-37 Oscar J. Brown
1936-37 Cassius E. Gates
1936-37 Robert L. Webb
1937-38 A. L. Barber
1937-38 Frank C. Haymond
1937-38 Thomas F. Mount
1938-39 George L. Naught
1938-39 Joe G. Sweet
1938-39 J. Mearl Sweitzer
1939-40 James T. Blair
1939-40 L. J. Carey
1939-40 Henry W. Nichols
1940-41 Clarence F. Merrell
1940-41 Oliver R. Beckwith
1940-41 Royce G. Rowe
1941-43 Allan E. Brosmith
1941-43 Franklin J. Marryott
1941-43 Hal C. Thurman
1943-44 Robert P. Hobson
1943-44 Leslie P. Henry
1943-44 Lon Hocker
1944-46 Forrest A. Betts
1944-46 Frank X. Cull
1944-46 Fletcher B. Coleman
1946-47 John L. Barton
1946-47 Lowell White
1946-47 Price H. Topping
1947-48 J. Harry LaBrum
1947-48 Stanley C. Morris
1947-48 John R. Kitch
1948-49 J. A. Gooch
1948-49 Victor C. Gorton
1949-50 Denis McGinn
1949-50 Rupert G. Morse
1950-51 Leo B. Parker
1950-51 H. S. Don Carlos
1951-52 Francis Van Orman
1951-52 Milton L. Baier
1952-53 Thomas N. Phelan
1952-53 Elmer B. McCahan, Jr.
1953-54 Robert L. Earnest
1953-54 W. H. Hoffstot
1954-55 Forrest S. Smith
1954-55 Gordon H. Snow
1955-56 James D. Fellers
1955-56 Thomas W. Wassell
1956-57 F. Carter Johnson, Jr.
1956-57 James P. Allen
1957-58 James A. Dixon
1957-58 John W. Joanis
1958-59 Frank X. Cull
1958-59 Herbert F. Dimond
1959-60 Franklin J. Marryott
1959-60 J. H. Gongwer
1960-62 E. A. Cowie
1961-63 James P. Allen
1962-64 George I. Whitehead, Jr.
1963-65 Frederick J. Orth
1964-66 Fred W. Perabo
1965-66 James Baylor
1966-68 Carl F. Wymore
1967-69 Donald B. Barker
1968-70 Edward S. Ring
1969-71 John E. Linster
1970-72 James H. Killian
1971-73 John A. McComb
1972-74 James W. Ferriman
1973-75 Marvin E. Verbeck
1974-76 Frederick A. Carroll
1975-77 James E. Postula
1976-78 John K. Dane
1977-79 George P. Bowie
1979-81 Harold T. Boone
1980-82 Thomas B. Columbus
1981-83 Robert J. Hettinger
1982 Paul W. Fager
1982-84 Thomas A. Harnett
1983-85 William R. Lanthorn
1984-86 C. David Sullivan
1986-87 Lloyd E. Monson
1986-88 John W. Allen
1987-89 M. Kenneth Doss
1988-90 C. John Malacarne
1989-91 Howard J. Sobczak
1990-92 Eugene J. Connor
1991-93 Murray L. Johnston, Jr.
1992-94 Edward L. Schrenk
1993-95 Charles W. Matthews
1994-96 John D. Cole
1995-97 M. Kenneth Frank, III
1996-98 Michael A. Fortune
1997-99 Stuart E. Rickerson
1998-00 Richard E. Fagerberg
1999-01 John G. Maxa
2000-03 Lee L. Bennett
2001-04 Kirk G. Forrest
2003-06 John H. Jones, Jr.
2004-07 Robert D. Hunter
2005-08 Adam C. Barker
2006-09 Joseph M. Goldberg
2007-10 George Edward Pickle, Jr.
2008-11 Alessandro P. Giorgetti
2009-12 Timothy J. Gephart
2010-13 Connie Lewis Lensing
2011-14 Pamela McGovern
2012-15 Daniel M. Zureich
2013-16 Alfred R. Paliani
2014-17 Emmanuèle Lutfalla
2015-18 Albert C. Hilber
2016-19 Patrick J. Conlon
2017-20 Colin Loveday
2018-21 Frank A. Lattal
2019-22 Aldos Vance
2020-23 Paul Lefebvre
2021-24 Thomas F. Lysaught
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1935-40 Harvey F. White
1940-47 Robert M. Noll
1947-52 Forrest S. Smith
1952-58 Charles E. Pledger, Jr.
1958-59 A. Frank O'Kelley
1959-64 George McD. Schlotthauer
1964-69 Joseph W. Griffin
1969-72 J. Woodrow Norvell
1972-75 Stephen A. Milwid
1975-78 Michel A. Coccia
1978-81 Richard B. Goethals
1981-84 Foster D. Arnett
1984-87 John W. Storer
1987-90 George I. Meisel
1989-93 Eugene Jericho
1992-96 James E. Pohlman
1995-99 William D. Booth
1998-02 Geoffrey S. Race
2002-05 John G. Maxa
2005-08 Robert A. Zupkus
2008-11 Michael Connelly
2011-14 Joseph E. O'Neil
2014-17 Leta E. Gorman
2017-20 Archibald T. Reeves, IV
2020-23 Donna Lamontagne
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1920-35 John A. Millener
1935-43 Richard B. Montgomery
1943-49 David I. McAlister
1949-55 John A. Kluwin
1955-59 A. Frank O'Kelley
1959-64 George McD. Schlotthauer
1964-69 Joseph W. Griffin
1969-72 J. Woodrow Norvell
1972-75 Stephen A. Milwid
1975-78 Michel A. Coccia
1978-81 Richard B. Goethals
1981-84 Foster D. Arnett
1984-87 John W. Storer
1987-90 George I. Meisel
1989-93 Eugene Jericho
1992-96 James E. Pohlman
1995-99 William D. Booth
1998-02 Geoffrey S. Race
2002-05 John G. Maxa
2005-08 Robert A. Zupkus
2008-11 Michael Connelly
2011-14 Joseph E. O'Neil
2014-17 Leta E. Gorman
2017-20 Archibald T. Reeves, IV
2020-23 Donna Lamontagne
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1934-55 George W. Yancey
1955-61 William E. Knepper
1961-63 Kraft W. Eidman
1963-72 R. Harvey Chappell, Jr.
1973-75 Robert R. Hume
1975-85 Lucian Y. Ray
1986-88 R. Crawford Morris
1988-92 G. Alan Cunningham
1992-14 Richard L. Neumeier
2014-16 Mary-Christine "M.C." Sungaila
2016-18 Michael Franklin Smith
2018-20 Kenneth R. Meyer
2020-22 Christopher B. Parkerson
2022-24 Marsha M. Piccone
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1920-26 Andrew J. Ryan
1920-26 John B. Sullivan
1920-27 A. V. Rieke
1926-27 Charles R. Holton
1926-29 Martin P. Cornelius
1927-28 James L. Kearney
1927-29 D. E. C. Moore
1927-29 Walter F. Seay
1927-29 Frank H. Woodward
1929-30 Ray Martin
1929-30 Earl C. Mills
1929-30 Clapham Murray, Jr.
1929-31 Jacob S. White
1929-32 George W. Yancey
1930-31 Sidney J. Dillon
1930-31 Emilien Gadbeis
1930-31 James E. Kelley
1930-31 William B. Mahoney
1930-31 D. E. C. Moore
1930-31 Arthur G. Powell
1930-31 Robert Ruark
1930-32 Ernest Woodward
1931-32 William C. Davidson
1931-33 Ralph F. Potter
1931-33 S. Alton Ralph
1931-34 William O. Reeder
1931-34 J. Borton Weeks
1932-35 John G. McKay
1932-35 John F. Ward
1933-36 Marion N. Chrestman
1933-36 Garner W. Denmead
1933-36 Lowell White
1934-35 Arthur G. Powell
1934-37 Harry S. Knight
1934-37 Royce G. Rowe
1935-38 Milo H. Crawford
1935-38 Russell M. Knepper
1935-38 Miller Manier
1935-38 P. E. Reeder
1936-39 R. N. Caverly
1936-39 Gerald P. Hayes
1936-39 John A. Luhn
1937-40 Charles N. Orr
1937-40 B. W. Shackleford
1937-40 George M. Weichelt
1938-41 Wilson C. Jainsen
1938-41 Robert M. Noll
1938-41 Willis Smith
1939-42 Thomas N. Bartlett
1939-42 Joe G. Sweet
1939-43 Pat H. Eager, Jr.
1940-42 William O. Reeder
1940-44 F. B. Baylor
1940-44 J. Mearl Sweitzer
1941-46 Patrick F. Burke
1941-46 Francis M. Holt
1941-46 Paul J. McGough
1943-44 Kenneth B. Cope
1943-47 Hugh D. Combs
1943-47 Clarence W. Heyl
1944-47 W. Percy McDonald
1944-48 L. J. Carey
1944-48 Kenneth P. Grubb
1944-48 Henry W. Nichols
1946-49 A. B. Christovich
1946-49 L. Duncan Lloyd
1946-49 Wayne E. Stichter
1947-50 Milton A. Albert
1947-50 Wayne Ely
1947-50 Joseph A. Spray
1948-49 J. Harry La Brum
1948-51 Ernest W. Fields
1948-51 Franklin J. Marryott
1948-51 Robert M. Nelson
1949-52 John L. Barton
1949-52 J. A. Gooch
1949-52 Robert P. Hobson
1950-53 Lester P. Dodd
1950-53 Stanley C. Morris
1950-53 Royce G. Rowe
1951-54 Paul F. Ahlers
1951-54 John P. Faude
1951-54 William E. Knepper
1952-55 John H. Anderson, Jr.
1952-55 G. Arthur Blanchet
1952-55 Edward B. Raub, Jr.
1953-56 Forrest A. Betts
1953-56 Denman Moody
1953-56 J. Mearl Sweitzer
1954-57 Wilder Lucas
1954-57 Leonard G. Muse
1954-57 Francis Van Orman
1955-57 Warren G. Reed
1955-58 Sanford M. Chilcote
1955-58 Richard W. Galiher
1956-59 L. J. Carey
1956-59 Payne Karr
1956-59 Lewis C. Ryan
1956-62 Harold Scott Baile
1957-58 Gordon H. Snow
1957-60 Kraft W. Eidman
1957-60 John C. Graham
1957-60 Thomas N. Phelan
1958-61 Taylor H. Cox
1958-61 Walter O. Schell
1958-61 David L. Tressler
1959-62 Walter Humkey
1959-62 F. Carter Johnson, Jr.
1960-63 G. Cameron Buchanan
1960-63 Harley J. McNeal
1960-63 J. Kirby Smith
1961-64 Gordon R. Close
1961-64 Wiley E. Mayne
1961-64 Wallace E. Sedgwick
1962-63 G. W. Marsalek
1962-65 Stanley B. Long
1962-65 R. Newell Lusby
1963-66 Egbert L. Haywood
1963-66 Elmer E. Klaprat
1963-66 William M. O'Bryan
1964-65 Leroy G. Vandeveer
1964-67 Dan McGugin, Jr.
1964-67 Douglas Stripp
1964-67 S. Burns Weston
1965-68 Jesse W. Benton, Jr.
1965-68 Jean deGrandpre
1965-68 W. Ford Reese
1966-69 Paul R. Connolly
1966-69 Mark H. Makholm
1966-69 Samuel J. Powers, Jr.
1967-70 Michael R. Gallagher
1967-70 Edward J. Kelly
1967-70 Thomas M. Phillips
1968-69 John A. Loomis
1968-71 Alston Jennings
1968-71 Hugh E. Richeson
1969-70 Joseph W. Griffin
1969-72 John P. Arness
1969-72 William R. Moller
1970-71 Walter U. Westcott
1970-72 Robert R. Hume
1970-72 Willis Smith, Jr.
1970-73 Theodore P. Shield
1971-74 Thomas J. Casey
1971-74 Alvin R. Christovich, Jr.
1971-74 Jerry V. Walker
1972-73 R. Harvey Chappell, Jr.
1972-73 Alex Cheek
1972-75 Henry Burnett
1972-75 Robert D. Morrow
1972-75 John H. Mudd
1973-76 Darrell L. Havener
1973-76 John F. Mahoney, Jr.
1973-76 Erskine W. Wells
1974-77 Robert E. Leake, Jr.
1974-77 R. Crawford Morris
1974-77 William A. Wick
1975-78 John R. Hoehl
1975-78 Ronald E. McKinstry
1975-78 Edmond Rondepierre
1976-77 Neil K. Quinn
1976-79 Charles W. Donaldson
1976-79 Sterling Hutcheson
1977-80 William K. Christovich
1977-80 Eugene Jericho
1977-80 George I. Meisel
1978-81 John C. Clough
1978-81 G. Alan Cunningham
1978-81 Robert D. Norman
1979-82 William P. Cooney
1979-82 Grant P. DuBois
1979-82 Joseph F. Glass
1980-83 Robert Payne Karr
1980-83 Thomas H. Sharp, Jr.
1980-83 John W. Storer
1981-84 James A. Hourihan
1981-84 Albert Blackwell Stieglitz
1981-84 William H. Wallace
1982-85 Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr.
1982-85 Sheldon Hurwitz
1982-85 Richard P. Mahoney
1983-86 W. Richard Davis
1983-86 Perry L. Fuller
1983-86 J. Vincent O'Donnell
1984-87 Douglas M. Moore, Jr.
1984-87 George B. McGugin
1984-87 James E. Pohlman
1985-88 Walter R. Milbourne
1985-88 John J. Weigel
1985-88 Morris R. Zucker
1986-89 Robert G. Beshears
1986-89 Daniel T. Rabbitt
1986-89 Jay H. Tressler
1987-90 David J. Beck
1987-90 Duane E. Clapp, Jr.
1987-90 James M. Doran, Jr.
1988-91 R. K. Christovich
1988-91 Henry A. Hentemann
1988-91 Benj. Allston Moore, Jr.
1989-92 Paul D. Cooper
1989-92 Nicholas C. Nizamoff
1989-92 Michael A. Pope
1990-93 Leon D. Bess
1990-93 Paul R. Devin
1991-94 William D. Booth
1991-94 Harvey L. Kaplan
1991-94 Edward J. Rice, Jr.
1992-95 George Gore
1992-95 Geoffrey S. Race
1992-95 William C. Wood
1993-96 Thomas M. Donnell, Jr.
1993-96 Charles F. Preuss
1993-96 Rudolph L. Rose
1994-97 R. Davis Howser
1994-97 Christy D. Jones
1994-97 Rex K. Linder
1995-98 David A. McIntosh
1995-98 George A. Mitchell
1995-98 Edward S. Sledge, II
1996-99 Richard P. Campbell
1996-99 Thomas P. Grace
1996-99 Gregory C. Read
1997-00 Desmond T. Barry
1997-04 William C. Cleveland
1997-00 Terry Christovich Gay
1998-01 John C. Evans
1998-01 Joan Fullam Irick
1998-01 Larry B. Spikes
1999-02 Donald L. DeVries, Jr.
1999-02 Jack B. McCowan, Jr.
1999-02 J. Walter Sinclair
2000-03 George S. Hodges
2000-03 Christopher M. Tompkins
2000-03 Walter E. Zink
2001-04 S. Stuart Clark
2001-04 Cathy Havener Greer
2001-04 Gregory M. Lederer
2002-05 John S. Bradford
2002-05 Patrick Lysaught
2002-05 Bruce R. Parker
2003-06 William J. Brinkmann
2003-06 L. Gino Marchetti, Jr.
2003-06 Harry F. Mooney
2004-07 Christopher S. D’Angelo
2004-07 Jerome A. Galante
2004-07 Lyn P. Pruitt
2005-08 James M. Campbell
2005-08 Robert C. Manlowe
2005-08 Elizabeth Haecker Ryan
2006-09 Mercer K. (Bud) Clarke
2006-09 Joseph W. Ryan, Jr.
2006-09 Eric Watt Wiechmann
2007-10 D. Jeffrey Campbell
2007-10 William J. Perry
2007-10 Donald F. Zimmer, Jr.
2008-11 John R. Penhallegon
2008-11 Quentin F. Urquhart, Jr.
2008-11 Rebecca J. Wilson
2009-12 Molly H. Craig
2009-12 Lela M. Hollabaugh
2009-12 George J. Murphy
2010-13 Daniel K. Cray
2010-13 Tripp Haston
2010-13 Susan C. Roney
2011-14 Anton G. Maurer
2011-14 Kathleen J. Maus
2011-14 W. Thomas Siler, Jr.
2012-15 Nancy M. Erfle
2012-15 Kenneth R. Meyer
2012-15 John T. Lay, Jr.
2013-16 E. Paul Cauley, Jr.
2013-16 Andrew Kopon, Jr.
2013-16 Tamela J. White
2014-17 Jeptha F. Barbour
2014-17 Eve B. Masinter
2014-17 Craig A. Thompson
2015-18 Amy Sherry Fischer
2015-18 S. Gordon McKee
2015-18 David J. Rosenberg
2016-19 Andrew S. Chamberlin
2016-19 Deborah G. Cole
2016-19 Laura E. De Santos
2017-20 Molly Hughes Cherry
2017-20 Michael D. Crim
2017-20 Spencer H. Silverglate
2018-21 Mark R. Beebe
2018-21 Stephanie M. Rippee
2018-21 Thomas Rouhette
2019-22 Bonnie Mayfield
2019-22 Michele Smith
2019-22 Thomas W. "Trea" Southerland, III
2020-23 Christopher S. Berdy
2020-23 James F. Rogers
2020-23 Alba Arriaga Romano
2021-24 J. Dominic Campodonico
2021-24 Daniela Karollus-Bruner
2021-24 Christopher A. Kenney
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1973
John E. Clough, Director; Eugene Jericho; Ralph L Kaskell, Jr.; William R. Moller; Wm. Marshall Morgan; Neil K. Quinn
1974
John E. Clough, Director; Alvin Christovich, Jr.; Michael Gallagher; Richard B. Goethals; Darrell L. Havener; John R. Hoehl
1975
John E. Clough, Director; Henry Burnett; Michael A. Coccia; Rudolph Janata; Ronald E. McKinstry; Erskine Wells
1976
John E. Clough, Director; Joseph F. Glass; William M. Howell; Robert E. Leake, Jr.; George I. Meisel
1977
Richard C. Valentine, Director; William K. Christovich; James A. Hourihan; Robert D. Norman; Theodore P. Shield; A. Roger Witke
1978
Richard C. Valentine, Director; Foster D. Arnett; Robert D. Brill; Robert C. Maynard; Daniel J. Ryan; Thomas H. Sharp, Jr.
1979
Joseph F. Glass, Director; W. Richard Davis; Grant P. DuBois; Michael J. Merlo; R. Crawford Morris; John H. Mudd
1980
Joseph F. Glass, Director; Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr.; Paul W. Brock; Paul S. Brown; Perry L. Fuller; Robert E. King; Paul R. Larkin; Thomas H. Sharp, Jr.
1981
Thomas H. Sharp, Jr., Director; John P. Arness; F. Lee Campbell; Sheldon Hurwitz; Ernest B. Lageson; Donald F. Pierce; Samuel J. Powers, Jr.; Daniel T. Rabbitt
1982
Thomas H. Sharp, Jr., Director; Robert Payne Karr; James J. McCabe; James Conklin Moore; Douglas M. Moore, Jr.; James Watson Morris, III; Michael J. Pfau; Donald F. Pierce; G. Duffield Smith, Jr.; Albert Blackwell Stieglitz; William H. Wallace; John J. Weigel
1983
Donald F. Pierce, Director; Gerald P. Coley; Thomas M. Crisham; John M. Dinse; Calvin W. Hendrickson; Sterling Hutcheson; William R. Moss; G. Dewey Oxner, Jr.; James C. Rinaman, Jr.; Joseph A. Sherman; Fred H. Sievert, Jr.; Edward P. A. Smith; Jay H. Tressler; Thomas J. Wyllie; Morris R. Zucker
1984
Donald F. Pierce, Director; Douglas M. Moore, Jr., Director-Elect; William Harold Albritton, III; David J. Beck; James D. Blount, Jr.; Calvin R. Danhof; James A. Dixon, Jr.; Robert L. Fanter; David F. Fitzgerald; Jack Hebdon; Dennis J. Horan; Donald L. James; Burton J. Johnson; Philip R. McCowan; George B. McGugin; Robert D. Morrow; Edward W. Mullins, Jr.; John S. Neely, Jr.; Thomas F. O'Connor; Donald Patterson; Edward J. Rice, Jr.; Theodore D. Sawyer
1985
Douglas M. Moore, Jr., Director; Jay H. Tressler, Director-Elect; Henry L. Anderson; Wood Brown, III; Thomas E. Cinnamond; Duane E. Clapp, Jr.; Paul D. Cooper; Calvin F. David; J. Carlisle DeHay, Jr.; James M. Doran, Jr.; Dewey J. Gonsoulin; R. Davis Howser; J. Grant McCabe, III; S. D. Roberts Moore; F. Douglas O'Leary; James S. Oliphant; John D. Quinlivan
1986
Douglas M. Moore, Jr., Director; Jay H. Tressler, Director-Elect; Donald C. Allen; Michael P. Atkinson; G. Alan Cunningham; David C. Goodwin; Beth L. Hoffman; Robert D. Monnin; Edgar A. Neely, III; Nicholas C. Nizamoff; James Kirk Perrin; Donald V. Richardson, III; Samuel G. Thompson; Michael E. Waldeck; Gary T. Walker; O'Neal Walsh; James A. Williams
1987
Jay H. Tressler, Director; Edward J. Rice, Jr., Director-Elect; Lane D. Bauer; Leon D. Bess; Richard K. Christovich; William C. Cleveland, III; Michael Connelly; Edward S. Corlett, III; Thomas F. Daly; Thomas M. Donnell, Jr.; Kevin J. Dunne; Rex K. Linder; Frederick M. Meyers; Walter R. Milbourne; C. Barry Montgomery; James E. Pohlman; Rudolph L. Rose
1988
Edward J. Rice, Jr., Director; James M. Doran, Jr., Director-Elect; William D. Booth; Paul D. Cooper; S. William Fuller; George F. Gore; Thomas P. Grace; William M. Hagwood, III; Lewis B. Hollabaugh; J. Kimbrough Johnson; George H. Mitchell; Michael A. Pope; Charles F. Preuss; Gregory C. Read; Robert D. Sheehy; William C. Wood
1989
James M. Doran, Jr., Director; Duane E. Clapp, Jr., Director-Elect; Robert E. Banker; Rocco Conte; James L. Gallagher; Henry A. Hentemann; John I. Hulse, IV; Alston Jennings; Christy D. Jones; Harvey L. Kaplan; Lloyd H. Milliken, Jr.; Benjamin Allston Moore, Jr.; Geoffrey S. Race; Robert E. Scott, Jr.; Edward S. Sledge, III; Timothy L. Walker; Weldon S. Wood
1990
Duane E. Clapp, Jr., Director; Paul D. Cooper, Director-Elect; John E. Clough; Harding B. Cure; William M. Dalehite, Jr.; Robert E. Frost; Richard L. Griffith; Robert H. Hood; James R. Kohl; Patrick Lysaught; Richard P. Mahoney; Patrick E. Maloney; Lawrence L. McNamara; Joe W. Redden, Jr.; Dan A. Rogers; John J. Thomason; Bruce D. Wagner
1991
Paul D. Cooper, Director; Edward S. Sledge, III, Director-Elect; David G. Brock; Myron J. Bromberg; Richard P. Campbell; John C. Combe, Jr.; Michael DeMarco; Donald L.DeVries, Jr.; Charles F. Gay, Jr.; P. N. Harkins, III; Stephen K. Heard; Jeffrey W. Hutson; Ronald A. May; C. Patrick McLarney; Kathleen Howard Meredith; Randa Rawlins; Rebecca Jo Rese
1992
Edward S. Sledge, III, Director; Harvey L. Kaplan, Director-Elect; Edward Jones Currie, Jr.; A. Thomas Elder, Jr.; Clayton H. Farnham; Mark Gregory Farrell; Terry Christovich Gay; Robert Emmett Kerrigan, Jr.; Charles A. Lynberg; John E. Martindale; Jack B. McCowan, Jr.; James M. Moody; Harry F. Mooney; Stephen G. Morrison; Howard K. Priess, II; Larry B. Spikes; Mary A. Wells
1993
Harvey L. Kaplan, Director; Robert E. Scott, Jr., Director-Elect; James K. Archibald; Desmond T. Barry; Reeder R. Fox; L. Anderson Galyon, III; Thomas W. Godfrey; Charles F. Gotch; Lauren E. Handler; Stephen J. Paris; Albert H. Parnell; Alan T. Radnor; Archie Stirling Robinson; Kenneth Tekell; Lee Davis Thames; Robert C. Tucker; Pattie Gilman West
1994
Robert E. Scott, Jr., Director; Christy D. Jones, Director-Elect; John W. Bell; Davis Carr; John W. Cowden; Otway B. Denny, Jr.; David E. Dukes; Richard L. Edwards; Giles J.Gaca; Neil A. Goldberg; Richard E. Guster; Joan Fullam Irick; Gary C. Ottoson; Joseph W. Ryan, Jr.; William R. Sampson; Christopher W. Tompkins; Carol M. Welch
1995
Christy D. Jones, Director; Myron J. Bromberg, Director-Elect; Phil B. Abernathy; Michael M. Christovich; Richard B. Collins; Richard A. Dean; W. James Foland; James C. Gacioch; C. Allen Gibson, Jr.; Edward A. Hannan; Gregory M. Lederer; Theodore J. MacDonald, Jr.; James L. McCrystal, Jr.; Bruce R. Parker; Barbara Radnofsky; James M. Simpson; Scott J. Tucker
1996
Myron J. Bromberg, Director; William M. Dalehite, Jr., Director-Elect; Richard E. Arvidson; Bruce Taylor Bishop; Ralph W. Brenner; Lawrence G. Cetrulo; Barry L. Davis; J. Michael Fordney; Anita Hotchkiss; Lynn Luker; Charles J. Muchmore; Gita F. Rothschild; Rudolf G. Schade, Jr.; Janine Syll Simerly; James R. Sutterfield; Eric Watt Wiechmann; Frank C. Woodside, III
1997
William M. Dalehite, Jr., Director; P. N. Harkins, III, Director-Elect; Judith A. Aydelott; Jeptha F. Barbour; Bonnie J. Beavan; James M. Campbell; Joseph M. Goldberg; J. M. Hudgins, IV; Mary Nold Larimore; Gayle Malone, Jr.; W. Francis Marion; Michael McLaren; Lyndon Molzahn; Larry Ottaway; David Phipps; Joseph V. Walker; W. Scott Welch, III
1998
P. N. Harkins, III, Director; William C. Cleveland, III, Director-Elect; John S. Bradford; Carl B. Epps, III; John S. Ewan, II; Donald H. Flanary, Jr.; Harold J. Friedman; Cathy Havener Greer; D'Ana E. Johnson; Robert S. Krause; Richard H. Krochock; Nancy A. Lawson; Ralph A. Lombardi; Patrick A. Long; Daniel J. Pope; Gary E. Snodgrass; Mark C. Surprenant
1999
William C. Cleveland, III, Director; Larry B. Spikes, Director-Elect; Daniel F. Beasley; William J. Brinkmann; William B. Crow; Robert A. Curley, Jr.; Jerome A. Galante; George S. Hodges; Rebecca Laffitte; George J. Lavin, Jr.; Jerry E. Mitchell; Stephen E. Scheve; J. Walter Sinclair; Paul F. Strain; Ronald J. Waicukauski; Walter E. Zink, II
2000
Larry B. Spikes, Director; Gary T. Walker, Director-Elect; Mercer K. Clarke; Lori G. Cohen; Daniel K. Cray; Howard Daigle, Jr.; Richard M. Dunn; Bruce Hall; Elizabeth C. Honeywell; E. Lee Horton; Peter C. Knight; L. Gino Marchetti, Jr.; Lyn P. Pruitt; Thomas B. Quinn; Thomas L. Toone; Richard G. Ward; Robert A. Zupkus
2001
George J. Lavin, Jr., Director; Mary A. Wells, Director-Elect; Sheryl L. Anderson; Arthur P. Greenfield; Brian T. Henry; Harry K. Herren; Caine O'Rear, III; Randall R. Riggs; Joseph J. Roper; Jerry L. Saporito; Daniel J. Scully, Jr.; T. Thomas Singer; Charles Q. Socha; Jeffrey S. Stern; E. Wayne Taff; Tina M. Traficanti; George J. Ziser
2002
Mary A. Wells, Director; Scott J. Tucker, Director-Elect; Robert H. Alexander, Jr.; John A. Anderson; William Book; W. Kyle Carpenter; Phyllis M. Hix; Lawrence R. King; Dow N. Kirkpatrick, II; Dwight D. Murray; James A. O'Neal; Joseph E. O'Neil; Eduardo Roberto Rodriguez; Diane P. Sullivan; Chilton Davis Varner; Thomas S. White; Donald F. (Fritz) Zimmer, Jr.
2003
Scott J. Tucker, Director; Bruce R. Parker, Director-Elect; Jack T. Bangert; Christopher S. D'Angelo; Robert C. Gebhardt; Joseph A. Gerling; Michael D. Huber; Andrew Kopon, Jr.; Robert C. Manlowe; Elizabeth Robben Murray; Gary E. Snodgrass; Steven J. Strawbridge; John E. Tener; Lana Kay Varney; David H. Wallace; J. Michael Weston
2004
Bruce R. Parker, Director; James M. Campbell, Director-Elect; Lawrence R. Bailey, Jr.; Michael K. Brown; Thomas J. Foley; Cary E. Hiltgen; Nancy S. Jones; Rafael E. Martinez; D. Mitchell McFarland; Stephen F. McKinney; Mark S. Olson; Roger G. Perkins; Debra E. Pole; Elizabeth Haecker Ryan; Frank A. Silane; W. Kennedy Simpson; Michael J. Wiggins
2005
James M. Campbell, Director; Joseph W. Ryan, Jr., Director-Elect; Thomas A. Banducci; E. Paul Cauley, Jr.; Patrick J. Conlon; Thad T. Dameris; Basil A. Disipio; Kathleen J. Maus; John D. Mayne; Donna D. Melby; John R. Penhallegon; Regina A. Petty; Mary Quinn-Cooper; Susan C. Roney; David J. Rosenberg; Quentin F. Urquhart, Jr.; Sheryl J. Willert
2006
Joseph W. Ryan, Jr., Director; Daniel J. Scully, Jr., Director-Elect; Timothy F. Daniels; Maxon R. Davis; Margaret O’Connor Hoffmann; Brian P. Johnson; Henry M. Knoblock; Patricia E. Lowry; Creighton “Chip” Magid; Karen K. Maston; George J. Murphy; James D. Nelson; Samuel W. Outten; William G. Porter, II; Bruce A. Rubin; Hilary S. Taylor; Jane Fugate Thorpe
2007
Daniel J. Scully, Jr., Director; Randall R. Riggs, Director-Elect; John C. Aisenbrey; William H. Bave, Jr.; Morris C. Carrington; William J. Conroy; Molly H. Craig; Cathryn R. Ensign; Nancy M. Erfle; Francis J. Grey, Jr.; John F. Kuppens; Ivan M. Rodriguez; Joseph J. Roper; Kevin C. Schiferl; Thomas D. Schroeder; Lawrence A. Sutter; Robert T. Veon
2008
Randall R. Riggs, Director; Daniel K. Cray, Director-Elect; William Harold Albritton, III; Randy Bibb, Jr.; Walter L. Cofer; Charles H. Cole; Brian P. Crosby; Beth Fleishman; Jeffrey L. O'Hara; Stephen J. Powell; Jaime A. Saenz; Manuel Sanchez; Charles A. Stewart, III; John B. Tally, Jr.; John C. Trimble; Brian P. Voke; Tamela J. White
2009
Daniel K.Cray, Director; Debra E. Pole, Director-Elect; James P. Craig; Gary W. Davis, Jr.; Philippa V. Ellis; Fred M. Haston, III; Lela M. Hollabaugh; John Thomas Lay, Jr.; Joseph McHale; Gerard Thomas Noce; Archibald T. Reeves, IV; Martha L. Shaff; W. Thomas Siler, Jr.; Spencer H. Silverglate; Jeffrey L. Tasse; D. Alan Thomas; M. Gary Toole
2010
Debra E. Pole, Director; Jeptha F. Barbour, Director-Elect; Charles D. Bavol; Joseph G. Blute; Clarence Davis; Christopher A. Duggan; Edward W. Gerecke; Leta E. Gorman; Sara J. Gourley; Clifford L. Harrison; Kenneth R. Meyer; Jeffrey W. Moryan; T. David Rheney; Morgan S. Templeton; Gene M. Williams; Raymond M. Williams
2011
Jeptha F. Barbour, Director; Robert A. Curley, Director-Elect; Mark R. Beebe; H. Lanier Brown, II; Ann Thornton Field; Amy Sherry Fischer; Christopher A. Kenney; James A. King; Neva G. Lusk; William N. Reed; Alba Arriaga Romano; Randal H. Sellers; Todd W. Smyth; Matthew A. Taylor; Margaret Fonshell Ward; Richard M. Waris
2012
Robert A. Curley, Director; Charles H. Cole, Director-Elect; Robert R. Baugh; Michael A. Brown; Carol Dan Browning; Dwight J. Davis; Jennifer Haltom Doan; Kyle H. Dreyer; Michael F. Healy; Brooks R. Magratten; Henry T. Morrissette; Susan D. Murphy; Niall A. Paul; Daniel Rapaport; Jon D. Starr; Saul Wilensky
2013
Charles H. Cole, Director; John R. Penhallegon, Director-Elect; Douglas L. Brown; R. Matthew Cairns; Roy Alan Cohen; T. Thomas Cottingham, III; Kimberly Hardeman; Carol P. Michel; Douglas J. Pomatto; Michele Smith; Peter E. Sperling; Russel O. Stewart; Craig A. Thompson; Marc E. Williams; George E. Wolf; Pamela J. Yates
2014
John R. Penhallegon, Director; Spencer Silverglate, Director-Elect; R. Bruce Barze, Jr.; John J. Bateman; Brigid M. Carpenter; Andrew S. Chamberlin; Mary Alane Downs; Robert H. Hood, Jr.; Thomas J. Hurney, Jr.; Walter Johnson; Wendy D. May; Mary Anne Mellow; Stuart P. Miller; Christopher P. Parkerson; Charles E. Reynolds, II; Steven R. Schwegman
2015
Spencer H. Silverglate, Director; Donald F. (Fritz) Zimmer, Jr., Director-Elect; Donna L. Burden; M. Warren Butler; Emily G. Coughlin; Asim K. Desai; Gustave A. Fritchie, III; Alex J. Hagan; Bradford B. Ingram; James W. Jennings, Jr.; Jeffrey R. Johnson; Gerry Lowry; Christine A. Marlewski; Stephanie M. Rippee; James F. Rogers; Henry M. Sneath
2016
Donald F. (Fritz) Zimmer, Jr., Director; Lyn P. Pruitt, Director-Elect; Rebecca Weinstein Bacon; Christopher D. Brown; Mark S. Cheffo; Molly Hughes Cherry; Karen R. Glickstein; Wendy D. May; William C. McGowin; Raymond G. Mullady, Jr.; Kenneth A. Murphy; Curtis L. Ott; Richard A. Schneider; Stephen W. Vescovo; William Curtis Webb
2017
Lyn P. Pruitt, Director; Christopher A. Kenney, Director-Elect; Mel D. Bailey; Jane E. Bockus; Jerry W. Blackwell; Michelle Cauley Browning; Todd P. Davis; Vincent Galvin, Jr.; Ursula M. Henninger; James D. Holland; Maria Katina Karos; Sherry A. Knutson; Paula A. Koczan; R. Clinton Saxton; Larry D. Smith; Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson
2018
Christopher A. Kenney, Director; Nancy M. Erfle, Director-Elect; Mollie Benedict; Christopher S. Berdy; Michael D. Crim; Asim K. Desai; Heather C. Devine; Jane W. Duke; Thomas M. Hinchey; Paul V. Kelly; Patrick J. Loftus; Bonnie Mayfield; James T. Seigfreid, Jr.; Edward S. Sledge, IV; Johner T. Wilson, III; Sandra J. Wunderlich
2019
Nancy M. Erfle, Director; Michael A. Brown, Director-Elect; Sonia Bjorkquist; Jack E. Bockus; Maja C. Eaton; Dennis S. Ellis; Gary D. Elliston; Peter J. Fazio; Chad R. Hutchinson; Caryn Geraghty Jorgensen; Michael R. Klatt; Kimberly B. Martin; Tammy J. Meyer; Mark A. Prost; Terrence O. Reed; John E. Tull III
2022
Michael A. Brown, Director; Edward S. Sledge IV, Director-Elect; Jennifer R. Annis; Candace A. Blydenburgh; Andrew Gendron; Brandee J. Kowalzyk; Daniel E. Krauth; H. Grant Law; Dana C. Lumsden; Allen C. Miller; Daniel I. Reisler; Michelle I. Schaffer; Sharon Donaldson Stuart; Douglas Vaughn
2023
Edward S. Sledge IV, Director; M. Warren Butler, Director-Elect; Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten; Sharon L. Caffrey; Robert L. Christie; Shayna Cook; Christopher S. Drewry; Zandra E. Foley; James B. Hood; Lee Mickus; Eric Todd Presnell; Jason C. Rose; Robert L. Shannon, Jr.; Junior Sirivar; Amy M. Stewart; Phillip S. Sykes
2024
M. Warren Butler, Director; Kimberly Hardeman, Director-Elect; Robby J. Aliff; Julie A. Callsen; W.M. Bains Fleming, III; John Grantland; Michelle A. Hernandez; Shannon R. Joseph; James K. Ordeneaux; Steven J. Pugh; Robert F. Redmond, Jr.; Allen C. Smith; Patrick Strubel; Kari L. Sutherland; Lee C. Weatherly
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1982 Robert E. Leake, Jr., Chair; Robert G. Beshears; James J. Donovan; William R. Lanthorn; Jay H. Tressler
1983 John R. Hoehl, Chair; Harold T. Boone; Robert D. Brill; G. Alan Cunningham; Edgar A. Neely, Jr.
1984 Neil K. Quinn, Chair; Thomas E. Cooney; Robert M. Kelly; John J. Langenbach; John J. Weigel
1985 Robert D. Norman, Chair; George P. Bowie; Joseph F. Glass; James S. Oliphant; Daniel J. Ryan
1986 William K. Christovich, Chair; C. John Malacarne; Theodore D. Sawyer; Claude H. Smart, Jr.; W. Stancil Starnes
1987 John R. Hoehl, Chair (Serving for Grant P. DuBois); Lane D. Bauer; Leon D. Bess; R. K. Christovich; Michael J. Merlo
1988 Grant P. DuBois, Chair; William D. Booth; Paul R. Devin; Geoffrey S. Race; William C. Wood
1989 William H. Wallace, Chair; John W. Allen; Robert Emmett Kerrigan, Jr.; Frederick M. Meyers; Gregory C. Read
1990 Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr., Chair; Barry Donald Brown; Thomas W. Godfrey; James E. Pohlman; Rudolph L. Rose
1991 W. Richard Davis, Chair; Michael J. Brady; William Moore Dalehite, Jr.; Thomas P. Grace; Richard P. Mahoney
1992 George B. McGugin, Chair; Mark O'Neil; Gregory C. Read; Frederick D. Turner; D. Gibson Walton
1993 Morris R. Zucker, Chair; A.T. Elder, Jr.; Christy D. Jones; Rex K. Linder; Edward Squier Neal
1994 Jay H. Tressler, Chair; Arthur S. Barry; Richard B. Collins; Joan F. Irick; David O. Larson
1995 David J. Beck, Chair; Desmond T. Barry, Jr.; Nicholas Carson, Esq.; Phyllis M. Hix, Esq.; Edward L. Schrenk, Esq.
1996 Henry A. Hentemann, Chair; Michael M Christovich; Donald H. Flanary, Jr.; William M. Hagood, III; Ronald Waicukauski
1997 Michael A. Pope, Chair; Donald L. DeVries, Jr.; Michael Dobias; J. Phillip Malcom; R. Jo Reser
1998 Kevin J. Dunne, Chair; Ken Frank; George S. Hodges; J. Walter Sinclair; Mary Wells
1999 Edward J. Rice, Chair; William J. Brinkmann; Dr. Christian Edye; Cathy Havener Greer; L. Gino Marchetti, Jr.
2000 George Gore, Chair; M. Elizabeth Bennett; Patrick Lysaught; Timothy J. Muldowney; John R. Penhallegon
2001 Charles F. Preuss, Chair; Robert C. Manlowe; Rafael E. Martinez; Bruce R. Parker; Rebecca J. Wilson
2002 Rex K. Linder, Chair; Michael Connelly; Harry F. Mooney; Lyn P. Pruitt; Joseph T. Sweeney
2003 George H. Mitchell, Chair; James Campbell; Bud Clarke; Regina Petty; Elizabeth Ryan
2004 Gregory C. Read, Chair; Shaun McParland Baldwin; George J. Lavin, Jr.; Quentin F. Urquhart, Jr.; Sheryl J. Willert
2005 George Gore, Chair; Robert A. Curley, Jr.; Michael J. Holland; Kathy Maus; George Edward Pickle, Jr.
2006 William C. Cleveland, Chair; D. Jeffrey Campbell; Christy D. Jones; William J. Perry; Randall R. Riggs
2007 Charles Preuss, Chair; Daniel K. Cray; Lauren Beck Harris; Lela M. Hollabaugh; Scott J. Tucker
2008 Walt Sinclair, Chair; Chuck Cole; Rick Dunn; Pam McGovern; Tammy White
2009 George Hodges, Chair; Mark Beebe; Nancy Erfle; John T. Lay; Anton Maurer
2010 Greg Lederer, Chair; Amy Fischer; Roger Perkins; Thomas Rouhette; Dan Scully
2011 Bruce Parker, Chair; Chris Berdy; Andy Kopon; Gord McKee; MC Sungaila
2012 Gino Marchetti, Chair; Deborah Cole; Paul Cauley; Emmanuèle Lutfalla; Craig Thompson
2013 Rob Hunter, Chair; Eve Masinter; Jim Rogers; David Rosenberg; Ianika Tzankova
2014 Jim Campbell, Chair; Paul Lefebvre; Brooks Magratten; Michele Smith; Jessie Zeigler
2015 Joe Ryan, Chair; Moses Kim; Alba Romano; Steven Rosenhek; Russell Stewart
2016 Bill Perry, Chair; Donna Burden; Donna Lamontagne; Terrence Reed; Spencer Silverglate
2017 Quentin F. Urquhart, Jr., Chair; Asim K. Desai; Bonnie Mayfield; Peter J. Pliszka; Stephanie M. Rippee
2018 Molly H. Craig, Chair; Dominic Campodonico; Louis Charette; Peggy Ward; Sandy Wunderlich
2019 Tripp Haston, Chair; Kay Barnes Baxter; Sylvie Gallage-Alwis; Marty Healy; Eric Lasker
2020 Joseph E. O'Neil, Chair; Mollie Benedict; Joseph D. Cohen, Manuel Moctezuma, T. David Rheney
2021 John T. Lay, Chair; Heather Devine; Christopher S. Drewry; Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson; Johner T. "J.T." Wilson III
2022 Andrew Kopon Jr., Chair; Mark Behrens; Shannon Joseph; Christopher Parkerson; Sharon Stuart
2023 Craig A. Thompson, Chair; J. Nathan Cole; Kendall Harrison; Carol P. Michel; Döne Yalçın
2024 Amy Sherry Fischer, Chair; Anna Cook; Chris Lam; Peter Pizzi; Amy Stewart
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1970 John R. Hoehl
1971 John F. Mahoney, Jr.
1972 Michel A. Coccia
1973 Theodore P. Shield
1974 John R. Hoehl
1975 William K. Christovich
1976 Eugene Jericho
1977 Robert E. Leake, Jr.
1978 Richard B. Goethals
1979 Joseph F. Glass
1980 Thomas H. Sharp, Jr.
1981 William H. Wallace
1982 James A. Hourihan
1983 W. Richard Davis
1984 Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr.
1985 Donald F. Pierce
1986 Jay H. Tressler
1987 David J. Beck
1988 Edward J. Rice, Jr.
1989 Morris R. Zucker
1990 James M. Doran, Jr.
1991 Kevin J. Dunne
1992 Edward S. Sledge, III
1993 Geoffrey S. Race
1994 Gregory and Beth Read
1995 George and Nancy Mitchell
1996 William and Anne Cleveland
1997 George and Eileen Hodges
1998 Larry and Valerie Spikes
1999 Shaun and Jim McParland Baldwin
2000 Christopher Tompkins and Mimi Winslow
2001 Gregory and Elizabeth Lederer
2002 Daniel and Tammy Beasley
2003 Gino and Jeanne Marchetti
2004 Jerome and Julie Galante
2005 Jack and Jeanne Bangert
2006 Daniel and Josette Cray
2007 John and Sharon Penhallegon
2008 Joseph and Karen O'Neil
2009 Molly and Steve Craig
2010 Henry and Beth Morrissette
2011 John T. and Sharon Lay
2012 Leta and Mark Gorman
2013 Spencer and Kat Silverglate
2014 Craig Thompson and Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson
2015 Laura and Joe De Santos
2016 Mark and Anne Beebe
2017 Ivan and Stephanie Rodriquez
2018 Donna Lamontagne and Tom Patriarca
2019 Michelle and Jon Hernandez
2020 Dominic Campodonico and Matt Stitham
2021 Chris and Patty Kenney
2022 Manuel and Paulina Moctezuma
2023 Chris and Anne Lam
2024 Sandy and Tom Wunderlich
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1990 Kevin J. Dunne
1991 Nicholas C. Nizamoff
1992 Walter R. Milbourne
1993 William C. Wood
1994 Edward J. Rice, Jr.
1995 James L. McCrystal, Jr.
1996 James L. McCrystal, Jr.
1997 Richard P. Campbell
1998 Richard P. Campbell
1999 Ronald J. Waicukauski
2000 Ronald J. Waicukauski
2001 Eric Watt Wiechmann
2002 Eric Watt Wiechmann
2003 Ronald E. Bailey
2004 Lyn P. Pruitt
2005 Phyllis M. Hix
2006 Stephen E. Scheve
2007 James M. Simpson
2008 Rebecca J. Wilson
2009 Regina A. Petty, Chair
2009 Quentin F. Urquhart, Jr., Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2009 Andrew S. Chamberlin, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2010 Regina A. Petty, Chair
2010 E. Paul Cauley, Jr., Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2010 Fred M. (Tripp) Haston III, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2011 Kenneth R. Meyer, Chair
2011 Eve B. Masinter, Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2011 Henry T. Morrissette, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2012 Kenneth R. Meyer, Chair
2012 Spencer H. Silverglate, Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2012 Mark R. Beebe, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2013 Emilia L. Sweeney, Chair
2013 Archie T. Reeves, IV, Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2013 Molly Hughes Cherry, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2014 Emmanuèle Lutfalla, Chair
2014 Amy Sherry Fischer, Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2014 Christopher S. Berdy, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2015 Deborah G. Cole, Chair
2015 Creighton (Chip) Magid, Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2015 Alex J. Hagan, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2016 Deborah G. Cole, Chair
2016 Mollie Benedict, Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2016 Christopher A. Kenney, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2017 Christopher S. Berdy, Chair
2017 Brigid M. Carpenter, Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2017 Michele Smith, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2018 Eric G. Lasker, Chair
2018 Robert F. Redmond, Jr., Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2018 Steven Rosenhek, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2019 Wendy D. May, Chair
2019 James F. Rogers, Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2019 Alba Arriaga Romano, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2020 Christopher S. Berdy, Chair
2020 Mark D. Hansen, Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2020 Jessalyn H. Zeigler, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2021 Charles E. Reynolds, II, Chair
2021 Joseph D. Cohen, Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2021 Sandra J. Wunderlich, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2022 Karen Glickstein, Chair
2022 Kirstin Abel, Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2022 Christopher C. Lam, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2023 Deborah K. St. Lawrence Thompson, Chair
2023 Christopher S. Drewry, Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2023 Heather C. Devine, Annual Meeting Program Chair
2024 Sharon Donaldson Stuart, Chair
2024 Martin J. Healy, Midyear Meeting Program Chair
2024 Cheryl Woodin, Annual Meeting Program Chair
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1948 Wayne E. Stichter
1949 Wayne E. Stichter
1950 Lester P. Dodd
1951 Lester P. Dodd
1952 Denman Moody
1953 Denman Moody
1954 John L. Lancaster, Jr.
1955 Walter Ely
1956 Richard B. Montgomery, Jr.
1957 Kraft W. Eidman
1958 Thomas M. Phillips
1959 George I. Whitehead, Jr.
1960 Sanford M. Chilcote
1961 Jack Heldon
1962 A. Frank O’Kelley
1963 John C. Elam
1964 A. Lee Bradford
1965 Frank J. Knapp
1966 Gordon R. Close
1967 Edward J. Kelly
1968 Hamilton Lokey
1969 Michael R. Gallagher
1970 Alston Jennings
1971 Theodore P. Shield
1972 Stephen A. Milwid
1973 Alvin R. Christovich, Jr.
1974 William M. Howell
1975 Crawford Morris
1976 George I. Meisel
1977 John E. Clough
1978 Blake Tartt
1979 William K. Christovich
1980 Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr.
1981 James A. Hourihan
1982 Robert Payne Karr
1983 Rudolph Janta
1984 Jay H. Tressler
1985 David J. Beck
1986 Paul W. Brock
1987 Douglas M. Moore, Jr.
1988 Leon D. Bess
1989 Henry A. Hentemann
1990 Harvey L. Kaplan
1991 Rex K. Linder
1992 George F. Gore
1994 Charles F. Preuss
1995 Richard P. Campbell
1996 Jack B. McCowan, Jr.
1997 Terry Christovich Gay
1998 Bruce R. Parker
1999 Richard L. Edwards
2000 Harry F. Mooney
2001 Paul M. Hummer
2002 Ronald J. Waicukauski
2003 Daniel J. Scully, Jr.
2004 John D. Mayne
2005 William G. Porter, II
2007 Fritz Zimmer
2008 Lela Hollabaugh
2009 Maxon R. Davis
2010 Christopher A. Duggan
2011 Otway B. Denny, Jr.
2012 Peter Pliszka
2013 Deborah G. Cole
2014 Daniela Karollus-Bruner
2015 Mark R. Beebe
2016 Clifford M. Greene
2017 Steven Rosenhek
2018 Manuel P. Barrocas
2019 Aldos Vance
2021 J. Dominic Campodonico
2022 Charles E. Reynolds, II
2023 J. Calhoun Watson
2024 Heidi B. Friedman
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1998 David J. Beck
1999 David J. Beck
2000 David J. Beck
2001 Kevin J. Dunne
2002 Charles F. Preuss
2003 Michael Pope
2004 Desmond T. Barry
2005 Richard P. Campbell
2006 Gregory C. Read
2007 William C. Cleveland
2008 J. Walter Sinclair
2009 David E. Dukes
2010 Cathy Havener Greer
2011 T. Thomas Cottingham, III
2012 Bruce R. Parker
2013 George S. Hodges
2014 Robert D. Hunter
2015 James M. Campbell
2016 Connie Lewis Lensing
2017 Molly H. Craig
2018 Tripp Haston
2019 Joseph E. O'Neil
2020 John T. Lay, Jr.
2021 Andrew Kopon Jr.
2022 John T. Lay, Jr.
2023 Craig A. Thompson
2024 Amy Sherry Fischer
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2008 John L. Meltzer
2009 Roderick Bourke
2010 Dr. Anton Maurer
2011 Thomas Rouhette
2012 Adam C. Barker
2012 Christopher S. D’Angelo
2013 Emmanuèle Lutfalla
2014 Alessandro P. Giorgetti
2015 Daniela Karollus-Bruner
2016 Paul Lefebvre
2017 William J. Perry
2018 Ianika Tzankova
2019 Jodok Wicki
2022 Alexandra Simotta
2023 Sylvie Gallage-Alwis
2024 Döne Yalçın
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Professional Liability Roundtable Chairs
2006 Elliott Abrutyn
2007 Elliott Abrutyn
2008 Elliott Abrutyn
2009 Elliott Abrutyn
2010 Michael J. Sullivan
2011 Michael J. Sullivan
2012 Michael J. Sullivan
2013 Michael J. Sullivan
2014 Mike E. Brown
2015 Mike E. Brown
2016 Samuel W. Outten
2017 Samuel W. Outten
2018 J. Calhoun Watson
2019 Douglas Vaughn (Medical Liability)
2019 J. Calhoun Watson (Professional Liability)
2022 Melissa Dorman Matthews (Professional Liability)
2022 Douglas Vaughn (Medical Liability)
2023 Alex J. Brown (Insurance)
2023 Constance A. Endelicato (Medical Liability)
2023 Charles E. Reynolds, II (Professional Liability)
2024 David Anderson (Professional Liability)
2024 Bill Bulfer (Insurance)
2024 Heidi Mandt (Medical Liability)
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Product Liability Roundtable Chairs
2024 Brandee J. Kowalzyk
2024 Whitney Frazier Watt
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Corporate Counsel Training Academy Chairs
2022 Christine Egner
2024 Nicole Brunson
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Leadership Forum Chairs
2023 Stanley C. Ball
2023 Molly H. Craig
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2009 Anton G. Maurer, International Committee
2010 Spencer H. Silverglate, Trial Tactics and Techniques Committee
2011 Leta E. Gorman, Product Liability Committee
2012 Emmanuèle Lutfalla, International Committee
2013 Amy Sherry Fischer, Product Liability Committee
2014 Robert F. Redmond, Jr., Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation Committee
2015 Edward S. Sledge, IV, Business Litigation Committee
2016 Mark Behrens, Civil Justice Response Committee
2017 Carl A. Maio, Audit Committee
2018 Thomas "Trea" W. Southerland, III, Corporate Counsel Committee
2019 Joseph D. Cohen, Membership Committee
2020 Sharon D. Stuart, Insurance and Reinsurance Committee
2021 Thomas J. Lysaught, Insurance Executive Committee
2022 Heather C. Devine, Transportation Committee
2023 David L. Patron, Cyber Security, Data Privacy and Technology Committee
2023 Cheryl Woodin, Product Liability Committee
2024 Döne Yalçın, International Committee
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2016 Mary-Christine "M.C." Sungaila
2017 Anton G. Maurer
2018 Tripp Haston
2019 Bonnie Mayfield
2020 Kendall Harrison
2021 Amy Sherry Fischer
2022 Christopher B. Parkerson
2023 Edward S. Sledge IV
2024 Alba Arriaga Romano
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2017 Defense Counsel Training Manual: Stephanie M. Rippee, Andrew S. Chamberlin, Henry T. Morrissette, and E. Paul Cauley, Jr.
2021 Centennial Committee: Dan Cray, Shaun Baldwin, Mark Beebe, Chris Drewry, Stephanie Drewry, Amy Sherry Fischer, Ashley Hatfield, Mary Beth Kurzak, Cecilia Lahaye, Greg Lederer, Diana Leon, Christopher Parkerson, Ivan Rodriguez, Kat Silverglate, Junior Sirivar, Quentin Urquhart
2022 IADC Diversity Roadmap: Calhoun Watson
2023 Benchmarking for Success Series: Christine Egner and Thomas W. "Trea" Southerland III
2023 IADC Leadership Forum: Stanley C. Ball and Molly H. Craig
2024 IADC Speaks Podcast Committee Chair: Mollie Benedict
2024 Rule 702 Circuit Guide in the Defense Counsel Journal: Eric G. Lasker and Joshua K. Leader
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2019 Kat Silverglate
2020 IADC Staff: Mary Beth Kurzak, T.C. Bastin, Rebecca Zurcher Foltz, Ashley Hatfield, Mary Huang, Maria Juarez, Diana Leon, Amy O'Maley McGuire, Melisa Maisel Vanis, Donna Villa
2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee's Active Ally Series: Joseph D. Cohen, Heidi B. Friedman, Zandra E. Foley, Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson
2022 Heidi B. Friedman (for her solid leadership, enthusiasm, and hard work on many projects and efforts including diversity, equity, and inclusion and continuing legal education)
2023 Stephen J. Zralek (for his invaluable contributions to the advancement of IADC's Wildly Important Goals through increasing engagement and membership)
2024 Kirstin Abel (for her invaluable contributions to the advancement of IADC's Wildly Important Goals through creative leadership to increase membership engagement)
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2019 Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program (Chasity Boyce and Alicia Wilson)
2022 Stanley C. Ball
2023 Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel
2024 Melanie D. Margolin
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2021 Robert F. Redmond, Jr.
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IADC Trial Academy Lawyers Hall of Fame Winners
2024 Bobby Hood, Sr.
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1963 S. Burns Weston, A Defense Lawyer Looks At Products Liability and Res Ipsa Loquitur
1964 Wallace E. Sedgwick, Products Liability: Trial Problems in Warranty Case
1965 Michael L. Kinney, The Interstate Aviation Accident – What Law Governs
1966 Willis Smith, Jr., Form Interrogatories in Personal Injury Actions
1967 Franklin J. Marryott, A Practical Framework for Examining Proposals for Changes in the Tort System for Handling Automobile Accident Cases
1968 J. Harry LaBrum, Jurisdiction and Conflict of Laws in Torts and Other Cases
1969 David W. Robinson and Paul H. Due, Advance Payment Problems in Practice and Procedure
1970 James Donaldson, The Uninsured Motorist Policy
1971 R. Crawford Morris, Response to Ribicoff-Malpractice Suits vs. Patient Care
1972 Robert R Hume, Fidelity and Surety Law – 1970
1973 Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr., Informed Consent: A Right to Know
1974 Michael O. Sutton, Today’s Long-Arm and Products Liability: A Plea for a Contemporary Notion of Fair Play and Substantial Justice
1975 James H. Russell, Aircraft/Airport Noise: Current Legal Remedies and Future Alternatives
1976 David J. Beck, The Defense of an Environmental Lawsuit Between Private Litigants
1977 James A. Dixon, Jr., The Continuing Erosion of Bisso-Waiver of Subrogation and Benefit of Insurance Clauses
1978 James H. Scheid and Edward P. Papalia, Jr., Resisting the Irresistible: Defending a Products Liability Cast
1979 Robert R. Hume, The Buffeting of the Subrogation Rights of the Construction Contract Bond Surety by United States v. Muncie Trust Co
1980 Edward C. German and Michael D. Gallagher, Allocation of the Duties of the Defense Between Carrier Providing Coverage to the Same Insured
1981 Dennis J. Wall, Bad Faith, Excess Liability Action By or Against Excess Insurers
1982 R. Crawford Morris, Professional Interface: Doctors vs. Lawyers
1983 Elaine Galler Levines, Contracting Problems in the Computer Industry
1984 Michel A. Coccia, Uniform Product Liability Legislation: A Proposed Federal Solution
1985 R. Crawford Morris, The Power and the Glory
1986 Ronald E. Mallen, A New Definition of Insurance Defense Counsel
1987 John E. Hughes, III, The Excessive Fines Clause – Its Role in the constitutional Attack on ‘Bad Faith’ Punitive Awards
1988 Richard L. Antognini, The Revolution in Reinsurance and Excess Coverage: Defense Counsel Beware!
1989 Robert E. Scott, Jr. and Denise A. Greig, Medical Product and Drug Causation: How to Prove It and Defend Against It
1990 Michael A. Pope, Excess Insurance in the 1990’s: From Back Room to Center Stage
1991 Thomas W. Hyland and Andrea E. Forman, The Attorney-client Privilege in the Corporate Setting
1992 Richard L. Neumeier, Civil Rights Act of 1991: What Does It Do? Is It Retroactive?
1993 David A. McIntosh, U.K. Perspective on Problems Faced by Counsel in Insurance Cases
1994 William T. Barker, Combining Insurance and Self Insurance: Issues for Handling Claims
1995 Barry B. Cepelewicz and Eric Watt Wiechmann, Genetic Injury in Toxic Tort Cases: What Science Can and Cannot Prove
1996 Donald Patterson, The Citadel Reburied: Restatement of Law Third Torts: Products Liability
1997 Ian Gallacher, Bruce R. Parker and Donald L. DeVries, Jr., Back to the Future? Product Liability Class Actions and Proposed Rule 23 Changes
1998 Bruce R. Parker, Understanding Epidemiology and its Use in Drug and Medical Device Litigation
1999 Jill Gradwohl Schroeder and Walter E. Zink, II, Evaluating the Interplay among GMLA, ADA and Worker’s Comp Statues Isn’t Child’s Play
2001 Santiago De Nadal and Salvatore De Traglia, What You Always Wanted and Need to Know About the Legal Environment in Spain
2004 Kathleen Blaner, The Emperor Has No Clothes: How Courts Deny Protection for Confidential Information
2005 Daniel London, Is the Economic Loss Rule in Peril?
2007 Bruce J. Berger and Michael L. Junk, Endocrine Disrupters: The Potential Cloud of Manufacturer Toxic Tort Liability
2008 Thomas Rouhette, The Availability of Punitive Damages in Europe: Growing Trend or Nonexistent Concept?
2009 Robert D. Allen, Scott M. Seaman and John E. DeLascio, Emerging Issues: Global Warming Claims and Coverage Issues
2010 William C. Cleveland, Closing Arguments
2011 John T. Harding, The English Revolution: 'Follow the Fortunes after Lexington v. AGF and Wasa’
2012 Clifford L. Harrison, Ten Rules for Great Jury Selection: With Some Lessons from Texas Case Law
2013 Eric G. Lasker, Manning the Daubert Gate: A Defense Primer in Response to Milward v. Acuity Specialty Products
2014 Bradley C. Nahrstadt and W. Brandon Rogers, Think Before You “Speak”: What Lawyers Can and Cannot Say in the Digital Age
2015 Thomas C. Frongillo, Caroline K. Simons, Jaclyn Essinger, and Matthew Knowles, The Reinvigorated Confrontation Clause: A New Basis to Challenge the Admission of Evidence from Nontestifyling Forensic Experts in White Collar Prosecutions
2016 Gary L. Johnson, Proving the Negative: On the Admissibility of the Lack of Prior Accidents in a Products Liability Case
2017 Victoria Webster and Fred E. (Trey) Bourn, III, The Use of Computer-Generated Animations and Simulations at Trial
2018 Basil A. DiSipio, Global Positioning Systems and Social Media - Anathemas to Privacy
2019 Elena Jelmini Cellerini and Christian Lang, Cyber Liability: Data Breach in Europe
2019 Donna L. Burden, Sarah E. Hansen, and Sean Nash, Are You Ready for a Wallaby at the Water Cooler? Service Animals in the Workplace - What Do Employer Clients Need to Know
2021 Scott Elder and Anderson Kemp, Genomics in the Courtroom: The Current Landscape of DNA Technology in Criminal and Civil Litigation
2022 Peter Pizzi, Social Media Immunity in 2021 and Beyond: Will Platforms Continue to Avoid Litigation Exposure Faced by Offline Counterparts
2023 Craig T. Liljestrand, PFAS Exposure: A Comprehensive Look at Emerging Facts and Studies, Risk and Liability Assessment, Litigation History, Evolving Regulations and Future Predictions
2024 Jeffrey A. Holmstrand, In Search of Mass Tort Plaintiffs: Advertising and Its Impact on the Targeted Populations, Potential Jury Pools, and Our Clients
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2017 - 1 - First Place, Graham Dean
UNC School of Law
“Regulating Autonomy”
2017 - 2 - Second Place, Conrad Flaczyk
McGill University, Faculty of Law
“Moving Beyond Uberrima Fides? The General Duty of Honesty in Contractual Performance and Punitive Damage Awards in Anglo-Canadian Contract Law”
2017 - 3 - Third Place, Nathan Cox
Baylor Law School
"What is a “Substantial Expense?” Determining the Range of a Court’s Subpoena Power Over a Nonparty Witness Under Federal Rule 45(c).”
2017 - Honorable Mention, Patrick M. Hagan
Regent University School of Law
“Virginia Auto Insurers Tread Softly: An Underinsured Motorist Carrier's Good Faith Duty (or Lack Thereof) Before Judgment”
2017 - Honorable Mention, Priya D. Srinivasan
UCLA School of Law
“Holding Law Enforcement Accountable: Transitioning to Professional Liability Insurance to Reduce Police Misconduct”
2017 - Honorable Mention, Amy Levitt
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
“Certify This! Class Actions and The Ascertainability Standard After Sandusky Wellness Ctr., LLC v. Medtox Sci., Inc.”
2016 - 1 - First Place, David Howard
University of Texas School of Law
“International Arbitration in Bankruptcy Proceedings: Uncertainty in the Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements”
2016 - 2 - Second Place, Calvin Hancock
University of Toronto Faculty of Law
“The Gospel Standard: the Standard of Review in Housen, the Trouble Applying it After Sattva, and How we Reconcile the Two”
2016 - 3 - Third Place, Meredith Lussier
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
“An Unclear Dichotomy: Attribution Protocols in Legal Scholarship vs. Legal Practice”
2016 - Honorable Mention, Philip Pence
University of Illinois College of Law
“First, Do No Harm: How the Medical Malpractice Reform Debate Ignores Patients' Interests”
2016 - Honorable Mention, Natasha Mukhtar
Queen’s University Faculty of Law
“Examining the Link between Defamation, Discrimination and Charter Values in Bou Malhab v. Diffusion Metromedia CMR”
2015 - 1 - First Place, Paul Covaleski
University of Iowa College of Law
"Skipping Class: Exploring the Rise and Fall of the American Class Action Suit"
2015 - 2 - Second Place, Knial Piper, II
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
"Cyber Warfare and the Use of Force"
2015 - 3 - Third Place, Charlotte Green
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
"How Government Subsidized Cybersecurity Insurance Can Encourage Enrollment in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Framework, While Also Improving the Overall Cybersecurity Insurance Market"
2015 - Honorable Mention, Louie Whit Carmon
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
"No Cents in Doing it Again: The Importance of Disclosing Insurance Coverage at Discovery"
2014 - 1 - First Place, Lauren Gailey
Duquesne University School of Law
"I'm Sorry" as Evidence? Why the Federal Rules of Evidence Should Include a New Specialized Relevance Rule to Protect Physicians
2014 - 2 - Second Place, Rosby Carr
Ohio Northern University School of Law
Quite a Scratch: How Failure to Obtain a Clawback Agreement Could Lead to Legal Malpractice
2014 - 3 - Third Place, Danielle O’Boyle
St. John's University School of Law
The Concerns of Secrecy and Non-Release in Multi-Defendant Settlement Agreements
2014 - Honorable Mention, Jessica Rose
University of British Columbia
Game Changer: Lower Court Judges' Newfound Freedom to Overturn Canadian Supreme Court Precedent through the Bedford Test
2013 - 1 - First Place, Abraham Gitterman
University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law
Ethical Issue and Practical Challenges Raised by Internal Investigations in the Life Sciences Industry
2013 - 2 - Second Place, James Doring
Duquesne University School of Law
Daubert and E-Discovery: The Search for Reliability
2013 - 3 - Third Place, Ellen Clarke
University of Georgia School of Law
A Duty to Over Preserve? How Disregarding Foreign Data Privacy Laws May Keep Litigants Out of a Jam
2013 - Honorable Mention, Abbye Lawrence
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Collateral Estopped in Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings: A Hobson's Choice
2013 - Honorable Mention, Brian Farkas
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Hitting a Brick Wall in Process Convergence: The Delaware Court of Chancery and the Boundaries of ADR for Business Courts
2013 - Honorable Mention, S.L. Owens
University of Wisconsin Law School
Avoid the Urkel Defense (Did I Do That?): Win Against Recklessness on an Affirmative Defense Post Safeco Insurance Company of America versus Burr
2012 - 1 - First Place, Kathleen Dapper
Villanova University School of Law
Nothing Is Certain Except Death and Taxes: But in the District Courts, Not Even Taxes Are Certain for e-Discovery Costs
2012 - 2 - Second Place, Diana Ovsepian
Loyola Law School Los Angeles
The Questionable Effect of Informal And Instantaneous Electronic Communications on the Validity of 'No Oral Modification' Clauses: Are Texts, Tweets, and Email Destroying the Sanctity of Contract Law?
2012 - 3 - Third Place, Atina T.E. Rizk
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, University of Memphis
True or False: Defamation through Deceptively Edited Video or Audio Clips
2012 - Honorable Mention, David Dill
Washington University in St. Louis
Ready, Set, Action! Managing the Risk of Executive Agreement Interference in Foreign Tort Litigation
2012 - Honorable Mention, Caitlin Milo
Florida Coastal Law School
Oil & Anarchy: The Role of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility in the Demise of Mass Tort Funds
2012 - Honorable Mention, Nicole Farbes-Lyon
St. John's University School of Law
On Equal Footing: How Equitable Estoppel Can Preserve Signatory and Non-Signatory Rights to Litigate and Compel Arbitration after Arthur Andersen LLP v. Carlisle
2011 - 1 - First Place, Terri K. Benton
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Where Do I Fit In? Citizenship Claims and the §1332 Diversity Statute in Underwriters at Lloyd’s v. Osting-Schwinn
2011 - 2 - Second Place, Emily Ousley
University of Missouri School of Law - Columbia
’Act’ to the Future: California District Court Applies 1986 Act to Facebook Discovery Dispute
2011 - 3 - Third Place, Louise N. Smith
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Employers Beware: Civil Rico Provision Creates Private Enforcement of Immigration Laws
2011 - Honorable Mention, Sean Wion
Tulane University Law School
Wisdom On The Horizon: Strategies For Limiting Tenuous Claims and Identifying Viable Claimants in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster
2011 - Honorable Mention, Anne Marie Esposito
St. John’s University
Are Corporations Liable for Human Rights Violations?
2011 - Honorable Mention, Michael C. Mims
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Applying the Proper Set-Off Rules in FELA and Jones Act Cases After AmClyde, Ayers, and Schadel
2010 - 1 - First Place, F. Elliotte Quinn
Emory University Law School
A Real Class Act: The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005’s Amount in Controversy Requirement, Removal, and the Preponderance of the Evidence Standard
2010 - 2 - Second Place, Jonas Matthew Williamson
University of Maryland Law School
Should Attorneys General Apply Ethics Rules to Civil Cases? Answering Challenges to the Politicization of Mass Products Tort Litigation
2010 - 3 - Third Place, Michael Foy
Santa Clara University School of Law
From Chem-Dyne to Burlington Northern: Apportioning Cleanup Costs in the New Era of Joint and Several CERCLA Liability
2010 - Honorable Mention, Joanna Slusarz
Rutgers School of Law – Newark
No Fishing Poles Allowed in the Office, Plus Other Suggestions on How to Limit "Fishing Expeditions" to an Outdoor Weekend Activity and Away from the Realm of E-discovery
2009 - 1 - First Place, J. Benjamin Lambert
University of Tulsa College of Law
Professional Liability and International Lawyering: An Overview
2009 - 2 - Second Place, Aaron Ries
University of Houston Law Center
Railroad Tort Liability After the 'Clarifying Amendment.' Are Railroads Still Protected Through Preemption?
2009 - 3 - Third Place, Hannah Weiner
Duke University School of Law
Arbitration Theory and the American Tort System
2009 - Honorable Mention, Alejandro Cruz
University of Virginia Law School
'Mistaken Identity': Reading Mistakes Back into Rule 15(c)
2009 - Honorable Mention, Justin Craig
University of Pennsylvania School of Law
The World Wide Web vis-a-vis Personal Jurisdiction: A Potentially Sticky Situation
2009 - Honorable Mention, Richard Scherer, Jr.
University of Buffalo School of Law
Grab a Drink and Pass the Blame: An Argument Against Social Host Liability
2008 - 1 - First Place, Jamie L. Wershbale
Florida Coastal School of Law
Tort Reform in America: Abrogating the Collateral Source Rule across the States
2008 - 2 - Second Place, J. Alex Bruggenschmidt
Indiana School of Law-Indianapolis
Asbestos for the Rest of Us: The Continued Viability of Statutes of Repose in Product Liability
2008 - 3 - Third Place, Christian N. Elloie
Southern University Law Center
Are Pre-Dispute Jury Trial Waivers a Bargain for Employers over Arbitration? It Depends on the Employee
2008 - Honorable Mention, Rakhi Patel
UCLA School of Law
Taking the Next Step Forward: A Practical Evaluation of the Hague Choice of Court Agreements Convention
2008 - Honorable Mention, Andrew Batog
Barry University School of Law
The Post-Sinochem World: An Argument for Changing the Standard of Review in Forum Non Conveniens Dismissals
2007 - 1 - First Place, Dorothy E. Schmidt
Lewis & Clark Law School
A Dark and Stormy Night: The Mystery of the Missing Science in Fingerprint Indentification
2007 - 2 - Second Place, Gretchen E. Eoff
University of Denver College of Law
Losing the Battle in the War on Attorney-Client Privilege Through Selective Waiver: Viewing the Selective Waiver Quagmire Through the Lens of the 10th Circuit's Opinion in In Re Qwest Communications
2007 - 3 - Third Place, Timothy P. Stone
William Mitchell College of Law
The Rise and Fall of Options Backdating, From Executive Windfall to Executive Pitfall
2007 - Honorable Mention, David Mitchell
Stetson University College of Law
An Examination of Current Trends in Punitive Damages: Has the Remedy Outlived its Usefulness?
2007 - Honorable Mention, Zachary Wang
Boston College
Ethics and Electronic Discovery: New Medium, Same Problems
2007 - Honorable Mention, Miriam Richter
University of Miami
The DPT Litigation: Bad Vaccines or Bad Law? An Argument for the Adoption of the Third Restatement of the Law Torts: Products Liability Section 6
2006 - 1 - First Place, Jessica C. Jarreau
Southern University Law Center
Dying Declarations in an Ever-Changing World: A Peek into the Implications of Expansion
2006 - 2 - Second Place, Rosalyn Tang
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Insurance Law-Frank's Casing's Effect on Reimbursement of Settlement and Defense Costs in Texas
2006 - 3 - Third Place, Rebecca Ballard
Indiana University School of Law
You Get a Line, I'll Get a Pole, We'll Go Fish'n In the Plaintiff's Gene Pool
2006 - Honorable Mention, Daniel C. Lindner
New England School of Law
Money Laundering Between States: A Comparison of United States, Israeli and International Money Laundering Control Mechanisms
2006 - Honorable Mention, Amber M. Czarnecki
Michigan State University College of Law
Ethical Considerations Facing Defense Attorneys Working Within the Tripartite Relationship of Insurance Law - Who Does the Attorney Represent and What Does that Mean?
2005 - 1 - First Place, Jaclyn Carole Hill
Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans
The Learned Intermediary Doctrine and Beyond: Exploring Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Liability in the New Millennium
2005 - 2 - Second Place, Juan Castaneda
Notre Dame Law School
The Jury's Dilemma: Playing God In The Search For Justice
2005 - 3 - Third Place, Donald P. Blydenburgh
Brooklyn Law School
Inconsistent Verdicts in Products Liability Cases: How the Law Prohibits Them, Why Juries Render Them and Why Some Courts Permit Them
2005 - Honorable Mention, W. Russell Taber
Vanderbilt University Law School
Reexaming Bifurcation in Mass Tort Litigation
2005 - Honorable Mention, Joseph Mack
University of Maryland School of Law
Nullum Tempus: Governmental Immunity to Statutes of Limitation
2004 - 1 - First Place, Daniel London
Brooklyn Law School
Red Riding Hood Is an Economic Loss Tortfeasor: Three Courts, the Negligence Woods and the Economic Loss
2004 - 2 - Second Place, Adam Clanton
U.C. Hastings College of the Law
Uncertainty in Federal Removal Procedure: What Kind of Paper Will Trigger the 30-day Period?
2004 - 3 - Third Place, Darlene S. Wood
Duquesne University School of Law
International Commercial Arbitration and Punitive Damages: Where Delocalization Stops and Mandatory Rules Begin
2004 - Honorable Mention, Paul J. Krause
Marquette University Law School
Disregarding ‘Manifest Disregard’: The Benefits of Watts on the Standard for Vacating Arbitrators’ Decisions
2004 - Honorable Mention, Amy J. Vroom
Valparaiso University School of Law
Fast Food or Fat Food: The Skinny on Food Manufacturer Liability for Obesity
2004 - Honorable Mention, Nitin Sud
University of Houston Law Center
Punitive Damages: Achieving Fairness and Consistency in Light of State Farm v. Campbell
2003 - 1 - First Place, Cordell A. Hull
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Extraterritorial Considerations when Assessing Punitive Damages
2003 - 2 - Second Place, Eric S. Askanase
Columbia Law School
The Qui Tam Provision of the Civil False Claims Act: A Criminal Punishment in Civil Disguise Gets Medieval on the Constitution
2003 - 3 - Third Place, Chad Egan Burton
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
EEOC v. Waffle House: Employers Win--Again
2003 - Honorable Mention, Helynn Stephens
Tulane University Law School
The Price of Pro Bono Representation: An Examination of a Lawyer's Duties and Responsibilities
2003 - Honorable Mention, Josh Romero
Northwestern University School of Law
The September 11 Victim Compensation Fund: A Victim-focused Analysis
2002 - 1 - First Place, Amanda M. Rose
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall)
Life After SLUSA
2002 - 2 - Second Place, Jill Jensen-Welch
Drake University Law School
Suing the Bastard Boss: Are Supervisors Who Create a Hostile Working Environment Personally Liable for Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?
2002 - 3 - Third Place, Brian C. McManus
Suffolk University Law School
The Admissibility of Subsequent Remedial Measures in Strict Liability Actions
2002 - Honorable Mention, Brian Lowenberg
University of Houston Law Center
Civil Procedure as a Fetish: The Lack of Equity in Evaluating the Amount-in-Controversy Requirement in the Context of Class Actions Seeking Injunctive Relief
2002 - Honorable Mention, Carrie A. Daniel
William Mitchell College of Law
The Heeding Presumption in Products Liability Failure-to-Warn Cases: A Defense Counsel Guide to defeating the Presumption
2002 - Honorable Mention, James R. Jebo
University of Richmond School of Law
Overcoming the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrines in Bad Faith Denial of Insurance Claims Suits: A Selected Survey
2001 - 1 - First Place, Justin Lee Heather
Northwestern University School of Law
"Liability for Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and Drug Information on the Internet" Defense Counsel Journal, October 2001, p. 412.
2001 - 2 - Second Place, Monica Renee Matter
Wayne State University Law School
"Emerging DTC Advertising of Prescription Drugs and the Learned Intermediary Doctrine" Defense Counsel Journal, January 2002, p. 79.
2001 - 3 - Third Place, C. Todd Hagins
University of South Carolina School of Law
"Sands in an Hourglass: Solving the Puzzle of Times Limits for Removal to Federal Court" Defense Counsel Journal, October 2001, p. 421.
2000 - 1 - First Place, Sarah A. Toops
Stanford Law School
"Ethically Representing Thousands of Plaintiffs: Conflict Problems in Mass Tort Toxic Harm Cases" Defense Counsel Journal, October 2000, p. 462.
2000 - 2 - Second Place, Gary W. Flanagan
New York University School of Law
"Expanded Grounds for Judicial Review of Employment Arbitration Awards" Defense Counsel Journal, October 2000, p. 488.
2000 - 3 - Third Place, Basil Loeb
Marquette University Law School
"Abuse of Power: Disregarding Traditional Legal Principles to Invalidate Tort Reform" Defense Counsel Journal, October 2000, p. 501.
1999 - 1 - First Place, Dean M. Harts
William Mitchell College of Law
"Reel to Real: Should You Believe What You See?" Defense Counsel Journal, October 1999, p. 514.
1999 - 2 - Second Place, Michael B. Kent Jr.
University of Georgia Law School
"Daubert, Doctors and Differential Diagnosis: Treating Medical Causation Testimony as Evidence" Defense Counsel Journal, October 1999, p.525.
1999 - 3 - Third Place, Robert D. Fleming
Cumberland Law School Samford University
"Hazards of Expert Witnesses: Disclosing Work Product and Limiting Testimony" Defense Counsel Journal, October 1999, p. 538.
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1933 Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, New York
1934 The Flamingo Hotel, Miami, Florida
1935 The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
1936 The Pancoast Hotel, Miami, Florida
1937 Ponce De Leon Hotel, St. Augustine, Florida
1938 The Pancoast Hotel, Miami, Florida
1939 The Pancoast Hotel, Miami, Florida
1940 The Belleview Biltmore Hotel, Belleair, Florida
1941 The Pancoast Hotel, Miami, Florida
1942 The Pancoast Hotel, Miami, Florida
1943 The Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
1944 The Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois
1945 The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
1946 The Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
1947 The Flamingo Hotel, Miami, Florida
1948 The Belleview Biltmore Hotel, Belleair, Florida
1949 Palm Beach Biltmore, Palm Beach, Florida
1950 Palm Beach Biltmore, Palm Beach, Florida
1951 Palm Beach Biltmore, Palm Beach, Florida
1952 The Desert Inn, Palm Springs, California
1953 The Flamingo Hotel, Miami, Florida
1954 The Flying L Ranch, Bandera, Texas
1955 The Belleview Biltmore Hotel, Belleair, Florida
1956 The San Marcos Hotel, Chandler, Arizona
1957 The Key Biscayne Hotel, Miami, Florida
1958 The Santa Barbara Biltmore, Santa Barbara, California
1959 The Key Biscayne Hotel, Miami, Florida
1960 Camelback Inn, Phoenix, Arizona
1961 The Key Biscayne Hotel, Miami, Florida
1962 The Casa Blanca Inn, Scottsdale, Arizona
1963 The Nassau Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas
1964 The El Mirador Hotel, Palm Springs, California
1965 The San Marcos Hotel, Chandler, Arizona
1966 Boca Raton Resort and Club, Boca Raton, Florida
1967 The Dorado Hilton Hotel, Dorado, Puerto Rico
1968 The Doral Country Club, Miami, Florida
1969 Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona
1970 The Cloister, Sea Island, Georgia
1971 The Princess Hotel, Hamilton, Bermuda
1972 Del Monte Lodge, Pebble Beach, California
1973 Acapulco Princess, Acapulco, Mexico
1974 The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida
1975 Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Arizona
1976 Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Kamuela, Hawaii
1977 Cerromar Beach Hotel, Dorado, Puerto Rico
1978 Canyon Hotel, Palm Springs, California
1979 Doral Country Club, Miami, Florida
1980 Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Kamuela, Hawaii
1981 Marco Beach Hotel, Marco Island, Florida
1982 Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona
1983 Acapulco Princess, Acapulco, Mexico
1984 Canyon Hotel, Palm Springs, California
1985 The Waiohai, Kauai, Hawaii
1986 Hamilton Princess, Hamilton, Bermuda
1987 The Breakers, Hamilton, Bermuda
1988 Westin La Paloma, Tucson, Arizona
1989 The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, California
1990 Maui Inter-Continental, Wailea, Hawaii
1991 La Quinta Hotel Resort, La Quinta, California
1992 The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, California
1993 Boca Raton Resort and Club, Boca Raton, Florida
1994 Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale, Arizona
1995 Hyatt Regency Kauai Resort, Kauai, Hawaii
1996 La Quinta Resort and Club, La Quinta, California
1997 The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, California
1998 Acapulco Princess, Acapulco, Mexico
1999 Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona
2000 The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida
2001 La Quinta Resort and Club, La Quinta, California
2002 Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Arizona
2003 The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, California
2004 The Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida
2005 Westin Rio Mar, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
2006 La Quinta Resort and Club, La Quinta, California
2007 The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, California
2008 The Fairmont Orchid, Kohala Coast, Hawaii
2009 Four Season Resort Aviara, Carlsbad, California
2010 Naples Grande Beach Resort, Naples, Florida
2011 The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, California
2012 Rancho Las Palmas, Rancho Mirage, California
2013 Boca Raton Resort and Club, Boca Raton, Florida
2014 Park Hyatt Aviara, Carlsbad, California
2015 Marriott Marco Island, Marco Island, Florida
2016 The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, California
2017 JW Marriott Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Arizona
2018 La Quinta Resort & Club, La Quinta, California
2019 The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara, California
2020 The Inn at Spanish Bay™, Pebble Beach, California
2021 Virtual Midyear Meeting
2022 JW Marriott Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Arizona
2023 Fairmont Austin, Austin, Texas
2024 JW Marriott Miami Turnberry, Miami, Florida
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1920 St. Charles Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
1921 Baden Hotel, West Baden Springs, Indiana
1922 no record of meeting held
1923 no record of meeting held
1924 no record of meeting held
1925 Mt. Royal Hotel, Montreal, Québec Canada
1926 New Ocean House, Swapscott, Massachusetts
1927 King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario Canada
1928 Chamberlain-Vanderbilt Hotel, Point Comfort, Virginia
1929 The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia
1930 Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario Canada
1931 New Ocean House, Swampscott, Massachusetts
1932 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1933 The Stevens Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
1934 The French Lick Springs Hotel, French Lick, Indiana
1935 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1936 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1937 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1938 The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan
1939 The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia
1940 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1941 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1942 no record of meeting held
1943 Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
1944 Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
1945 no record of meeting held
1946 Galen Hall Hotel, Wernersville, Pennsylvania
1947 Monmouth Hotel, Spring Lake Beach, New Jersey
1948 The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California
1949 The Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
1950 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1951 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1952 Lake Placid Club, Essex County, New York
1953 Chateau Frontenac, Québec City, Québec Canada
1954 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1955 Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado, California
1956 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1957 Chalfonte-Haddon Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
1958 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1959 Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta Canada
1960 Chalfonte-Haddon Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
1961 The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Québec Canada
1962 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1963 French Lick-Sheraton Hotel, French Lick, Indiana
1964 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1965 San Francisco Hilton Hotel, San Francisco, California
1966 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1967 Kaanapali Beach Hotel, Maui, Hawaii
1968 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1969 Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California
1970 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1971 The Shoreham, Washington, District of Columbia
1972 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1973 The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario Canada
1974 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1975 Southampton Princess, Southampton, Bermuda
1976 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1977 The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California
1978 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1979 The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1980 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1981 Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California
1982 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1983 The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1984 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1985 Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
1986 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1987 The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1988 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1989 Boston Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts
1990 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1991 Southampton Princess, Southampton, Bermuda
1992 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1993 The Grosvenor House, London, England
1994 The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1995 The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California
1996 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
1997 Southampton Princess, Southampton, Bermuda
1998 Sheraton Grande Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California
1999 Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, British Columbia Canada
2000 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
2001 Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
2002 Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, British Columbia Canada
2003 Grand Wailea Resort, Maui, Hawaii
2004 The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia
2005 The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2006 Cavalieri Hilton, Rome, Italy
2007 The Fairmont Southampton, Southampton, Bermuda
2008 The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
2009 The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2010 Hotel Arts, Barcelona, Spain
2011 The Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, British Columbia Canada
2012 Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina
2013 The Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii
2014 Hilton Vienna, Vienna, Austria
2015 The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2016 The Fairmont Southampton, Southampton, Bermuda
2017 Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, Québec City, Québec Canada
2018 EPIC SANA Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
2019 The Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina
2020 Virtual Annual Meeting
2021 Fairmont Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2022 The Ritz-Carlton Berlin + Berlin Marriott Hotel, Berlin, Germany
2023 Fairmont Orchid, Waimea, Hawaii
2024 Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
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