The U of A School of Law Alumni Society Board of Directors has announced the 2022 Commitment to Justice and Career Champion award recipients.
This year, Lonnie Powers (J.D. '70) will receive the Commitment to Justice Award; Dalton Person (J.D. '16) and KenDrell Collins (J.D. '18) will be given the Early Career Award; Kandice Bell (J.D. '97) and Autumn Tolbert (J.D. '06) will be given the Public Service Award; Col. Conley Meredith (J.D. '70) will be given the Veterans Award; the Rose Law Firm will receive the Career Champion Award – Large Firm (10-plus) and The Law Group of Northwest Arkansas will be given the Career Champion Award – Small Firm (fewer than 10).
Powers graduated with his Juris Doctor from the U of A School of Law in 1970. He earned an LL.M. from George Washington University in 1979. Powers founded and served as executive director of Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation since it was established in 1983. He has more than 41 years of policy and legal experience at the state and national levels, having devoted the majority of his career to establishing, building, sustaining and revitalizing legal aid organizations. In his role as executive director, Powers' primary responsibilities include increasing funding for civil legal aid; enhancing partnerships with the bar, the legislature, the judiciary and the public; and strengthening legal aid programs across the Commonwealth.
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