The Howard K. Berry, Sr. Award is presented to an Oklahoma County-based organization in recognition of outstanding achievement or contribution to justice or the justice system. The recipient organization will be honored through presentation of the award and a $10,000 grant from the Oklahoma County Bar Foundation.
The recipient organization shall be selected by the Board of the Oklahoma County Bar Foundation from nominations received, without any action on the part of the nominee organization to seek the award or enter the process. Any resident of Oklahoma County may submit a nomination; nominees are not required to be affiliated with the legal profession or justice system.
The recipient organization need not be a legal services provider or justice-related entity, but its achievement or contribution must advance the charitable purposes of the Foundation by promoting justice, equal access to justice for all, and/or improvement of the justice system. No nominee organization will be disqualified by having been previously nominated for any other award recognizing contributions to justice, the justice system, or the legal profession. Receipt of the award does not obligate the recipient organization to provide future services as a condition of receiving the grant or award.
This award is made possible through the generous gift of Oklahoma County Attorney Howard K. Berry, Jr., honoring his father, longtime Oklahoma County Attorney Howard K. Berry, Sr. Mr. Berry’s gift established the Howard K. Berry, Sr. Fund at the Oklahoma County Bar Foundation to provide funding for this award and support other causes related to law and justice.
No special form is required to make a nomination, though a nomination form is available to assist in the process through the Oklahoma County Bar Association office at:
211 N. Robinson Avenue, Suite 240 Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Please keep the following in mind when making nominations:
The entire nomination packet—including nomination letter, supporting materials, clippings, letters of support, and attachments—may be no longer than five single-sided 8½” x 11” pages. No exceptions.
The nomination must include contact information for the nominator, along with verifiable information regarding the nominating party’s basis for the nomination and the nominee organization’s qualifications to receive the award.
2009 Howard K. Berry Sr. Award Recipient --- Gary Taylor
2010 Howard K. Berry Sr. Award Recipient -- G. Gail Stricklin
2011 Howad K. Berry Sr. Award Recipient -- Center for Child Abuse & Neglect
2012 Howard K. Berry Sr. Award Recipient -- Derek Burch
2013 Howard K. Berry Sr. Award Recipient -- Rev. John Reed
2014 Howard K. Berry Sr. Award Recipient -- Calm Waters
2015 Howard K. Berry Sr. Award Recipient -- Judge Lisa Tipping Davis
2016 Howard K. Berry Sr. Award Recipient -- Youth Services of OK County,
Community Intervention Center & Juvenile Re-Entry of Oklahoma County
2017 Howard K. Berry Recipient -- Lee Ann Limber
2018 -- NE OKC Community & Cultural Center
2019 -- The Innocence Project at OCU School of Law
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