At the 36th Annual Indian Law Conference, we will award the Lawrence Baca Lifetime Achievement Award and Indian Law Section Outstanding Service Award on April 8, 2011. Prior recipients of the Lawrence Baca Lifetime award include: Lawrence Baca, Professor Phillip Frickey, and John EchoHawk. Prior recipients of the Indian Law Section Outstanding Service Award include: Jack Lockridge, Hon. D. Michael McBride and Professor Elizabeth Kronk. The Award and Nomination Committee which is responsible for selecting the recipients of these awards is chaired by past FBA President and Indian Law Section Chair Lawrence Baca. The deadline for nominations is Friday, February 25, 2011. Please submit nominations to the Chairman of the Awards Committee, Lawrence Baca, at lawrence.baca@yahoo.com. Nominations should specifically address why the nominee meets the criteria for each award outlined below.
Qualifications for Lawrence Baca Lifetime Achievement Award:
1. Must have worked in the field of Indian law for at least twenty years as a practitioner, judge, legislator, leader, scholar or educator;
2. Be of good standing and held in high esteem in his or her professional arena;
3. And have made significant contributions to the field of Indian law through litigation, development of legislation, scholarship or the development of Indian law students or through tribal leadership.
Qualifications for Indian Law Section Outstanding Service Award:
Only FBA members and FBA staff can qualify for this Award, and only service rendered over the previous year is considered.
Award recipients must demonstrate their commitment to the Section through at least one of the following:
1. Significantly contributed to the strong continuance and development of the Indian Law Section.
2. Worked to improve the strength of the Indian Law Section by recruiting new members and working with other FBA sections.
3. Helped develop a positive outlook and rapport between the FBA and other Native American organizations.
4. Promotes the mission of the Indian Law Section or the FBA or
5. Develops significant outside relationships beneficial to the Section.
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