The 2023-2024 Awards Committee wants your nominations for the J.O. Sentell Award and the Morgan Thomas Award. These awards will be presented at the 2024 NCACC Annual Conference to be held in Burlington, Vermont.
The J.O. Sentell Award is given to a member of the NCACC who has contributed substantially to the objectives of the conference, including improving skill and knowledge through conferences, seminars or other educational programs; promoting and improving the contribution of appellate court clerk offices within the area of effective court administration; and collecting and dissemination of information and ideas concerning the operation and improvement of the offices of appellate court clerks.
Past Recipients of the J.O. Sentell Award:
| Year | Recipient/Court | Conference City/State | Year | Recipient/Court | Conference City/State |
| 1979 | J.O. Sentell Alabama Supreme Court | Monterey, CA | 1992 | Rema Mims South Carolina Court of Appeals | Washington, DC |
| 1980 | Ronald L. Dzierbicki Michigan Court of Appeals | Orlando, FL | 1993 | Steve Townsend New Jersey Supreme Court | Nashville, TN |
| 1981 | Wilfried J. Kramer California Court of Appeals Third District | Jackson Hole, WY | 1994 | Peggy Stevens McGraw Missouri Court of Appeals | San Diego, CA |
| 1982 | Morgan Thomas Georgia Court of Appeals | Boston, MA | 1995 | Kevin Swanson California Court of Appeal Fifth District | San Antonio, TX |
| 1983 | Lewis Carter Kansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals | New Orleans, LA | 1996 | Glen D. Clark Arizona Court of Appeals Division One | Des Moines, IA |
| 1984 | Mary Ann Hopkins-Young Arizona Supreme Court | Seattle, WA | 1997 | William S. Fulton, Jr. (Retired) U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals | Point Clear, AL |
| 1985 | Alexander L. Stevas Supreme Court of United States | Lexington, KY | 1998 | Ella Williams (Retired) Michigan Court of Appeals | Skamania, WA |
| 1986 | Luella Dunn North Dakota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals | Austin, TX | 1999 | Joyce A. Goldsmith Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two | Portsmouth, NH |
| 1987 | Jean Kennett Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | Hartford, CT | 2000 | John Wilkerson, Jr. Alabama Court of Appeals | Savannah, GA |
| 1988 | John Scott Kentucky Supreme Court and Court of Appeals | Helena, MT | 2001 | R. Keith Richardson Iowa Supreme Court and Court of Appeals | Newport Beach, CA |
| 1989 | Joline Williams Georgia Supreme Court | Charleston, SC | 2002 | Marilyn L. Graves Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1990 | Frans Labranche Louisiana Supreme Court | Tucson, AZ | 2003 | David B. Beach Supreme Court of Virginia | Asheville, NC |
| 1991 | Jill Engel South Dakota Supreme Court | St. Louis, MO | 2004 | Penny L. Miller North Dakota Supreme Court | Anchorage, AK |
| 2005 | Kenneth deBlanc Louisiana Court of Appeal, | Key West, FL | 2015 | Marilyn May Alaska Appellate Courts | Snowbird, UT |
| 2006 | Joseph Lane California Court of Appeals, 2nd | Ft. Worth, TX | 2016 | William DeCicco U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | Denver, CO |
| 2007 | Sherie Welch Georgia Supreme Court | New Orleans, LA | 2017 | Rory L. Perry Supreme Court of West Virginia | Lake Tahoe, NV |
| 2008 | Leslie Gradet Maryland Court of Special Appeals | Pittsburgh, PA | 2018 | Deena Fawcett California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District | San Diego, CA |
| 2009 | Diana Pratt-Wyatt Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Circuit | Sacramento, CA | 2019 | Sherry Williamson Eleventh Court of Appeals, Texas | Lexington, KY |
| 2010 | Christie Cameron North Carolina Supreme Court | Whitefish, MT | 2020 | Susan Clary Supreme Court of Kentucky | VIRTUAL ZOOM |
| 2011 | Ed Smith Montana Supreme Court | Annapolis, MD | 2021 | Dan Shearouse Supreme Court of South Carolina | VIRTUAL ZOOM |
| 2012 | Thomas D. Hall Supreme Court of Florida | Charleston, SC | 2022 | Blake Hawthorn Supreme Court of Texas | Williamsburg, VA |
| 2013 | Bill Suter Supreme Court of the United States | Seattle, WA | 2023 | Edward Hosken (Retired) United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | Detroit, MI |
| 2014 | Steve Lancaster Indiana Court of Appeals | Richmond, VA | 2024 | ?????????? | Burlington, VT |
The Morgan Thomas Award is for recognition of an individual who is not a member of the NCACC and who has made distinguished contributions to enhancing professionalism and supporting the goals of the NCACC as a body and of its members individually.
Past recipients of the Morgan Thomas Award:
| Year | Recipient | Organization |
| 1991 | Charles Nelson | West Publishing Co. |
| 1992 | Justice James Duke Cameron (Retired) Justice Harry A. Spencer (Retired) Justice William A. Grimes (Retired) | AZ NE NH |
| 1995 | Sandra M. Roos | American Bar Association |
| 1996 | Jane Sanchez Lew Tipett | Bureau of National Affairs Lexis/Nexis |
| 1997 | Michael J. Whetstone | West Publishing Co. |
| 2003 | Dwight D. Opperman | Former Chief Executive Officer West Publishing Co. |
| 2005 | Brenda Stephens | Administrative Assistant Louisiana Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit |
| 2007 | Linda Watson | Louisiana Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit |
| 2011 | Lisa Hall | |
| 2012 | Tom Leighton (Joint Award) | Thomson Reuters |
| 2012 | Nikki Daugherty (Joint Award) | LexisNexis |
| 2014 | Brenda Williams | National Center for State Courts |
| 2016 | Karyn Bowie | Bloomberg BNA |
| 2017 | Shauna Strickland | National Center for State Courts |
| 2021 | Nikiesha Cosby | National Center for State Courts |
| 2022 | West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals | |
| 2023 | Sirena Kester | National Center for State Courts |
Please complete and return the Awards Committee Suggestion Form by February 14, 2024 to:
Laura Roy, Clerk
Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District
One Post Office Square
815 Olive Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Or E-Mail ► Laura.Roy@courts.mo.gov
Fax ► 314-539-4324
Awards Committee 2023-2024
| Ed Hosken (DC) | Claudia Jenks (TX) | Megan Rhodebeck (AL) |
| Sherry Williamson (TX) | Tristen Worthen (WA) | Laura Roy (MO) |