ANNUAL DINNER MEETING &

FELLOWS INDUCTION CEREMONY

Old Capitol Inn

Jackson, Mississippi

April 15, 2010

Over 200 attorneys and their guests attended the Mississippi Bar Foundation’s 2010 Annual Dinner Meeting on Thursday, April 15 at the Old Capitol Inn.  Members of the Foundation gathered to honor and recognize lawyers who have made outstanding contributions to the public and profession.  This year the Fellows Induction Ceremony was combined with the Annual Meeting. 

Following the reception and dinner, President Harold Mitchell, Jr. of Greenville presided over the annual meeting.  Mitchell presented the President’s Report mentioning the induction of new Fellows, the Memorial Service for deceased Fellows, and highlights of FY 2009-2010. 

The Mississippi Bar Foundation recognized outgoing members of the Board of Trustees –

Marjorie T. O’Donnell, Oxford; Judge J. Kent McDaniel, Brandon; and Leigh K. Berry, Columbia.

Katharine McKee Surkin of Jackson received the 2010 Law-Related Public Education Award for her many years of service to the Statewide Mock Trial Competition. The Law-Related Public Education Award is presented to a lawyer or law firm or bar organization for excellence in enhancing the public’s understanding of the law and the legal system. 

Jack F. Dunbar of Oxford received the Foundation’s 2010 Professionalism Awards, the Foundation’s highest honor presented to an attorney for excellence in enhancing the public’s understanding of the law and the legal system and who exemplifies the best characteristics of the profession.