The Larry Dean Wilks Leadership Award recognizes a TBA Leadership Law (TBALL) class member with exceptional leadership qualities. The award is named for former TBA president and Springfield lawyer Larry Wilks, who was instrumental in creating the TBALL program. Wilks died Aug. 30, 2011.


Award Recipients

2012: Curtis Bowe, Chattanooga
2013: Daniel Headrick, Knoxville
2014: Lynne T. Ingram, Nashville
2015: Regina Lambert, Knoxville
2016: C. Jay Ingrum, Gallatin
2017: Gabe McGaha, Memphis
2018: Raquel Bellamy, Nashville
2019: Tannera Gibson, Memphis
2020: Not awarded; 2020 class deferred to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021: Elizabeth Taylor, Murfreesboro
2022: Courtney Leyes, Nashville
2023: Seth Ogden, Nashville
2024: Lorne Hiller, Nashville
2025: Rebekka Freeman Terrell, Memphis
2026: Chris Bellamy, Nashville

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