2024 Foundation Wall of Honor
American College of Bankruptcy Foundation Wall of Honor Donations
Thank you to the many Fellows who have recognized the accomplishments of their colleagues, friends and family through donations to the Foundation in memory or honor of those individuals or groups since the Foundation's inception. If you would like to recognize someone in this way, please include information in the memo section of your check or the notes section of paypal.
Donations have been made in memory of the following individuals:
Ed Adams by Douglus L. Lutz
Bess Adelman by Hon. Bruce Harwood
Hon. Cornelius Blackshear by Hon. Jeffery Hopkins
Hon. Bill Brister by Hon. Josiah M. Daniel and Berry D. Spears
Hon. John Connelly by Hon. Robert J. Kressell
Hon. W. Homer Drake, Jr. by Hon. Paul W. Bonapfel
Hon. Nancy Dreher by Hon. Robert J. Kressel
C.J. Duberstein by Melanie L. Cyganowski
Jonathan Grabert by Prof. Angela Littwin
Edward M. Heller by Jan M. Hayden
Hon. Robert F. Hershner, Jr. by Denise N. Neary
Hon. William C. Hillman by Thomas S. Hemmendinger
Hon. Bruce Jenkins by Hon. Peggy Hunt (Judge Jenkins served the District of Utah as a Disrict Court Judge for many years and was a referee under the Act.)
Hon. David S. Kennedy by E. Franklin Childress, Jr. ,Michael P. Coury, and Denise N. Neary
Elaine Kolodny by Prof. Steven Schwarcz
Steven J. McCardell by Hon. Mary Margaret (Peggy) Hunt
Hon. Joseph M. Meier by Hon. Mary Jo Heston and Hon. John Hoffman
Hal Novikoff by Richard G. Mason
Hon. Alexander Paskay by Jordi Guso
Bob Rubin by Timothy M. Lupinacci
Mickey Sheinfeld by Robert E. Ogle
Carl Spector by David Warfield and Gregory D. Willard
Hon. Douglas O. Tice, Jr. by Michael Baxter
Frank Vecchione by Simon Kimmelman
Hon. Michael G. Williamson by Hon. Roberta A. Colton, Donald R. Kirk, and Laura Stricker
Neal Wolf by Adelaide Maudsley
Hon. Kevin Carey by Mark E. Felger
The following Fellows donated in memory of Class 23 Fellow, Eric W. Anderson:
Jay Bender
Richard P. Carmody
Dennis J. Connolly
Hon. Mary Grace Diehl
Elizabeth A. Green
Jayna Partain Lamar
Grant T. Stein
David A. Wender
Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff
The following Fellows donated in memory of Class 7 Fellow, Hon. A. Jay Cristol:
Paul J. Battista
Hon. Jacob A. Brown
Leyza B. Florin
Robert C. Furr
Hon. Robert A. Mark
Ian Ratner
Patricia A. Redmond
Hon. Karen Kinkennon Specie
Charles W. Throckmorton
Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff
The following Fellows donated in memory of G. Christopher Meyer, Class 11, former Chair of the American College of Bankruptcy:
Shari A. Bedker
Hon. Janet E. Bostwick
Richard P. Carmody
Daniel C. Cohn
Engelman Berger, P.C.
Daniel M. Glosband
Harry W. Greenfield
Paul E. Harner
Keller Benvenutti Kim LLP
Marc and Mary Jane Levinson
Norman L. Pernick
Rebecca A. Roof
Berry D. Spears
The following Fellows donated in memory of Class 15 Fellow, Sheila T. Smith:
Hon. Janet E. Bostwick
Kathryn A. Coleman
Melanie L. Cyganowski
Jeanne P. Darcey
Douglas R. Gooding
Margie Kaufman
John J. Monaghan
Nina M. Parker
Donations have been made in honor of the following individuals or groups:
All College Fellows: Past, Present, and Future by Shari A. Bedker
Charles A. Beckham, Jr. by:
Jordan Chavez
Trey Monsour
Hon. Christopher Mott
Anne Reed
Michael L. Cook by Hon. James L. Garrity, Senior
Hon. Jay Crisol by Hon. Corali Lopez-Castro in honor of his lifetime of public service.
Hon. William A. Hill by Roger J. Minch in honor of his excellent work as the only bankruptcy judge in South Dakota for decades!
Hon. Jeffery Hopkins by Hon. Erithe Smith for the visionary and transformational work in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion mission of the College.
Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff by Hon. Erithe Smith for the visionary and transformational work in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion mission of the College, and Hon. Deborah Lee Thorne.
Hon. Cynthia Norton by Arthur and Diane Federman
Bob Rubin by Timothy M. Lupinnaci
Hon. Mary D. Scott (ret.) by Joyce Bradley Babin for her "contributions to the College, the bankruptcy community (nationally and locally) and her encouragement of my career."
Hon Erithe Smith by Hon.Deborah L. Thorne for her important work with NCBJ and the College
Hon. Douglas Tice, Jr. by Paula S. Beran and Lynn L. Tavenner
Hon. John Waites by George B. Cauthen
Leonard Welsh by David Prelle Eron
The Fellows of the First and Fourth Circuits by Michael Baxter
Steven J. McCardell by Annette W. Jarvis
Bob Wessling by Michael S. Lurey
Laura Davis Jones, "The Delaware Queen," by Kurt F. Gwynne
Hon. Joe Lee by Laura Day DelCotto