Lew Conner to Receive 2015 John C. Tune Public Service Award From the Nashville Bar Association - Seite 2

Conner served as president of the Nashville Bar Association in 1987, and Conner notes with pride several accomplishments that took place during his tenure leading the NBA, including the hiring of the Association's first full-time executive director, the passage of a code of professional courtesy and the association's move into permanent offices. He also points out that he was succeeded by the first female president in the Association's more than 150-year history, Juliet Griffin, who retired earlier this year as Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

"Lew Conner personifies the very best of our profession and our community. Everyone at Waller is delighted to see him receive this well-deserved honor," said Waller chairman Matt Burnstein. "Lew jokes that he has had six wonderful lives between his family, his church, the community, golf, the law and politics. He has set a very high standard in each of those worlds as a leader, a mentor, a colleague and a friend."

The following is a partial list of Conner's awards, achievements and accolades:

• Former President, Nashville Bar Association
• Member and Former Chairman, Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee
• Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest national honor presented by the Boys & Girls Clubs
• Inductee, Tennessee Boys & Girls Club Hall of Fame
• Former Chairman, Board of Directors of the Gaylord Music City Bowl
• Former Chairman, Board of Directors of the Tennessee State Museum
• Former Member, Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Tennessee Business Roundtable
• Recipient of the Hope Award, the highest honor presented by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Former Member, Boards of Directors of the Nashville Symphony, the Pencil Foundation, Vanderbilt University School of Law and the National Commodore Club
• Inductee, Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame
• Founder and Former Chairman, Tennessee Golf Foundation; Emeritus Member of its Board
• Inaugural Recipient, Tennessee Golf Foundation's "Tennessee Person of the Year" Award
• Member and Former President, Board of Directors of the Tennessee Golf Association
• Sunday School Teacher, Deacon and Elder, Westminster Presbyterian Church
• Former Finance Chairman or Co-Chairman:
  • Alexander for Governor Campaign, President and Senate Campaigns
  • Corker, Thompson and Frist Senate Campaigns
  • Haslam and Sundquist for Governor Campaigns
  • Tennessee Republican Party
• Former Member, National Finance Committee, Reagan for President, George H. W. Bush for President, George W. Bush for President
• Alumnus, Leadership Nashville

The NBA Annual Meeting & Banquet will take place on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at the Music City Center, Davidson Ballroom. A reception for NBA members will begin at 5:30 p.m., with dinner and the program to begin at 7:00 p.m. The passing of the gavel from President Ed Lanquist to President-Elect Joycelyn Stevenson, introduction of the NBA officers for 2016, and awards are on the agenda for the evening. Online registration is available at this link: https://nashvillebar.formstack.com/forms/banquet_registration_form