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Professional Awards


Professional Awards

Selected One of Top Ten Bankruptcy Judges in America — Turn Around & Workout Magazine
2004 — Judicial Appreciation Award — National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees
Outstanding Service Award — Bankruptcy Section, State Bar of Texas 2012
Banco Rotto Award — Bankruptcy Section, State Bar of Texas 2015

Other Awards

Outstanding Young Man of Shreveport — 1977
Junior Officer of the Quarter, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana

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Professional Organizations & Activities

State Bar of Texas
Louisiana Bar Association
American Bar Association
Corpus Christi Bar Association
Shreveport Bar Association — Secretary/Treasurer
Northwest Louisiana Legal Services — Chairman of Board
Chairman, Bankruptcy Section — State Bar of Texas 2014-2015
American Bankruptcy Institute
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges


Extracurricular Organizations & Activities

Harbor Playhouse Board of Directors
President — Corpus Christi Symphony Board of Directors
President — Shreveport Little Theatre
Shreveport Opera — Board of Directors, President
Shreveport Symphony — Board of Directors, Vice President
Finisher — 1975, 1976 & 1977 International Rice Festival Marathon
Finisher — 1995 Houston Tenneco Marathon
Chairman, Holiday in Dixie Military Ball, 1982 – 1987
Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee
Finance Commission of First United Methodist Church of Corpus Christi — 1991
Finance Committee, Corpus Christi Cathedral 2000 – 2014
Director, Halo Flight, Helicopter Ambulance Service