Bar Foundation Awards

The Kenison  Award was established by the Bar Foundation to recognize an individual (or individuals) who makes substantial contributions to the betterment of New Hampshire citizens through the administration of justice, the legal profession, or the advancement of legal thought. The award is made annually, selected by vote of the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation. Recipients need not be members of the New Hampshire Bar Association, but are carefully chosen to honor individuals who meet the criteria for the award in its broadest sense. Frank Rowe Kenison (1907-1980) was a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association for 48 years, and served as Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1952 to 1977. He was an exquisite legal thinker who committed his life to the legal system, education about the law, and the promise of equal justice for all. Recipients are listed below with their firm affiliation at the time of the award.

Frank Rowe Kenison Award Recipients

2024	Robert P. Sullivan
2023	Hon. Gary E. Hicks
2021	Steven B. Scudder
2020	Hon. Norman H. Stahl, (deceased)
2019	Hon. Jeffrey R. Howard
2018	Hon. Joseph P. Nadeau, retired
2017	Professor John Garvey
2016	Hon. Paul Barbadoro
2015	Hon. Chief Justice Linda Stewart Dalianis, retired
2014	Hon. Kenneth R. McHugh (retired)
2014	Hon. Amy Beth Messer
2013	Claire Ebel (deceased)
2012	David L. Nixon (deceased)
2011	Hon. Chief Justice Dean John T. Broderick, Jr., retired
2010	Howard J. Zibel
2009	Hon. Jacalyn A. Colburn, Richard Guerriero
2008	Hon. Francis J. Frasier
2007	Frederic K. Upton (deceased)
2006	Elliott Berry
2005	Nina C. Gardner
2004	Jack B. Middleton
2003	Ronald K. Lospennato
2002	Hon. James E. Duggan (deceased)
2001	Marcia Sink
2000	Hon. Susan B. Carbon
1999	John E. Tobin, Jr.
1998	Hon. Edwin W. Kelly