Hon. John R. Sticht Disability Achievement Award
Established in 2006 (amended language in 2015), the Hon. John R. Sticht Disability Achievement Award is presented by the Board of Governors to recognize either a person(s) in the legal profession or a group, organization or employer, who or which furthers the goals of access to justice and the full participation for people with disabilities in the legal profession and justice system or a person(s) with disability who has demonstrated exceptional depth of inner strength, courage in the face of adversity, and tenacity of purpose.
2022 Recipient
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Donna Powers has been an Advocate at the Arizona Center for Disability Law since 2010, where she strives to advance individual and systemic disability rights through personal assistance to clients with disabilities and their legal issues. She is a graduate of Arizona State University and has extensive knowledge in public transportation, healthcare and independent living for people with disabilities, as she herself survived a spinal cord injury in 1988. Prior to ACDL, Donna worked for the AZ Statewide Independent Living Council and the Community Forum/Easter Seals Arizona. Donna also volunteers with her church and several disability related organizations, paints with her mouth and enjoys time outside.
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Previous Recipients
The award has been presented to:
| 2006 | Arizona Center for Disability Law Office of the Arizona Attorney General |
| 2007 | Office of the Pima County Attorney |
| 2008 | University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University |
| 2009 | Mesch Clark & Rothschild PC (Tucson) Quarles & Brady, LLP (Phoenix) |
| 2010 | Pima County Public Defender's Office |
| 2011 | Industrial Commission of Arizona |
| 2012 | Arizona Center for Disability Law |
| 2013 | Phoenix School of Law |
| 2014 | Attorney General's Office |
| 2015 | City of Peoria |
| 2016 | Edward L. Myers III |
| 2017 | William R. Jones, Jr. |
| 2018 | Hon. Lawrence O. Anderson |
| 2019 | Bridget O'Brien Swartz |
| 2020 | Rose Daly-Rooney |
| 2021 | Kacie Taylor Nickel |
| 2022 | Donna Powers |
State Bar Annual Awards
- Award of Appreciation
- Award of Special Merit
- Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award
- Hon. John R. Sticht Disability Achievement Award
- James A. Walsh Outstanding Jurist Award
- Mark I. Harrison Excellence in Mentorship Award
- Member of the Year Award
- Michael C. Cudahy Criminal Justice Award
- Outstanding In-House Counsel of the Year Award
- President's Award
- Sharon A. Fullmer Legal Aid Attorney of the Year Award
- Tom Karas Criminal Justice Award