Awards and Achievements
Judicial Award – Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Honorable Mention for Outstanding New Program – Ohio Department of Safety
Unsung Hero – Victims of Crime Program for Ohio, Attorney General’s Office
Distinguished Service Award – Findlay Jaycees
Distinguished Service Award – Hancock County Schools
Outstanding Young Ohioan
Outstanding Young American
Public Official of the Year – 2000
Activities
Past Board Member: YMCA
Lincoln Center (Substance Abuse Treatment Center)
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Hancock County
Hancock County Highway Safety Task Force
Master of Ceremonies – Findlay First Edition Fall Fest
Past President – Hancock County Crime Prevention Association
Founder – Friends of Santa Claus
Speaker – HAPPY Program
Speaker and Lecturer – Area Schools and Community Groups
Chairman – Hancock County Red Ribbon Committee, 1991
Adjunct Professor of Law – Ohio Northern University College of Law
Adjunct Professor – University of Findlay
Professional Associations
Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association, Officer & Education Coordinator
Ohio Judicial College Board of Trustees – Chair (2001)
Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission, Vice Chair
Ohio Supreme Court Appointee – Jury Management Study Committee
Ohio Jury Instructions Advisory Committee
Ohio State Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Judges’ Association