June 2019 -- At the Kansas Bar Association annual meeting, held June 20 and 21, 2019 in Topeka, Kansas, women attorneys of the state won a majority of the state bar association's awards and won all offices for the organization.

The following KWAA members were recognized:

Phil Lewis Medal of Distinction: Gloria Farha Flentje, Wichita
Pillars of the Community Award: Sarah (Sally) B. Shattuck, Ashland
Christel Marquardt Trailblazer Award: Hon. Christel E. Marquardt, Topeka
Outstanding Service Awards: Michelle Y. Ewert, Topeka; Marty M. Snyder, Topeka
Pro Bono Award: Stephanie M. Smith, Prairie Village
Pro Bono Certificate: The Expungement Project run by Christine Campbell

In addition, the following KWAA members were elected as officers to the KBA Board of Governors:

President: Mira Mdivani

Vice President: Cheryl Whelan

Immediate Pas President: Sarah Warner

Secretary/Treasurer: Nancy Morales Gonzalez

Young Lawyers Delegate to the ABA: Joslyn Kusiak

KWAA member Susan Saidian was elected President of the Kansas Bar Foundation, taking over the gavel from Amy Fellows Cline. 

Phil Lewis Medal of Distinction: Gloria Farha Flentje, Wichita
Pillars of the Community Award: Sarah (Sally) B. Shattuck, Ashland
Christel Marquardt Trailblazer Award: Hon. Christel E. Marquardt, Topeka
Outstanding Service Awards: Michelle Y. Ewert, Topeka; Marty M. Snyder, Topeka
Pro Bono Award: Stephanie M. Smith, Prairie Village
Pro Bono Certificate: The Expungement Project run by Christine Campbell

In addition, the following KWAA members were elected as officers to the KBA Board of Governors:

President: Mira Mdivani

Vice President: Cheryl Whelan

Immediate Pas President: Sarah Warner

Secretary/Treasurer: Nancy Morales Gonzalez

Young Lawyers Delegate to the ABA: Joslyn Kusiak

KWAA member Susan Saidian was elected President of the Kansas Bar Foundation, taking over the gavel from Amy Fellows Cline.