Louis L. Redding Gala
About the Louis L. Redding Benefit and Awards Gala
The celebration will honor distinguished members of Delaware’s courts, bar, and community for their work, contributions, and commitment to liberty and justice for all. Please join us for an evening of celebration, remembrance, and fun!
Information about the Redding Bar Scholarship can be found here
2026 Louis L. Redding Gala Honorees
LOUIS L. REDDING LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mr. C. Malcolm "Mike" Cochran IV, Esq.
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD
Dean Todd J. Clark, JD, MBA
EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Ms. Chandra Pitts
Past Recipients
LOUIS L. REDDING LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
U.S. Senator of Delaware Lisa Blunt Rochester (2025)
Prof. Leland Ware (2024)
Don C. Brown, Esquire (2022)
Bryan Stevenson, Esquire (2018)
Kristen Clarke, Esquire (2018)
Irving Morris, Esquire (2018)
The Honorable Jack A. Markell (2017)
Mr. Thomas L. Sager, Esquire (2015)
Mr. Joseph K. West, Esquire (2014)
Vice President of the United States Joseph R. Biden (2013)
Mr. Stacey J. Mobley, Esquire (2012)
JUDICIAL PROFILE IN EXCELLENCE AWARD:
The Honorable Aida Waserstein (Ret.) (2024)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. (2023)
The Honorable Diane Clarke Streett (2022)
Chief Justice Leo Strine (2016)
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD:
Prof. Emerita Serena Williams (2025)
Dr. Aaron Bass (2024)
Tony Allen, Ph.D. (2019)
Salome Thomas-El (2017)
Ms. Raye Jones Avery (2015)
Dr. Joseph R. Johnson (2014)
Charles S. McDowell, Esquire (2014)
Ms. Veta T. Richardson, Esquire (2013)
Dean Linda L. Ammons (2012)
JUSTICE THURGOOD MARSHALL AWARD:
Theresa "Terri" Brown-Edwards, Esquire (2025)
Penelope Marshall, Esquire (2023)
George E. Evans, Esquire (2022)
Gregory B. Williams, Esquire (2017)
Doneene Keemer Damon, Esquire (2016)
The Late James H. Gilliam, Jr. (2014)
Michael S. Purzycki, Esquire (2014)
The Honorable Charles H. Toliver, IV (Ret.) (2014)
Mr. Hinton J. Lucas, Jr., Esquire (2013)
Ms. Paulette Sullivan Moore, Esquire (2013)
The Honorable Alex J. Smalls (2013)
The Late Honorable Leonard L. Williams (2013)
The Honorable Joshua W. Martin, III (2012)
The Honorable Virginia A. Seitz (2012)
The Honorable Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet (2012)
EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD:
Dr. David Wilk, MAI, CRE (2025)
Janes "Sonny" Knott (2025)
Beatrice "Bebe" Coker (2024)
Michelle A. Taylor, Ed.D. (2023)
The Honorable Margaret Rose Henry (2019)
Fred C. Sears II (2016)
Dr. James H. Sills, Jr. (2015)