Award of Appreciation

Established in April 1988, the Award of Appreciation is presented by the Board of Governors to that individual(s) who is not a member of the Bar in recognition of outstanding service toward the creation of a better public understanding of the legal profession and the administration of justice, the judiciary or the legislative process.

2023 Recipient

Susan Trentham, Ph.D. serves as the Executive Director of the Pima County Bar Association (PCBA) and the Pima County Bar Foundation (PCBF). Since joining PCBA in 2006, she has been instrumental in new developments, including the yearly Law Day Legal Clinic and the annual Skyline Affair Fundraiser, and in enhancements across areas, such as PCBA’s Lawyer Referral Service, Modest Means program, PCBA’s and PCBF’s websites, and PCBA’s newsletter, The Writ. She was also a key co-founder of the Foundation in 2016. At events, she is often seen taking photos for The Writ.

Before joining PCBA, Dr. Trentham served as the Continuum of Care Consultant for the Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness and prepared their 2006 $10+ million HUD grant, funding 20 local homeless services and providers. Her prior career background includes working for nonprofits, such as the Crisis Call Center in Reno, Nevada, and in academia; serving in administrative roles and as an instructor of college-level courses.

Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, she has also resided elsewhere, including Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands (giving her the life-long status of “Kwaj Kid.”) She received her doctorate in social psychology from the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology program at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Previous Recipients

1989	Hon. Rose Mofford Hon. Barry Goldwater KAET-TV
1990	Sal Quijada Paul Urbano King
1991	Prof. Paul Bender Amelia D. Lewis
1992	Hon. Tom Tso
1993	Ken Campbell
1994	Patricia J. Horgan Karen E. Osborn Ronald S. Watson
1995	Bruce Hernandez
1996	Paul Rubin
1997	Karen Duffy Art Rotstein Joan Tobin
1998	Regina Skouson
1999	Dr. Janet Brown
2000	Maria Hoffman
2001	Helen Cahill
2002	Bill Scott
2003	Donald W. Carson Myles V. Lynk
2004	Carrie L. Sherman
2005	Emily R. Johnston
2006	Dr. Pearl Tang
2007	Matthew Silverman
2008	Larry C. McVey Marvin E. Perry
2009	Bennie C. Click
2010	Susan Armstrong
2011	David K. Byers
2012	Alex Jamison Karen Osborne
2013	William D. Carnegie
2014	John J. Sullivan
2016	Christine C. Iijima Hall
2017	Meredith Peabody
2018	Judith Register
2019	Coconino County Board of Supervisors
2020	Rick DeBruhl
2021	Christine Groninger
2022	Raising Special Kids
2023	Susan Trentham, Ph.D.

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