AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S E C T I O N O F I N D I V I D UA L R I G H T S
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
2013 THURGOOD MARSHALL
AWARD DINNER
Sponsorship Information
American Bar Association
Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities
740 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
Tel.: (202) 662-1030
Fax: (202) 662-1031
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ambar.org/MarshallAward
American Bar Association
2013 Thurgood Marshall Dinner Sponsor Benefits
PREMIER ($25,000)
Sole sponsorship of invitation-only reception prior to the Dinner;
Opportunity to take a photograph with the Honoree;
Individual signage at Dinner;
Verbal acknowledgement at Dinner;
Full-page ad in Tribute Book;
Yearlong Acknowledgement as a Section Sponsor on the Section’s Homepage
and Recognition on the Section’s Thurgood Marshall Award Webpage;
Acknowledgement on sign listing names of all Sponsors;
Two reserved tables at Dinner (20 seats).
GOLD ($15,000)
Individual sign board with name at Dinner;
Verbal acknowledgement at Dinner;
Half-page acknowledgment in Tribute Book;
Acknowledgement on sign listing names of all sponsors;
Six Month Acknowledgement as a Section Sponsor on the Section’s Homepage
and Recognition on the Section’s Thurgood Marshall Award Webpage;
Two reserved tables at Dinner (20 seats).
SILVER ($10,000)
Half-page acknowledgment in Tribute Book;
Acknowledgement on sign listing names of all sponsors;
Acknowledgement on the Section’s Thurgood Marshall Award Webpage;
One reserved table at Dinner (10 seats).
BENEFACTOR ($5,000)
Quarter-page ad in Tribute Book;
Acknowledgement on sign listing names of all Sponsors;
Acknowledgement on the Section’s Thurgood Marshall Award Webpage;
One reserved table at Dinner (10 seats).
PATRON ($2,500)
Acknowledgement on sign listing names of all Sponsors;
Acknowledgment in Tribute Book;
One reserved table at Dinner (10 seats).
2013 T HURGOOD M ARSHALL A WARD
Thelton E. Henderson to Receive 2013 Award
The ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities (IRR) is proud to
announce that the Honorable Thelton E. Henderson will receive the 2013 Thurgood
Marshall Award.
Established by the American Bar Association’s Section of
Individual Rights and Responsibilities in 1992, the Thurgood Marshall Award is
named for the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall whose life work
epitomized individual commitment, in word and action, to the cause of civil rights in
this country. The award recognizes similar long-term contributions by other
members of the legal profession to the advancement of civil rights, civil liberties,
and human rights in the United States.
In 1962, Judge Henderson began his illustrious legal career as the first AfricanAmerican lawyer in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
After serving members of the low-income community of East Palo Alto, Judge
Henderson was hired as an assistant dean at the Stanford Law School where he
taught classes and established a minority admissions program to diversify the
student body. Following his time at Stanford he went on to form the law firm of
Rosen, Remcho & Henderson and continued fighting for the Constitutional rights
for all individuals.
Judge Henderson was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
California in 1980. After completing his seven year term as Chief Judge in November 1997, he gained senior status a
year later. In line with Justice Thurgood Marshall, Judge Henderson has proven his commitment to a variety of civil
rights causes throughout the United States. While serving on the Federal Bench, Judge Henderson has overseen a
number of landmark decisions, and is responsible for advancing the civil liberties of minority groups, the gay community,
and those in the prison system,
Judge Henderson wrote the landmark decision in High Tech Gays v. Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office,
(9th Cir. 1990), which ruled that Department of Defense investigations of gay and lesbians seeking security clearance
violated the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and their First Amendment rights. This case made
Henderson the first United States judge to establish gays and lesbians as a suspect class and that any discrimination
against them must be subject to the strict scrutiny test.
As an advocate for equal rights, Judge Henderson ruled that Proposition 209, California’s anti-affirmative action statute,
was unconstitutional in the case Coalition for Economic Equity v. Wilson, (9th Cir. 1997). Several years later, as a part of
a 3 judge panel, Judge Henderson found that overcrowding in the California prison system led to conditions that
violated the U.S. Constitution in Coleman v. Schwarzenegger (9th Cir, 2010). More recently, he blocked California
Proposition 35, an internet disclosure requirement for those convicted of sex crimes, by granting a temporary restraining
order barring the law from going into effect until a complete review determines whether the law violates the First
Amendment.
Established by the American Bar Association and the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities in 1992, the
Thurgood Marshall Award honors U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who epitomized individual
commitment, in word and action, to the cause of civil rights in this country. The award recognizes similar long-term
contributions by other members of the legal profession to the advancement of civil rights, civil liberties, and human
rights in the United States. Previous recipients have included, Lawrence R. Baca, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth
Bader Ginsburg, Elaine R. Jones, Hon. Damon J. Keith, Dale Minami, Hon. Abner J. Mikva, Janet Reno, and many other
illustrious awardees.
For more information, please visit ambar.org/MarshallAward.
Saturday, August 10 • 8:00 p.m. CT • Westin St. Francis
American Bar Association
Thurgood Marshall Award
Recipient and Keynote Speaker History
Recipients
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Honorable Frank M. Johnson
Oliver W. Hill
Ralph S. Abascal
Jack Greenberg
Honorable Damon J. Keith
Stephen B. Bright
Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Honorable Revius Q. Ortique, Jr.
Honorable William Wayne Justice
Honorable Don Edwards
Mr. Dale Minami
Fred D. Gray
Honorable Abner J. Mikva
Julius Chambers
Honorable Matthew J. Perry, Jr.
Honorable Nancy Gertner
Honorable Janet Reno
Paul M. Smith
Elaine R. Jones
Lawrence R. Baca
Keynote Speakers
1992 Philip A. Lacovara, Welcome; Stephen L. Carter, Reflection; and Karen Hastie Williams,
Presentation (no keynote for presentation to J. Marshall himself)
1993 Ambassador Andrew Young
1994 Congressman John Lewis (D-GA)
1995 Honorable Leon Higginbotham
1996 Elaine R. Jones
1997 Honorable Martha Craig Daughtrey
1998 Honorable Shirley S. Abrahamson
1999 Honorable William F. Winter
2000 Gaye McDougal
2001 Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.
2002 Roger Wilkens
2003 Justice Joyce Kennard
2004 Rev. Joseph A. Lowery
2005 U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
2006 Honorable Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)
2007 Honorable Phelton Henderson
2008 John Payton
2009 Honorable Abner J. Mikva
2010 Pamela S. Karlan
2011 Rosalie Abella
2012 Geoffrey R. Stone
American Bar Association
Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities
2013 Thurgood Marshall Award Dinner
Saturday, August 10, 2013 • Westin St. Francis Hotel • San Francisico, CA.
Please submit the advertisement electronically to
[email protected] by Friday, May 31, 2013.
Program Book:
8.5” x 11”
Ad Sizes:
Full-page Ad: 6.5”x 9”
Half-page Ad: 6.5” x 4.25”
Quarter-page Ad: 3.25” x 4.5”
Ad Color:
Black & White, only
Ad File Formats Accepted:
PDF: Hi-res, press-setting (or PDF/X-1a:2001) pdf, with all pictures and fonts
embedded; black/white (remove all color in file)
Eps: Illustrator CS4 eps file (or earlier version) with all linked pictures provided, and fonts saved as outline; black/white (remove all color in file)
Tif: Photoshop tif file, full-size, 300 resolution minimum; black/white (remove
all color in file)
2013 Thurgood Marshall Award Dinner Advertisement Dimensions
6.5 in.
Premier ($25,000) -- Full-page Ad
6.5” X 9”
4.5 in.
Benefactor ($5,000) -- Quarter-page Ad
3.25” X 4.5”
9 in.
3.25 in.
6.5 in.
4.5 in.
Gold ($15,000) and Silver ($10,000) -- Half-page Ad
6.5”X 4.5”
2013 Thurgood Marshall Award Dinner
Table Sponsorship Form
PLEASE RETURN BY June 14, 2013.
Yes, we are pleased to sponsor ______ table(s) at the 2013 Thurgood Marshall Award Dinner, honoring Honorable Thelton E. Henderson, to be
held on Saturday, August 10, 2013, in San Francisco. We would like to be a sponsor at the following level:
______ $25,000 (Premier) ______$15,000 (Gold) _______$10,00 (Silver) ______$5,000 (Benefactor) ______$2,500 (Patron)
______
Enclosed is check for the above amount, made payable to the “American Bar Association.”
(Please write “Thurgood Marshall Sponsorship” on the memo line)
______ Charge my credit card (circle one):
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Amount: $___________
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Organization’s information as it should appear in the Dinner Program:
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Address: _________________________________________________________________________________
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Name of Contact Person: _____________________________________________________________________
Telephone Number: _________________________________________________________________________
Fax Number: _______________________________________________________________________________
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Please complete and return this form to:
ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities
740 15th Street NW
10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Tel.: (202) 662-1030
* The American Bar Association is a Sec. 501(c)(6) professional organization. Tickets and table purchases are not deductible as
charitable contributions, but may be deductible as business expenses to the extent permitted by IRS regulations.