This award was created by the Editorial Board of the Journal of The Missouri Bar to recognize outstanding substantive articles appearing in the Journal.
Named after the late long-time member and former chair of the Editorial Board, Oliver Rasch, the award carries with it a cash stipend of $500 from the Missouri Bar Foundation.
The Editorial Board makes a recommendation to the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for its consideration. The award winner is selected by the Board of Trustees at its June meeting, and the award is presented at the Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar.
For more information, contact Mischa Buford Epps at The Missouri Bar.
Award winners
Learn about the 2023 recipient – Dr. Isaac Amon
Past Award Winners
2022
Anthony Meyer, Columbia
2021
Timothy F. McCurdy, St. Louis
2020
John M. Challis, Clayton
2019
Cristian M. Stevens, St. Louis
Thomas A. Haine, Edwardsville, Illinois
2018
Timothy F. McCurdy, St. Louis
2017
Christopher R. LaRose, St. Louis
Daniel C. Nelson, St. Louis
2016
William M. Corrigan Jr., St. Louis
Jeffrey L. Schultz, St. Louis
2015
Daniel J. Sheffner, St. Louis
2014
Hon. Karl DeMarce, Memphis
2013
H. Morley Swingle, St. Louis
2012
Brian J. Christensen, Kansas City
David M. Kight, Kansas City
2011
Laurence R. Tucker, Kansas City
Darren K. Sharp, Kansas City
2010
Glenn E. Bradford, Kansas City
2009
Ross D. McFerron, Cape Girardeau
Michael D. Murphy, Cape Girardeau
2008
T. Bennett Burkemper Jr., Troy
Nina P. Balsam, St. Louis
May Yeh, Maryland Heights
2007
William M. Corrigan Jr., St. Louis
Michael B. Kass, St. Louis
2006
W. Dudley McCarter, St. Louis
2005
Jill S. Kingsbury, Kansas City
2004
Erin C. Kobler, Kansas City
2003
Barry L. Pickens, Kansas City
Terry W. Schackmann, Kansas City 2002
Glenn Bradford, Kansas City
2001
Thomas C. Albus, St. Louis
2000
Randall R. Jackson, St. Joseph
1999
James A. Burt, Springfield
1998
Carol J. Miller, Springfield
1997
Mark G. Arnold, St. Louis
1996
Michael D. Murphy, Dallas, TX
Maurice B. Graham, St. Louis
1995
H. Morley Swingle, Cape Girardeau
1994
Thomas M. Bradshaw, Kansas City
Dianne M. Hansen, Kansas City
1993
Charles E. Hoffhaus, Kansas City
1992
Thomas Strong, Springfield
Stan Baber, Springfield
1991
Ronald C. Spradley, Kansas City
1990
W. Dudley McCarter, St. Louis
Daniel J. McMichael, St. Louis
1989
Paul D. Sinclair, Kansas City
1988
G. Ray Warner, Kansas City
1987
Thomas W. Rynard, Kansas City
1986
W. Dudley McCarter
Anthony R. Behr, St. Louis