Dr. Patrick and Bill Baker Awards
The William G. Baker and Dr. John J. Patrick Civic Education Awards were instituted to honor Dr. John J. Patrick, professor emeritus at Indiana University, and New Castle attorney William G. Baker. Both men are long-time leaders of Indiana’s successful We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution program. These awards were instituted by the Indiana State Bar Association’s Citizenship Education Committee in 2005 and are now presented by the Indiana Bar Foundation.
Read about the 2012 winners of these awards here!
See the 2011 winners below.
The William G. Baker Award is presented annually during the We the People state finals competition to an attorney, a member of the Indiana State Bar Association who has shown outstanding dedication to citizenship education.
The Dr. John Patrick Award is presented annually during the We the People state finals competition to a parent, teacher, or other non-ISBA member who makes an outstanding contribution to citizenship education.
Nomination Form
Two Advocates to Receive Awards for Service in Civics Education
Indiana Bar Foundation (Foundation) has selected two advocates for recognition for their service to civics education in Indiana. Clayton C. Miller, an attorney with Bamberger, Foreman, Oswald and Hahn, LLP, will receive the William G. Baker Award, and Dave Brown, Inland Sea Productions, will receive the Dr. John Patrick Award.
The awards, determined by the Foundation’s citizens education advisory committee, will be presented December 17-18, 2011, at the We The People state finals closing ceremonies. Brown will be honored Saturday, December 17 at 4:00 p.m. after the middle school competition, and Miller will be honored Sunday, December 18 at 4:30 p.m. at the high school competition closing ceremonies. All events will occur at Plainfield High School, One Red Pride Drive, Plainfield, Indiana.
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Clayton C. Miller
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Clayton C. Miller, a partner in Bamberger’s Indianapolis office, has served on the Foundation’s board since 2009. Miller regularly volunteers as a judge in district and state civics competitions and has advocated for civics education support from his fellow attorneys. His service to the Foundation includes chairing the fundraising committee at a critical juncture in the Foundation’s history, when it was announced that government funding for civics education would end, and he was an early supporter of the Foundation’s An Hour For Civics campaign, which inspires donations from members of the Indiana Bar.
In 2011, Miller’s law firm, Bamberger Foreman Oswald and Hahn, became the third visionary firm in the state to commit to a five-year pledge of $10,000 to the Foundation’s civics education programs. He is also a Foundation Fellow, a selective group of attorneys who are nominated by their peers as professionals who have “demonstrated outstanding legal ability and devotion to the welfare of their community, state, and nation as well as to the advancement of the legal profession,” according to the Fellows selection guidelines.
“Clayton has been an active and dedicated board member,” said Michael P. Bishop, president of the Foundation, and an attorney. “He consistently participates in events the Foundation hosts to acquaint members of the Bar and others with our programs, and he is a thoughtful board member who brings insights from other community and professional service to better our programs.”
"I share the view that the success of our democratic system of government requires broad participation by an informed citizenry,” said Miller. “Civics education is essential if we hope to maintain and improve our 235-year-old experiment in self-rule."
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David C. Brown
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David C. Brown was selected for the Dr. John Patrick Award in 2011 for his development of the educational IMAX film We The People which promotes civic engagement through its depiction of events in American political history geared for adults and children. This future teaching tool was previewed at the Indiana State Museum in September before an audience of 400 Indiana attorneys, judges and American history buffs.
Brown is director of film marketing for Inland Sea Productions, one of a few studios that produce IMAX films. He has worked for the IMAX Corporation, building and operating IMAX theaters and in film production and marketing of IMAX films. He is the former director of the IMAX theaters at the Indiana State Museum, the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan, and the New Port on the Levee, Cincinnati. However, his greatest passion is U.S. history and he is vice president of the Mid States Living History Association, a nonprofit based in Indianapolis that supports museums, historic sites and filmmakers.
“Dave has been an American history advocate. His passion is exemplified in his efforts to find resources to produce this film and promote it,” said Charles R. Dunlap, executive director of the Foundation. “We’ve heard praise for the film from all corners of our constituency who view it as a vital tool for teaching American history to schoolchildren.
